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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Pavlinovic (ranked 3160 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bob (ranked 5739 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Bob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Pavlinovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bob!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good exchange - Pavlinovic coming out on top.
Pavlinovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bob pushes Pavlinovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob blocks a body shot from Pavlinovic.
Pavlinovic working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bob as Pavlinovic tries to tie him up.
Pavlinovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlinovic stalling in the clinch but Bob improves position.
Pavlinovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlinovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob works on Pavlinovic's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlinovic fails to land.
Pavlinovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlinovic controls the action.
Pavlinovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlinovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob slips a jab from Pavlinovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlinovic works Bob's body with a nice hook.
Pavlinovic with a jab.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Big Bob has been cut.
Antonio Pavlinovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob tries to clinch up
and Pavlinovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlinovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pavlinovic works Bob's body with a nice hook.
Pavlinovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves into range and clinches up with Pavlinovic.
Bob blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavlinovic.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlinovic.
Pavlinovic lands a shot to the body.
Pavlinovic misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.
Bob blocking some punches.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob tries a body shot but Pavlinovic blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bob.
Pavlinovic taking a breather.
Bob tries to work over Pavlinovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlinovic.
Bob blocks a body shot from Pavlinovic.
Pavlinovic misses with some punches.
Pavlinovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlinovic is pushing Bob up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Pavlinovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Bob's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pavlinovic lunges at Bob with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bob's hand.
Pavlinovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye.
Pavlinovic misses with a looping left.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob moves away from the strike by Pavlinovic.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bob drives through and clinches with Pavlinovic against the cage.
Pavlinovic takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlinovic gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavlinovic trying to control the position but instead, Bob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pavlinovic into the cage.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bob.
Big Bob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Pavlinovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Pavlinovic avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlinovic is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlinovic effectively controlling the action here.
Pavlinovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlinovic misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlinovic tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlinovics head.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlinovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlinovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Pavlinovic trying to control the position but instead, Bob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pavlinovic into the cage.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlinovic blocks an uppercut.
Pavlinovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavlinovic misses with a straight left.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlinovic cracks Bob with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pavlinovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bob tries to clinch
and Pavlinovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pavlinovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlinovic counters with a three punch combo that has Bob backing up. Bob nods at Pavlinovic to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pavlinovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pavlinovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bob wants to counter with a clinch but Pavlinovic pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Pavlinovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Bob's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlinovic misses the target.
Bob swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antonio Pavlinovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Pavlinovic scores with a jab to the body.
Pavlinovic punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Pavlinovic coming out on top.
Pavlinovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pavlinovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlinovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pavlinovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pavlinovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Pavlinovic throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavlinovic with a hook.
Pavlinovic looks to land a combination. Bob sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pavlinovic looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob takes one on the button.
That has opened up Big Bob's cut even more.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Pavlinovic ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlinovic misses the target.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Pavlinovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pavlinovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pavlinovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bob counters by clinching up.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pavlinovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlinovic taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlinovic.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlinovic blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob blocking some punches.
Bob blocks a body shot from Pavlinovic.
Bob working aggressively here.
Pavlinovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob gets through Pavlinovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Antonio Pavlinovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlinovic prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlinovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlinovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Pavlinovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlinovic tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Pavlinovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlinovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Pavlinovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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