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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 317 p4p, 644 weight class) and Patrick Sto (ranked 49 p4p, 86 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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198 cm 24 265 9 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm 31 220 17 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Sto! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bozic misses with a lunging right hand
and Sto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sto looks to land a left hand but Bozic moved out of range nicely. Nice uppercut lands for Bozic. That snapped Sto's head back.
It looks like Patrick Sto has been cut. Sto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bozic paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bozic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Sto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Sto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Sto clinches with his opponent.
Sto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bozic can't find room to land a body shot as Sto controls the action.
Bozic can't find room to land a body shot as Sto controls the action.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. Sto misses with a punch to the body.
Sto presses Bozic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sto tries to work over Bozic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sto blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sto misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sto. Bozic lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sto lands a hook that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. A right hand to the body from Bozic.
Bozic working aggressively here.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sto working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short right from Sto on the inside. Bozic tries to throw a body punch but Sto avoids it by throwing Bozic back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Bozic fails to land. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Bozic prevents a body shot from Sto. Bozic misses with some punches.
Bozic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A head punch on the inside from Sto fails to land. Bozic blocks a body shot from Sto. Sto prevents a body shot from Bozic. Sto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Sto.
Sto misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Bozic as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Bozic controls the action.
Sto tries to work over Bozic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
Bozic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bozic. Bozic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sto backwards. Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. Sto presses Bozic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bozic is breathing heavily. Sto blocks a body shot from Bozic. Sto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bozic tries a body shot but Sto blocks it.
Sto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto is working Bozic over against the cage. Sto lands an uppercut. Sto tries to throw a body punch but Bozic avoids it by throwing Sto back against the cage. Sto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bozic throws a head punch that misses. A body shot lands from Bozic.
Bozic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sto's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sto pushes Bozic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto lands a right hand. Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sto digs a right hand into Bozic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bozic's gas tank. Sto digs a right hand underneath Bozic's ribcage. Bozic let out a lung full of air as it connected. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Sto.
Sto lands a hook to the side of the head. Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Good body shot from Sto.
Sto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto is working Bozic over against the cage. Sto lands a body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Sto. Sto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bozic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bozic pushes Sto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Bozic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bozic misses with a body punch.
Sto tries to throw a body punch but Bozic avoids it by throwing Sto back against the cage. Sto scores with a shoulder strike. Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sto is leaning against Bozic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Sto lands with a short shot to the head. Sto misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Sto. Sto tries to work over Bozic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sto scores with a hook to the body. Sto lands a right hand. Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A body shot lands from Sto.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Sto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bozic or not. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sto dominated that round. The cut man is working on Patrick Sto's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Nice shot by Sto. Gabrijel Bozic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bozic motions for Sto to come forward. Bozic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sto lands a body shot.
Bozic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Bozic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sto throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sto looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sto ducks under a wild hook from Bozic. Bozic has closed the distance and engaged Sto in a clinch.
Bozic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto misses with a punch to the body.
Bozic tries to work over Sto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sto digs a right hand into Bozic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bozic's gas tank. Sto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Patrick Sto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Sto digs a right hand underneath Bozic's ribcage. Bozic let out a lung full of air as it connected. A body shot lands from Sto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sto misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
Sto scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A body shot lands from Sto.
A short uppercut from Sto. Bozic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Sto lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. Bozic tries to throw a body punch but Sto avoids it by throwing Bozic back against the cage. Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. Sto tries to throw a body punch but Bozic avoids it by throwing Sto back against the cage. Sto has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bozic has a couple of punches blocked by Sto.
Sto tries to work over Bozic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bozic lands a shot to the body. Sto blocks a body shot from Bozic. Sto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sto lands a body shot. Good body shot from Sto.
Sto works on Bozic's body with a couple of short punches. Sto lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sto cracks Bozic with a nice body shot. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. A short left from Sto. Sto misses with a punch to the body.
Bozic tries to work over Sto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Sto.
Sto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sto.
Sto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Sto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sto. Sto scores with a shoulder strike. Bozic throws a head punch that misses. Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto digs a right hand into Bozic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bozic's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sto lands a nice uppercut. Sto lands with a right to the head. Sto lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right from Sto on the inside. Sto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sto lands with a short shot to the head. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Sto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Sto. Sto misses with a punch to the body.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Bozic controls the action.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body. Sto cracks Bozic with a nice body shot. A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sto.
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! A right handed body shot lands from Sto.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Sto is working Bozic over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Sto.
Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bozic or not. Bozic blocks a body shot from Sto. Sto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bozics head. Sto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sto. Bozic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sto is working Bozic over against the cage. Sto scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sto lands a right hand. A hook to the body from Sto.
Bozic blocks a body shot from Sto. Sto is leaning against Bozic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Sto is leaning against Bozic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Sto lands with a light punch inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sto lands a hook that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bozic or not. A hook to the body from Sto.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Patrick Sto's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! Sto lands a nice shot to the body.
Sto throws a right and a left that Bozic avoids nicely. Bozic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Bozic tries to work over Sto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sto. Bozic struggles to land a body shot inside as Sto controls his hands.
Sto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sto throws a head punch that misses. Sto misses with a body punch.
Bozic working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bozic throws a punch but it's blocked by Sto. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Sto scores with an uppercut up the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. A shot in the inside from Bozic. 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! Sto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Bozic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sto.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bozic can't find room to land a body shot as Sto controls the action.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sto digs a right hand into Bozic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bozic's gas tank. Sto scores with a hook to the body. Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto lands a hook to the side of the head. Sto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sto lands a hook that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto blocks a body shot from Bozic. Bozic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bozic misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Sto.
A short uppercut from Sto. Gabrijel Bozic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sto digs a right hand into Bozic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bozic's gas tank. Sto lands with a light punch inside. Sto lands with a short shot to the head. Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Bozic controls the action.
Sto pushes Bozic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bozic blocks a body shot from Sto. Sto misses with a punch to the body.
Sto works on Bozic's body with a couple of short punches. Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. Bozic misses with a body punch.
Bozic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sto lands a left hand.
Sto tries to work over Bozic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bozic tries to work over Sto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bozic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sto.
Sto lands a nice uppercut. Sto tries to work over Bozic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bozic throws a head punch that misses. Bozic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sto misses with a punch to the body.
Bozic lands with a right to the head. Sto lands a right hand. Sto lands with a right to the head. Sto digs a right hand underneath Bozic's ribcage. Bozic let out a lung full of air as it connected. A shot in the inside from Sto.
Bozic is rocked! Sto lands a nice shot to the body. Sto tries a body shot but Bozic blocks it.
Sto lands with a right to the head. Oh Bozic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto lands a nice shot to the body. Bozic blocks a body shot from Sto. Bozic seems to have got his legs back now. A nice left hand lands by Sto.
Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Bozic's ribcage. Bozic let out a lung full of air as it connected. Sto lands on the inside with an uppercut. 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! Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Sto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bozic misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bozic's elbow. Sto lands with a light punch inside. Sto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozic controls his hands.
Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bozic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto lands a nice uppercut. Sto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bozic backwards. Sto scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bozic prevents a body shot from Sto. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sto. Sto misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sto cracks Bozic with a nice body shot. Sto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sto lands with a short shot to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Sto.
A short uppercut from Sto.
And that's the end of the fight! Patrick Sto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Sto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30 Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Sto! An out of breath Patrick Sto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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