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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Kovacevic (ranked 59 p4p, 280 weight class) and Raimo Kivi (ranked 12 p4p, 45 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Kovacevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raimo Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kivi moves away.
Kivi with the inside leg kick.
Kovacevic works Kivi's body with a nice hook.
Kovacevic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kivi throws a big shot that misses.
Kovacevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raimo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi lands with an overhand left.
Kivi wants to clinch but Kovacevic slips to the side
and Kovacevic counters with a straight right hand.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Kivi - just one landing.
Kivi wants to clinch up but Kovacevic keeps it at a distance.
Kovacevic thuds a left hand into Kivi's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kovacevic tries to close the distance and clinch but Kivi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kivi feints a counter leg kick.
Kovacevic throws a jab when Kivi was well out of range.
Kivi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovacevic keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacevic is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kivi moves away.
Kovacevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Kivi looks to land a left hand but Kovacevic moved out of range nicely.
Kivi swings widly with a right hand
and Kovacevic counters with a two punch combo.
Kovacevic throws a hook to the side of Kivi's head but Kivi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovacevic misses with an uppercut.
Kivi throws an off balance right hand
letting Kovacevic counter with a right hand.
Kovacevic misses with a straight left.
Kovacevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kivi misses with a looping right.
Kovacevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kivi is just out of range.
Kivi throws the left hand but Kovacevic avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovacevic misses the target.
Kovacevic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kivi.
Kivi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kivi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Kovacevic misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kivi! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi throws a head kick that half lands.
Kivi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovacevic.
Kivi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kivi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovacevic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovacevic misses with an uppercut
enabling Kivi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacevic misses the jab.
Kovacevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kivi manages to avoid it.
Kivi defending well as Kovacevic loads up on a big left hand.
Kivi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kivi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kivi missing with a left hand there. Kovacevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Kovacevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kivi lands a head kick!
Kovacevic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kivi. Kivi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
Kovacevic slips a straight right by Kivi.
Kivi closes the distance but Kovacevic moves to the side
and Kovacevic counters with a straight right hand.
Kivi misses with a hook. Kovacevic ducked under it nicely.
Kovacevic misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kivi! But no joy.
Kivi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kovacevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kivi is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Kovacevic misses its target.
Kivi slips under a jab from Kovacevic.
Kivi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kivi digs a good hook to Kovacevic's body.
Kivi fakes the leg kick and cracks Kovacevic in the body.
Kivi throws a lazy right hand but Kovacevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kivi gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Kivi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Kovacevic controls the action.
Kovacevic misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovacevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovacevic misses with some punches.
Kovacevic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic blocks an uppercut.
Kovacevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
Kovacevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi scores with a shot to the side of Kovacevic's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hrvoje Kovacevic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovacevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kivi.
Kovacevic gets a clinch.
Kivi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Kovacevic.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kivi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
A right hook to the body lands for Kivi.
Kivi throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Kivi as the two fighters clinch.
Kovacevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacevic tries to break free but Kivi pushes him back against the cage.
Kovacevic tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Kovacevic - that landed with a thud.
Kovacevic blocks an uppercut.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovacevic misses with some punches.
Kovacevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi tries a body shot but Kovacevic blocks it.
Kovacevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
Kovacevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacevic breaks from the clinch.
Kovacevic scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovacevic misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kivi! But no joy.
Kovacevic looks to land a left hand but Kivi moved out of range nicely.
Hrvoje Kovacevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kivi.
Kivi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kivi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic slips under a jab from Kivi.
Kivi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovacevic keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Kovacevic misses.
Kivi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovacevic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic slips a straight right by Kivi.
Kivi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kivi clinches.
Kovacevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovacevic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivi working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kivi.
Kovacevic is trying to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling him.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kivi.
Kovacevic has a couple of punches blocked by Kivi.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovacevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kovacevic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kivi.
Kovacevic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kivi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovacevics head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kivi lands a left hand.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Raimo Kivi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Kovacevic working hard to break the clinch.
Kivi has Kovacevic pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic prevents a body shot from Kivi.
A nice left hand lands by Kivi.
Kovacevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Kovacevic.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacevic.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Kivi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacevic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Kivi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacevic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacevic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivi tries to throw a body punch but Kovacevic avoids it by throwing Kivi back against the cage.
Kovacevic misses with the head strike.
Kovacevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovacevic lands a left hand.
Kivi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic tries to work over Kivi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovacevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
Kovacevic blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Kovacevic.
A short right from Kovacevic on the inside.
Kivi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Kivi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kovacevic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kivi throws a leg kick which misses Kovacevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovacevic tries to avoid it.
Kovacevic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kovacevic with a jab.
Kivi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kivi sizes up Kovacevic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kovacevic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kovacevic slips a jab from Kivi.
It looked like Kovacevic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kivi.
Kovacevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut lands for Kovacevic. That snapped Kivi's head back.
Kivi ducks right into an uppercut from Kovacevic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovacevic.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovacevic misses the target.
Kivi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovacevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovacevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kivi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kivi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kivi misses the body punch
and Kovacevic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Kivi tenderised Kovacevic's leg. Kovacevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kivi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kivi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivi.
Kivi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kivi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kovacevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kivi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacevic gets through Kivi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kivi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kovacevic digs a right hand into Kivi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kivi's gas tank.
Kovacevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kivi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kivi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacevic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Kivi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kovacevic scores with a shot to the side of Kivi's head.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacevic.
Kivi is rocked!
Kovacevic lands a shot to the body.
Kivi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovacevic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kivi to his knees! Kovacevic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hrvoje Kovacevic!
Hrvoje Kovacevic retains his light heavyweight title!
Hrvoje Kovacevic 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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energy
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hype
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