Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 03, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Kikovic moves into range and clinches up with Flowers.#BC2#
Kikovic breaks the clinch.
Dusan Kikovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flowers shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Kikovic drives through and clinches with Flowers against the cage. #BC2#
Kikovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Kikovic moves into range and clinches up with Flowers.
Flowers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kikovic smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Kikovic clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Kikovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Flowers gets tackled into the cage by Kikovic. Kikovic maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Kikovic breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Kikovic clinches up with Flowers and pushes him back against the cage.
Kikovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flowers jumps guard but Kikovic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flowers tries to break the clinch but Kikovic is controlling the position. #BC2#
Kikovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flowers avoids the head kick by Kikovic.
A head kick misses from Flowers. #T1##CL2#
Kikovic rushes Flowers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kikovic.
Flowers really is a fat lump.
Flowers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flowers is trying to pull guard but Kikovic has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Kikovic breaks the clinch. #CL#
Flowers clinches up against the cage.
Kikovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flowers fails to pull guard. #BC2#
Kikovic breaks the clinch.
Flowers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flowers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kikovic as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Kikovic moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Kikovic manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kikovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kikovic.
A right hook to the body lands for Kikovic.
Kikovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flowers is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kikovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Kikovic manages to break the clinch.
Flowers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kikovic! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dusan Kikovic!
Dusan Kikovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 13, 2017

#R1##CL#
Kikovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flowers tries to pull guard but Kikovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Flowers drops back down to his feet.
Kikovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flowers or not.
Nice body punch from Kikovic - that landed with a thud. #BC#
Kikovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD#
Flowers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kikovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kikovic won't allow Flowers to sweep him here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Flowers has eaten all the pies!
Flowers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Kikovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kikovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Flowers is retaining full guard.
Kikovic stopping the sweep attempt from Flowers.
Kikovic advances to half guard. #T1#
Kikovic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flowers!
Kikovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kikovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kikovic wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kikovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kikovic controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kikovic avoids the attempt from Flowers to control.
Kikovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kikovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kikovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T2##SUB#
Kikovic jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Flowers is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Flowers and Kikovic has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
A lull in the action here as Kikovic stalls from top position.#SUB#
Kikovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flowers has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Kikovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flowers has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Kikovic controls the position. #SUB#
Kikovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flowers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kikovic lands a few punches from side control.
Kikovic controls the position.#SUB#
Kikovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flowers struggling a bit here.#T4#
Kikovic working the ground and pound.
Kikovic trying to control the position but Flowers is working away. #SUB#
Kikovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kikovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kikovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Flowers down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Kikovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flowers to his feet. #CL#
Kikovic has closed the distance and engaged Flowers in a clinch. #BC#
Kikovic breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusan Kikovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Flowers gets tackled into the cage by Kikovic. Kikovic maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kikovic. #BC#
Kikovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD2#
Flowers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kikovic is wriggling around but Flowers manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Kikovic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kikovic is on top in guard. #REVR#
Kikovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flowers's head.
Flowers keeping full guard, as Kikovic tries to pass. #SUB2#
Kikovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T1#
Flowers looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
Kikovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Flowers, up you get!
Flowers shoots in for a double leg but Kikovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flowers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kikovic avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Kikovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kikovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kikovic wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving. #T2#
Kikovic passes into half guard.
Kikovic not doing much here. #SUB#
Kikovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Flowers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Kikovic is trying to work for a kimura but Flowers is defending well.
Kikovic controlling the action here.#T3#
Kikovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kikovic landing strikes from the mount.
Kikovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kikovic works his way to his opponent's back.
Kikovic punishes Flowers with strikes from the back mount.
Flowers is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kikovic off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Flowers is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kikovic.
We've been hearing good reports from Kikovic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Kikovic working for the choke. #T4#
Kikovic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kikovic lands a shot to the head. #SUB#
Flowers is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent. #SUB#
Flowers defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kikovic's arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flowers trying to control the hands but Kikovic breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusan Kikovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Kikovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kikovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flowers can do to turn this around?
Kikovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kikovic passes into half guard.
Kikovic tries to pass to full mount but Flowers defends it.
Flowers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kikovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kikovic's back!
You can see the frustration on Kikovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers gets his hands free as Kikovic looks to control.
Kikovic is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Flowers biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kikovic breaks Flowers's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard. #T1#
Flowers can't keep his opponent in guard - Kikovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kikovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flowers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kikovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kikovic is looking to advance position but Flowers won't allow it.
Flowers is looking to control Kikovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flowers avoid being mounted?
Kikovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flowers keeps working. #SUB#
Kikovic has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Flowers defend it? Kikovic steps over the head and cranks it - Flowers is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kikovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dusan Kikovic!
After winning the bout, Dusan Kikovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Holmgang 1
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Galante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikovic moves away.
Jab by Kikovic.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kikovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Galante, which made it look bad.
Galante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Galante takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galante misses the shot to the body.
Kikovic blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Kikovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galante throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kikovic.
Galante missing with a left hand there. Kikovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Galante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kikovic.
Kikovic throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Galante 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.
Galante tests Kikovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galante lands a really nice looking cross but Kikovic seems unphased. #CUT2#
It looks like Dusan Kikovic has been cut.
Galante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Galante misses the shot to the body.
Kikovic staying out of range there.
Galante stuns Kikovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Galante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kikovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Galante takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galante throws a body shot but no joy.
Kikovic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good shot there by Kikovic.#T2#
Kikovic slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kikovic. Galante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kikovic feints a jab promting Galante to slip. Kikovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galante slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC#
Galante is rocked!
Kikovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galante.
Galante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kikovic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kikovic.
Galante stuns Kikovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kikovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kikovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kikovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galante moves away.
Kikovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kikovic throws a leg kick
and Galante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Galante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Galante.
Kikovic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Galante takes a swing at Kikovic's ribcage but misses.
Galante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
so Kikovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Galante looking for a guillotine here but Kikovic defends easily.
Kikovic wants to control from the top but Galante keeps moving.
Kikovic looking to pass the guard.
Kikovic trying to control but Galante is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Galante is looking for a triangle but Kikovic pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Galante is looking for a triangle but Kikovic pushes his legs off easily. #T4#
Kikovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kikovic controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Galante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kikovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kikovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Kikovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kikovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Galante is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kikovic defends well.
Kikovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Galante is looking to control Kikovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Galante avoid being mounted?
Kikovic moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusan Kikovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kikovic looking to score a takedown here. Galante is defending well but Kikovic drives through and ends up in Galante's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Galante has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kikovic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Galante.
Galante manages to get back to half guard.
Galante makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Galante.
Kikovic wants to control from the top but Galante keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kikovic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kikovic passes Galante's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galante slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Kikovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kikovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kikovic pushes down on Galante's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Kikovic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Galante.
Kikovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kikovic with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Galante is wriggling around trying to escape.
Galante sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Galante is looking for a sweep. Kikovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Galante manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dusan Kikovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Galante trying to keep a closed guard but Kikovic is proving a slippery customer.
Galante looking for a sweep. Not yet Galante, not yet. #T2##SUB2#
Kikovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Galante has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kikovic has managed to get both his arms back between Galante's legs - danger averted.
Galante tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Galante working for a triangle but Kikovic defends it easily.
Kikovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galante can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Galante throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Galante looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kikovic passes into half guard.
Kikovic works his way into side control.
Galante is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Kikovic is looking to take a break and control but Galante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kikovic is really struggling to control Galante but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kikovic controls the position from side control.
Kikovic wants to control but Galante is keeping him busy.
Galante wants to control but Kikovic postures up.#SUB#
Kikovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galante sneaks back into half guard.
Kikovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Galante looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kikovic trying to control the action but Galante is working from the bottom.
Galante wants to control the action here but instead Kikovic manages to pass to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kikovic is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Galante is in real trouble.
Kikovic not allowing Galante to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusan Kikovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Galante throws out a loose jab but Kikovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kikovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galante.
Kikovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kikovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Galante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kikovic misses with a body shot.
Galante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Galante misses.
Kikovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Galante lands a really nice looking cross but Kikovic seems unphased. #T1#
Galante misses with a body shot.
Galante misses with a body kick.
Galante misses with a low kick.
Galante looks to throw the jab but Kikovic is out of range.
Kikovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kikovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galante blocks a jab.
No luck for Kikovic with that takedown attempt.
Galante throws a jab when Kikovic was well out of range.
Kikovic attempts a counter takedown but Galante avoids it well and moves away.
Kikovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T2#
Galante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kikovic is looking to wear down Galante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kikovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galante changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dusan Kikovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Galante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kikovic lands a right hook to the body.
Kikovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Galante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kikovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kikovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Galante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusan Kikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Galante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galante throws a hook but Kikovic blocks it.
Galante misses with a straight right.
Kikovic motions for Galante to come forward. Kikovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kikovic. Galante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Galante takes a swing at Kikovic's ribcage but misses.
Kikovic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Galante needs to keep his hands up - Kikovic had a free shot at his head there.
Galante misses with a hook. Kikovic ducked under it nicely.
Kikovic moves away from the strike by Galante.
Galante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kikovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Galante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kikovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kikovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Galante defends well and Kikovic ends up having to push Galante into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2#
Galante changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kikovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikovic is trying to control Galante's posture but Galante avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Galante wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kikovic keeps working.
Kikovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Leo Galante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galante prevents Kikovic from improving his position.

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 Dusan Kikovic.
Well Kikovic 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusan Kikovic!
Dusan Kikovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Leo Galante was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the drawing board.'.

Event: HFC Challengers 76
Date: May 29, 2016

#R1#
Kikovic stuffs the takedown.
Vicente goes for a double leg but Kikovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kikovic continues to drive forward.
Vicente shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kikovic as he jumps to the side.
Dusan Kikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felicito Vicente.
Vicente slips a straight right by Kikovic.
Kikovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kikovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vicente.
Kikovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vicente was well out of range. Poor timing from Kikovic.
Kikovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vicente thinks about the counter body kick.
Kikovic cracks a nice hook into Vicente's ribs.
Felicito Vicente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kikovic throws out a loose jab but Vicente uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Vicente's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kikovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Kikovic there.
Vicente on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kikovic. Kikovic obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Vicente shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kikovic pinned against the cage. Kikovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kikovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vicente misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kikovic swings for the body but Vicente moves out of range.
Kikovic misses with a straight right.
Vicente drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kikovic defends it well.
Vicente fails to land with a series of punches. #TD#
Kikovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kikovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Kikovic wants to pass the guard but Vicente is defending well.
Kikovic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vicente! #T2#
Vicente working to try and regain half guard.
Vicente keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vicente is squirming around, avoiding Kikovic's attempts to control the action.
Vicente regains half guard.#SUB#
Kikovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Vicente is not content to let Kikovic control the position.
Vicente is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Vicente looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vicente is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kikovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kikovic's back!#SUB2#
Vicente has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kikovic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kikovic has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vicente.
Kikovic is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T4#
Vicente throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kikovic tries to roll but Vicente sticks to his back. #SUB2#
Kikovic preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vicente.
Vicente avoiding Kikovic 's attempts to control his hands.
Kikovic covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kikovic trying to control the hands but Vicente won't let him. #SUB2#
Vicente is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kikovic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kikovic for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusan Kikovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kikovic misses with a looping left.
Vicente tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kikovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kikovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kikovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vicente manages to avoid it.
Dusan Kikovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Vicente will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kikovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kikovic thumps Vicente with a low kick.
Vicente looks to throw a body kick
and Kikovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vicente wants to clinch up but Kikovic keeps it at a distance.
Vicente swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kikovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente doesn't manage to clinch there - Kikovic circles away.
Vicente moves out of range as Kikovic strikes.
A shot to the body from Kikovic misses #CL2#
and Vicente counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vicente.
