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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragutin Bjelica (ranked 2049 p4p, 2333 weight class) and Zakaria Burch (ranked 64 p4p, 75 weight class). Bjelica comes to the cage accompanied by Mick Gordon - The Only Thing They Fear Is You. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dragutin Bjelica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zakaria Burch!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burch lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjelica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burch misses with a straight left.
Bjelica closes the distance and pushes Burch back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bjelica.
Bjelica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjelica stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjelica tries to stall but Burch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bjelica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burch's elbow.
Bjelica manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bjelica lands a shoulder strike.
Bjelica throws a head punch that misses.
Bjelica definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burch blocks a body shot from Bjelica.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Burch.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjelica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjelica wants to stall.
Bjelica is stalling here.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjelica throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Bjelica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjelica blocks an uppercut.
Bjelica blocks an uppercut.
Bjelica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
Burch trying to land knees to the body.
Bjelica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjelica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Burch.
Burch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjelica is looking to control Burch's arms but Burch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bjelica has his back to the cage.
Bjelica has Burch pressed against the cage, preventing Burch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burch.
Bjelica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjelica drops Burch onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Burch is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Burch is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Bjelica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burch is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjelica finish him?
Burch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjelica throws a big uppercut that drops Burch! More strikes from Bjelica and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burch lies dazed against the cage as Bjelica celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragutin Bjelica!
Dragutin Bjelica seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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