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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovan Radovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radovic has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jovan Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovic thuds his right hand into Kirkland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Radovic looks winded!
Kirkland gets tackled into the cage by Radovic. Radovic maintains the clinch.
Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
Radovic swings widly with a right hand
and Kirkland moves into the clinch.
Radovic lands a takedown into guard.
Kirkland scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radovic.
Kirkland really is a fat lump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radovic rushes Kirkland and presses him up against the cage.
Kirkland breaks the clinch.
Radovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kirkland was covering up waiting for the punch and Radovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kirkland manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Kirkland lands a nice hook to Radovic's body. Radovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirkland jabs Radovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirkland lands with an overhand left.
Kirkland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jovan Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Radovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Radovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kirkland throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirkland digs a good body shot into Radovic's ribs.
Radovic tries to keep at a distance but Kirkland has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kirkland.
Radovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Radovic is just out of range.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Radovic throws a fast counter high kick but Kirkland manages to duck under it in time.
Radovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kirkland on his heels. He'll look to pass Kirkland's guard now, I'm sure.
Radovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirkland manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Radovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Radovic drives through and clinches with Kirkland against the cage.
Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland swings for the body but Radovic moves out of range.
Kirkland clinches up against the cage.
Kirkland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirkland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Kirkland scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkland has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Radovic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kirkland cracks a nice hook into Radovic's ribs.
Radovic darts in and clinches Kirkland up against the cage.
Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
Kirkland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kirkland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Radovic momentarily.
Jovan Radovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirkland darts in and clinches Radovic up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland scores a nice knee to the body.
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland is looking to wear down Radovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
Kirkland darts in and clinches Radovic up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Radovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Radovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Radovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Radovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Kirkland.
Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirkland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirkland stuns Radovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Kirkland lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkland instigates a clinch.
Kirkland breaks the clinch.
Radovic gets a clinch.
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirkland clinches with his opponent.
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirkland sizes up Radovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Radovic has managed to clinch.
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Radovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirkland makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Kirkland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Radovic clinches up with Kirkland and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Radovic moves into range and clinches up with Kirkland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radovic feints and as Kirkland raises his hands in defense, Radovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kirkland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Radovic has momentary wrist control but Kirkland slips an elbow through the middle.
Kirkland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kirkland connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Radovic looking to control but Kirkland passes into half guard.
Radovic taking some punishment here, with Kirkland in his half guard.
Kirkland sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jordan Kirkland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirkland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Radovic taking some punishment here, with Kirkland in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirkland drops an elbow to the side of Radovic's head.
Kirkland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirkland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirkland controlling the action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kirkland has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Radovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirkland throws the left hand but Radovic avoids the punch easily.
Kirkland scores with a sloppy right hand. Radovic should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Radovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Radovic clinches with his opponent.
Jovan Radovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirkland 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Kirkland!
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energy
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hype
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