A hook to the body from Kikovic.
A head punch on the inside from Kikovic fails to land. #T1#
Vicente is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kikovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vicente throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kikovic tries a body shot but Vicente blocks it.
Kikovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vicente throws a head punch that misses.
Vicente is working for takedown but Kikovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dusan Kikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felicito Vicente.
Vicente prevents a body shot from Kikovic.
Kikovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kikovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Vicente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kikovic has him pressed against the cage.
Vicente lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kikovic backwards.
Vicente effectively controlling the action here.
Kikovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vicente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kikovic has him pressed against the cage.
Kikovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vicente blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Vicente ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vicente no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T2#
Kikovic trying to control but Vicente is working from the bottom.
Kikovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vicente can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Vicente throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vicente's guard.
Kikovic prevents Vicente from improving his position.#SUB#
Kikovic seems to be working for a kimura but Vicente defends the submission attempt.
Vicente wants to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB#
Vicente is defending against the submission attempts here by Kikovic.
Kikovic is looking to take a break and control but Vicente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Vicente actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kikovic prevents Vicente from improving his position.
Kikovic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kikovic wants to control the pace but Vicente is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Kikovic wants to stand but Vicente is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kikovic prevents Vicente from getting the reversal.
Kikovic trying to control but Vicente is having none of it.
Vicente prevents Kikovic from taking his back.
Vicente tries to hold on but Kikovic pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kikovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vicente is looking to escape.
Vicente is looking to improve his position but Kikovic isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusan Kikovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vicente tries to clinch up but Kikovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Vicente doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kikovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Kikovic feints and then cracks Vicente's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vicente down.
Kikovic cracks Vicente with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vicente misses with a jab, cross combination. #TD2#
Vicente shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vicente was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vicente tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kikovic's legs.
Kikovic regains half guard, as Vicente was trying to land strikes.
Vicente thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kikovic's head. #T1#
Kikovic wants to control but Vicente is keeping busy.
Vicente throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kikovic to regain full guard.
Kikovic has a closed guard, preventing Vicente from standing up.
Vicente postures up in Kikovic's guard and throws a big left but Kikovic blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vicente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vicente trying to control the position from guard on top but Kikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kikovic is trying to control the position but Vicente postures up.
Kikovic keeping full guard, as Vicente tries to pass.
Kikovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2##SUB2#
Vicente looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kikovic trying to control from half guard but Vicente is working away.
Kikovic tries to pass to full mount but Vicente defends it. #SUB2#
Vicente actively working from the bottom here.
Kikovic is controlling the pace.
Vicente felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vicente is pressing down on Kikovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3##SUB#
Kikovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vicente looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vicente looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vicente! #REVB#
Kikovic tries to improve position but can't.
Felicito Vicente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vicente is trying to ground and pound but Kikovic uses the momentary lack of control by Vicente to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Vicente is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kikovic has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Vicente is working for a submission of some sort. #T4#
Kikovic manages to get to full guard.
Kikovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Kikovic, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vicente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vicente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vicente throws a big right hand that misses.
Vicente throwing strikes from guard but Kikovic blocks nicely.

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 Dusan Kikovic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kikovic, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusan Kikovic!
After the big win, Dusan Kikovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: HFC 255 Heat
Date: Apr 02, 2016

#R1##TD#
Gomes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kikovic to the ground. Gomes is now in Kikovic's guard.
Gomes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kikovic working a defensive guard here.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kikovic is keeping the position for now.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Kikovic keeps moving.
Gomes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Kikovic is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kikovic wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Kikovic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gomes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kikovic.
We've been hearing that Gomes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T1#
Gomes has knee on belly momentarily but Kikovic bucks him off and regains half guard.
Well, if Gomes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kikovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomes's back!
Gomes tries to escape but Kikovic has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Kikovic working for a choke but Gomes is defending well.
Gomes trying to control the hands but Kikovic breaks the grip. #T2#
Gomes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kikovic's guard. Nice work there by Gomes.
Kikovic trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kikovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kikovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kikovic is keeping the position for now.
