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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Kovacevic (ranked 164 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Joe Pulizzi (ranked 26 p4p, 268 weight class). Hrvoje Kovacevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
205
10 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
26
210
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hrvoje Kovacevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Pulizzi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacevic closes the distance and clinches.
Kovacevic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pulizzi is struggling to control the position.
Kovacevic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulizzi takes a shot to the head.
Kovacevic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pulizzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kovacevic misses.
Kovacevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pulizzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulizzi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kovacevic with a body shot.
Pulizzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hrvoje Kovacevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulizzi throws a sloppy body shot
and Kovacevic counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Joe Pulizzi has been cut.
Pulizzi misses with a hook
and Kovacevic counters with a right hand to the body.
Pulizzi throws an off balance right hand
and Kovacevic counters with a nice right hand that sends Pulizzi toppling to the canvas! Pulizzi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kovacevic finish him?!
Pulizzi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovacevic. Pulizzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovacevic loads up on a big right hand but Pulizzi slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulizzi is just out of range.
Kovacevic cracks Pulizzi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pulizzi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kovacevic finish him?
Pulizzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovacevic finish him?
Pulizzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacevic moves away.
Pulizzi walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kovacevic! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
89% |
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