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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doja Cee (ranked 1093 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Hrvoje Kovacevic (ranked 159 p4p, 169 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doja Cee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hrvoje Kovacevic!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacevic misses with a left hand
letting Cee counter with a right hand.
It looks like Hrvoje Kovacevic has been cut.
Kovacevic lands a head shot.
Kovacevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovacevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacevic throws a looping overhand right but Cee ducks down to avoid it.
Kovacevic misses with a hook. Cee ducked under it nicely.
Kovacevic takes a swing at Cee's ribcage but misses.
Kovacevic slips under a jab.
Cee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacevic connects with a body shot.
Kovacevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hrvoje Kovacevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovacevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovacevic connects with the punch.
Cee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cee.
Cee throws a body punch but Kovacevic moves out of range.
Kovacevic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cee to score with a decent uppercut.
Kovacevic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovacevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovacevic lands with an overhand left.
Cee slips a jab from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands a body shot.
Kovacevic throws a body punch but Cee moves out of range.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cee moves away.
Kovacevic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cee doesn't seem bothered though.
Kovacevic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cee at a distance.
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!
Kovacevic cracks a nice hook into Cee's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovacevic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cee rather than just go for the knockout.
Kovacevic with a nice cross.
Kovacevic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kovacevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kovacevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovacevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cee.
Cee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovacevic.
Kovacevic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacevic misses with a wild body shot.
Kovacevic misses the body punch
and Cee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kovacevic lands a right hook to the body.
Kovacevic scores with a body shot.
Cee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kovacevic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cee is looking to counter punch.
Kovacevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Cee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cee blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Cee.
Kovacevic misses with a wild body shot.
Cee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovacevic connects with a crisp jab.
Kovacevic misses with a hook.
Kovacevic missing with a left hand there. Cee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovacevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kovacevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cee.
Kovacevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacevic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cee misses.
Kovacevic lands a slapping body shot.
Kovacevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacevic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kovacevic misses with a body shot.
Cee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cee moves away.
Cee is looking to counter punch.
Kovacevic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kovacevic misses with a body shot.
Kovacevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cee throwing a counter right hand but Kovacevic manages to avoid it.
Kovacevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cee was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic misses with a body punch
and Cee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovacevic lands a jab to the head.
Kovacevic throws the left hand but Cee avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hrvoje Kovacevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hrvoje Kovacevic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kovacevic misses the jab.
A big left from Cee misses.
Cee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kovacevic to score with a decent uppercut.
Cee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kovacevic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovacevic moves out of range as Cee strikes.
Kovacevic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cee.
Cee avoids the body shot from Kovacevic.
Cee takes one to the side of the head.
Kovacevic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Kovacevic - just one landing.
Kovacevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cee.
Kovacevic cracks Cee with an open hand slap.
Cee looks to land a left hand but Kovacevic moved out of range nicely.
Kovacevic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hrvoje Kovacevic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovacevic throws a looping overhand right but Cee ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Cee misses its target.
Kovacevic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cee's head backwards.
Kovacevic scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacevic works Cee's body with a nice hook.
Cee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovacevic's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacevic misses with a body shot.
Cee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cee on the side of the head.
Cee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kovacevic lands a head shot.
Kovacevic looks to clinch
and Cee counters with a nice body shot.
Cee throws a lazy uppercut
and Cee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovacevic.
A little feinted left hand from Cee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kovacevic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kovacevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Cee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kovacevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Cee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Cee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic tests Cee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovacevic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovacevic.
Cee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cee's head.
Kovacevic lands a really nice looking cross but Cee seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic lands a right hook to the body.
Cee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kovacevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cee.
Kovacevic sizes up Cee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cee takes one to the chin there.
Kovacevic swings for the body but Cee moves out of range.
Cee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cee throws a shot from downtown. Kovacevic moves away and avoids it.
Kovacevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Cee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cee with a nice cross.
Kovacevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cee.
Kovacevic thuds his right hand into Cee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovacevic. Cee does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hrvoje Kovacevic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hrvoje Kovacevic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovacevic swings for the body but Cee moves out of range.
Kovacevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Cee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovacevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Cee.
Kovacevic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovacevic misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Kovacevic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cee doesn't seem phased though.
Kovacevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kovacevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cee is just out of range.
Cee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cee drops his hands momentarily and Kovacevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacevic lands a jab to the head.
Kovacevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cee is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kovacevic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cee doesn't seem phased though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee moves forwards but Kovacevic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kovacevic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kovacevic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kovacevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Cee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovacevic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Kovacevic.
Cee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cee throws a shot from downtown. Kovacevic moves away and avoids it.
Cee takes a swing at Kovacevic's ribcage but misses.
Kovacevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cee.
It looked like Cee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kovacevic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cee with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doja Cee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovacevic with a hook.
Kovacevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cee throws a lazy right hand but Kovacevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cee ducks under a wild hook from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kovacevic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cee at a distance.
Kovacevic scores with a nice right hand.
Kovacevic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cee moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovacevic connects with a body shot.
Kovacevic cracks Cee with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cee moves away.
Cee slips under a jab from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic throws a body punch but Cee moves out of range.
Kovacevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cee.
Cee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kovacevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovacevic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovacevic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cee defending well as Kovacevic loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Kovacevic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cee doesn't seem phased though.
Cee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovacevic.
Cee throwing a counter right hand but Kovacevic manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a sloppy body shot
letting Cee counter with a right hand.
Kovacevic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovacevic.
Cee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cee moves out of range as Kovacevic strikes.
Cee is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovacevic. Cee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovacevic.
Cee throws a hook to the side of Kovacevic's head but Kovacevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cee.
Kovacevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kovacevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cee manages to avoid it.
Kovacevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Cee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hrvoje Kovacevic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hrvoje Kovacevic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovacevic 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hrvoje Kovacevic!
An out of breath Hrvoje Kovacevic 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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