Gomes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Kikovic is retaining full guard. #T3#
Kikovic keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Kikovic controlling Gomes's posture.
Kikovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Kikovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomes postures up.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kikovic is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gomes trying to control but Kikovic is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kikovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kikovic dives in and grabs Gomes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomes pushes down on Kikovic's head and hops out.
Gomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kikovic checks it well.
A big right from Kikovic misses.
Kikovic scores with a jab. Gomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kikovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Dave Gomes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gomes has his takedown stuffed
and Kikovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kikovic.
Kikovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gomes.
Kikovic walks into a straight right hand from Gomes.
Kikovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kikovic throws out a counter right but Gomes avoids it with no problem.
Kikovic swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes throws a front kick aimed at Kikovic's knee but Kikovic avoids it well.
Kikovic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.
Gomes shoots for a takedown but Kikovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomes missing with a left hand there. Kikovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Gomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomes throws a body punch but Kikovic moves out of range.
Kikovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomes cracks Kikovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomes throws a shot from downtown. Kikovic moves away and avoids it.
And Kikovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Gomes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gomes motions for Kikovic to come forward. Gomes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomes misses the body punch
and Kikovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kikovic takes one to the chin there.
Gomes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
Gomes misses with a body shot #TD2#
and Kikovic counters with a shoot takedown. Gomes fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kikovic manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T2#
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kikovic is keeping the position for now.
Dave Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Kikovic keeps moving.
Gomes slips nicely into half guard.
Kikovic is controlling Gomes's trapped leg to prevent Gomes from advancing to side control.
Gomes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Kikovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomes is looking to stall here but Kikovic recovers full guard.
Kikovic keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Kikovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomes advances to half guard. #SUB#
Gomes seems to be working for a kimura but Kikovic defends the submission attempt.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kikovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kikovic is looking to control Gomes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kikovic avoid being mounted?
Gomes is looking to advance position but Kikovic won't allow it. #SUB#
Gomes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kikovic has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Gomes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kikovic sees it coming and defends easily.
Kikovic is trying to maintain the position but Gomes is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Gomes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
No luck for Kikovic with that takedown attempt.
Gomes lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomes blocks a jab.
Gomes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomes lands a nice hook to Kikovic's body. Kikovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kikovic's coach down at Academy of Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kikovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gomes misses.
Kikovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kikovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomes.
A bone on bone clash there as Kikovic blocks the leg kick.
Gomes goes for a double leg but Kikovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kikovic continues to drive forward.
Kikovic scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Gomes throws a shot to the body.
Kikovic shoots in for a takedown but Gomes shows good takedown defense.
Gomes cracks Kikovic with an open hand slap.
Gomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kikovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kikovic blocks a jab.
Gomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kikovic can do to turn this around?
Gomes is looking to slow Kikovic down with leg kicks.
Dave Gomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Kikovic shows good takedown defense.
Gomes slips a straight right by Kikovic.
Kikovic connects with a leg kick. Gomes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kikovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Dave Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
A big left from Gomes misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikovic throws a leg kick but Gomes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gomes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kikovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomes scrambles back to his feet.
Gomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kikovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice sprawl there from Kikovic as Gomes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kikovic.
Gomes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kikovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Gomes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kikovic is just out of range.
Kikovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Gomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikovic moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomes.
Gomes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kikovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kikovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Kikovic.
Gomes misses with an uppercut.
Kikovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kikovic lands the left hand.
Kikovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kikovic misses with a takedown attempt - Gomes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kikovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
Gomes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kikovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kikovic at a distance.
Dusan Kikovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Gomes.
Gomes connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Gomes as Kikovic shoots in.
Kikovic closes the distance and clinches up with Gomes, looking for a takedown. Kikovic pushes Gomes against the cage but Gomes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kikovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
Gomes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kikovic blocks the body kick. #TD#
Gomes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kikovic's guard.#ES2#
Kikovic is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gomes presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dusan Kikovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomes 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Gomes!
A very excited looking Dave Gomes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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