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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Five Finger Death Punch - . Dimitrovich has chosen Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cirkovic takes one on the button.
Dimitrovich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cirkovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cirkovic tries to work over Dimitrovich's front leg with a kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cirkovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Dimitrovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich clobbers Cirkovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich scores with a hook.
Dimitrovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Dimitrovich.
As Dimitrovich looks to move away, Cirkovic throws a big counter combo but Dimitrovich just gets out of the way.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich moves to clinch but Cirkovic breaks away
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dimitrovich's knee momentarily.
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Dimitrovich sees coming a mile off.
Dimitrovich feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimitrovich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Dimitrovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cirkovic thuds his shin into the meat of Dimitrovich's side.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dimitrovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimitrovich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a lazy body kick
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Cirkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cirkovic tries to land a leg kick but Dimitrovich saw it coming and moves away.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a series of punches but Cirkovic avoids them all with ease.
Dimitrovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cirkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitrovich is just out of range.
Cirkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Dimitrovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirkovic's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrovich throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dimitrovich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left lands for Dimitrovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Dimitrovich moved out of range.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
Cirkovic cracks Dimitrovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich clinches up with Cirkovic and pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimitrovich ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic thuds a left hand into Dimitrovich's body.
Dimitrovich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cirkovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dimitrovich is out of range and Cirkovic settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Dimitrovich misses.
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body. Dimitrovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dimitrovich clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimitrovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimitrovich looks winded!
Cirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Dimitrovich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Cirkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the head.
Cirkovic throws a shot from downtown. Dimitrovich moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirkovic throwing a counter right hand but Dimitrovich manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic tries to land a leg kick but Dimitrovich saw it coming and moves away.
Dimitrovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cirkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cirkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimitrovich lands the left hand.
Dimitrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cirkovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dimitrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich throws the kick towards the body but Cirkovic avoids it.
Dimitrovich jabs Cirkovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimitrovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitrovich throws a series of strikes that have Cirkovic backpedaling.
Dimitrovich rushes Cirkovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dimitrovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimitrovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Nice defenses there by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic defending well as Dimitrovich loads up on a big left hand.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Dimitrovich throws a body kick.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimitrovich throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic catches Dimitrovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dimitrovich forces Cirkovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Dimitrovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cirkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimitrovich has double underhooks.
Cirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimitrovich is breathing heavily.
Cirkovic lands with a left to the head.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimitrovich avoids it.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimitrovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dimitrovich just manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich is looking to chop away at Cirkovic's legs.
Dimitrovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic slips under a jab.
A jab from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimitrovich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cirkovic takes a step back to recover.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimitrovich throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cirkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dimitrovich, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with the body kick
and Cirkovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Dimitrovich moves away from the strike by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Cirkovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dimitrovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch.
Dimitrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich rushes Cirkovic and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Dimitrovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrovich scores with a push kick.
Dimitrovich forces Cirkovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Cirkovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cirkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the head.
Dimitrovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
Dimitrovich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Dimitrovich is predictable there
and Cirkovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Dimitrovich shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimitrovich.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cirkovic, as that shot connected.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich tries to counter with a clinch but Cirkovic shakes him off and moves away.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dimitrovich misses with a two punch combination.
Dimitrovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws out a head kick that Dimitrovich doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dimitrovich crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Dimitrovich's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
You can see that Dimitrovich has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Cirkovic connects with a body shot.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Cirkovic thuds a left hand into Dimitrovich's body.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dimitrovich's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich walks into a big right hand from Cirkovic and goes down! The referee sends Cirkovic to a neutral corner as Dimitrovich gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Dimitrovich is rocked!
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
Dimitrovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dimitrovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cirkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimitrovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cirkovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimitrovich can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee strike.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Dimitrovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitrovich is keeping busy.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside that Dimitrovich shrugs off.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimitrovich avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitrovich as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cirkovic avoiding damage as Dimitrovich throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Knees to the body from Cirkovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitrovich is keeping busy.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with a combination
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cirkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dimitrovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Cirkovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cirkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitrovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
A lazy left from Dimitrovich finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Cirkovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimitrovich swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimitrovich dodges the punch combination from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimitrovich throws a chopping leg kick but Cirkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cirkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dimitrovich's head.
Dimitrovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cirkovic can pounce on him.
Dimitrovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cirkovic.
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cirkovic keeps Dimitrovich at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimitrovich is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut. Cirkovic saw that one coming.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cirkovic scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Dimitrovich misses.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Dimitrovich's midsection.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick as Dimitrovich jumps back.
Cirkovic punishes Dimitrovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimitrovich has closed the distance and engaged Cirkovic in a clinch.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Dimitrovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Cirkovic misses its intended target.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Cirkovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Dimitrovich wants to counter with a clinch but Cirkovic pushes him away.
Dimitrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dimitrovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dimitrovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dimitrovich's head backwards.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimitrovich moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cirkovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
Cirkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cirkovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cirkovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic works on Dimitrovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Cirkovic blocks with his arms.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Cirkovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Cirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cirkovic as the two fighters clinch.
Cirkovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cirkovic digs a right hand into Dimitrovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimitrovich's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimitrovich's brow.
Nice elbow from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Sergei Dimitrovich in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dimitrovich misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch but Cirkovic is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cirkovic misses the target.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch up but Cirkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimitrovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich looks to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimitrovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cirkovic's head.
Dimitrovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cirkovic stuns Dimitrovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Dimitrovich misses.
Dimitrovich throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right from Cirkovic misses.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch
and Cirkovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cirkovic dodges the punch combination from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cirkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Cirkovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrovich takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
Cirkovic slips under a jab.
Dimitrovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic moves away
and Cirkovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dimitrovich ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a series of punches but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Dimitrovich is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Dimitrovich moved out of range.
Cirkovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dimitrovich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch there but Cirkovic circles away.
Dimitrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cirkovic circles away.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dimitrovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cirkovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch up but Cirkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Dimitrovich misses.
Cirkovic tries to keep at a distance but Dimitrovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee strike.
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic defending well as Dimitrovich loads up on a big left hand.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich tries to move into range but Cirkovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cirkovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick by Dimitrovich misses
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Dimitrovich misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Dimitrovich misses with a body shot
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Dimitrovich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirkovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milovan Cirkovic.
Well Cirkovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:43
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic is the new light heavyweight champion!
Milovan Cirkovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Sergei Dimitrovich had this to say: 'I'm a 39 year old man. After knocking this guy's ass three times, what kind of matchmaking is this? Seriously, what did you expect?'.
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