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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Pantovic (ranked 5756 p4p, 1676 weight class) and David Goggins (ranked 640 p4p, 223 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Pantovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Goggins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goggins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goggins.
Pantovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goggins stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goggins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goggins connects with a nice looking jab.
Pantovic shoots for a takedown but Goggins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pantovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pantovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goggins has managed to clinch.
Goggins scores with a shoulder strike.
Pantovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goggins has a couple of punches blocked by Pantovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pantovic blocks an uppercut.
Goggins has had enough of the clinch but Pantovic keeps him there for the moment.
Goggins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goggins misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Goggins.
Pantovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goggins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pantovic or not.
A head punch on the inside from Goggins fails to land.
Goggins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pantovic has him pressed against the cage.
Goggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pantovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goggins.
Goggins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pantovic is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Goggins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goggins misses with some punches.
Pantovic blocking some punches.
Goggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goggins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Goggins.
Goggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Goggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Pantovic backwards.
Goggins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Goggins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pantovic backwards.
Goggins throws a head punch that misses.
Pantovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pantovic.
Pantovic blocking some punches.
Pantovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goggins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pantovic backwards.
Goggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Goggins scores with a shoulder strike.
Goggins throws a head punch that misses.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantovic.
Goggins misses with the head strike.
Goggins working aggressively here.
Pantovic is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pantovic.
Goggins breaks from the clinch.
Pantovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goggins lands with an overhand left.
Goggins cracks Pantovic with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pantovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Goggins, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goggins rushes Pantovic and presses him up against the cage.
Goggins throws a head punch that misses.
Goggins has a couple of punches blocked by Pantovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goggins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins misses with some punches.
Goggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Goggins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goggins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goggins fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Goggins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pantovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goggins is fending him off so far but Pantovic persists. Nope, Goggins circles away and we're back to standing.
Pantovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Goggins circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Goggins as Pantovic shoots in.
We've been informed that Goggins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pantovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goggins lands a nice shot that snaps Pantovic's head back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pantovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Goggins, which made it look bad.
Pantovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Goggins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pantovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goggins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pantovic with a body shot.
Pantovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goggins lands a really nice looking cross but Pantovic seems unphased.
Goggins lands with a straight right. Pantovic didn't see that one coming.
Pantovic is rocked!
Goggins stuffs the takedown attempt from Pantovic. Pantovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Pantovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goggins pushes Pantovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Pantovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantovic.
Pantovic can't get the takedown.
Goggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantovic is working for takedown but Goggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Goggins fails to land.
Pantovic is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantovic controls his hands.
Pantovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goggins cracks Pantovic with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pantovic.
Goggins has a couple of punches blocked by Pantovic.
Goggins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goggins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David Goggins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pantovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goggins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goggins lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins stops a takedown attempt from Pantovic.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantovic.
Pantovic blocks an uppercut.
Pantovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goggins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Goggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pantovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Goggins counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Pantovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goggins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pantovic fails to land the takedown.
Goggins connects with a right hand. Pantovic shakes it off.
Pantovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Goggins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Stefan Pantovic has been cut.
Goggins closes the distance and pushes Pantovic back into the cage.
Pantovic blocking some punches.
Goggins lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Goggins fails to land.
Goggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Goggins working aggressively here.
Goggins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goggins throws a head punch that misses.
Pantovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goggins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goggins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pantovic backwards.
Goggins throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantovic.
Pantovic blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Goggins scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Goggins fails to land.
Pantovic blocks an uppercut.
Goggins tries to throw a body punch but Pantovic avoids it by throwing Goggins back against the cage.
Pantovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goggins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goggins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pantovic blocking some punches.
Pantovic wants a takedown.
Pantovic blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Goggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stefan Pantovic's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pantovic gets tackled into the cage by Goggins. Goggins maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goggins.
Goggins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pantovic blocking some punches.
Goggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Goggins.
Goggins tries to work over Pantovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goggins lands a right hand.
Goggins presses Pantovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goggins working aggressively here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pantovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Goggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantovic.
Pantovic blocks a body shot from Goggins.
Goggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pantovic's elbow.
Goggins scores with a shot to the side of Pantovic's head.
Goggins tries to work over Pantovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pantovic blocks an uppercut.
Goggins misses with some punches.
Pantovic looking for a takedown.
Goggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Pantovic backwards.
Goggins lands an uppercut.
Goggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Goggins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pantovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goggins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goggins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Goggins.
Goggins lands a big right hand that drops Pantovic! The killer instinct kicks in and Goggins finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Goggins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Goggins!
A relieved looking David Goggins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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