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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Hoost (ranked 40 p4p, 204 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 5 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hoost to counter with a crisp jab.
Bozic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
Bozic throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoost counters with a solid body kick.
Hoost slips under a jab from Bozic.
Hoost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bozic.
Hoost is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bozic. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bozic lands a front kick.
Hoost defending well as Bozic loads up on a big left hand.
Hoost tried to counter with a leg kick but Bozic avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoost moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoost appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bozic. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoost throwing a counter right hand but Bozic manages to avoid it.
Hoost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoost swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bozic swings for the body but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost throwing a counter right hand but Bozic manages to avoid it.
Bozic loads up on a big right hand but Hoost slips the punch.
Hoost jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hoost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bozic looks to throw a body kick
and Hoost counters with a low kick, right behind Bozic 's knee.
Bozic throws a wild body kick that Hoost sees coming a mile off.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bozic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoost thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bozic misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoost finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Bozic misses
and Hoost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bozic throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bozic.
Hoost looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozic misses with a straight left.
Hoost jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bozic misses with an uppercut
and Bozic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bozic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bozic throws a body kick that misses.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bozic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoost misses its target.
Bozic throws a wild body kick that Hoost sees coming a mile off.
Hoost fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bozic just manages to avoid it.
Hoost moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bozic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoost jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bozic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
Hoost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hoost avoids a kick to the body.
And Hoost counters with a quick kick to the body but Bozic blocks it.
Bozic throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bozic tries to land a front kick but Hoost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozic misses with a right hand
and Hoost counters with a series of strikes. Bozic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bozic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoost moves away.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Hoost dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bozic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoost throws a big counter combination but Bozic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bozic throws a hook but Hoost blocks it.
It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bozic. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoost feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bozic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bozic looks to land a left hand but Hoost moved out of range nicely.
Hoost thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost avoids the body shot from Bozic.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bozic misses with an uppercut
and Hoost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bozic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gabrijel Bozic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bozic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoost appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bozic lands a jab to Hoost's midsection.
Bozic with a jab.
Bozic throws a hook but Hoost avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoost misses its target.
Bozic throws a lazy body kick
and Hoost counters with a body kick.
Hoost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bozic.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoost misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozic throws an off balance right hand
and Hoost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bozic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoost throwing a counter right hand but Bozic manages to avoid it.
Bozic throws a lazy head kick
and Hoost counters with a nice body kick.
Bozic misses with a body shot.
Hoost lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bozic swings widly with a right hand
and Hoost counters with a nice body kick.
Bozic throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoost counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bozic throws an overhand right that lands on Hoost's shoulder, as Hoost tries to avoid the shot.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozic throws the kick towards the body but Hoost avoids it.
Hoost went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bozic throws an overhand right that lands on Hoost's shoulder, as Hoost tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoost misses the target.
Bozic throws out a loose jab but Hoost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bozic throws an overhand right that lands on Hoost's shoulder, as Hoost tries to avoid the shot.
Hoost feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Clarence Hoost is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoost slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bozic looks to land a right hand but Hoost moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bozic misses with a jab to the body
and Hoost counters with a nice body kick.
Hoost avoids the body shot from Bozic.
As Bozic backs away, Hoost returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bozic misses with a looping left.
Hoost is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bozic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hoost.
A big right from Bozic misses.
It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoost avoids the body shot from Bozic.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Bozic.
Hoost half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bozic throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clarence Hoost will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bozic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Bozic.
Hoost feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gabrijel Bozic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bozic looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Hoost thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bozic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bozic keeps Hoost at a distance using the push kick.
Hoost avoids the body shot from Bozic.
It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bozic throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bozic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bozic misses with a body punch
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic throws a lazy body kick
and Hoost counters with a nice kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bozic misses the target.
Hoost thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bozic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hoost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bozic misses with a body punch
and Hoost counters with a good, hard body kick but Bozic shrugs it off.
Hoost moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoost thinks about countering with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bozic.
And Hoost counters with a quick kick to the body but Bozic blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bozic takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
Hoost throws a quick counter head kick but Bozic was just out of range.
Hoost ducks under a wild hook from Bozic.
Hoost tried to counter with a leg kick but Bozic avoided it.
Bozic looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Hoost jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bozic looks for the body kick but Hoost saw that one coming.
Bozic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHoost.
Bozic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hoost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bozic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hoost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bozic misses with a shot to the body
and Hoost counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Bozic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bozic avoids it.
Bozic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bozic avoids it.
Bozic throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoost is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bozic misses with a hook to the body
and Hoost counters with a nice uppercut.
Bozic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoost jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bozic misses with an uppercut.
Hoost feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hoost moves out of range as Bozic throws a body kick.
Hoost looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bozic misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hoost was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bozic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozic misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hoost counter with a right hand.
Bozic throws a looping overhand right but Hoost ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hoost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabrijel Bozic.
Well Hoost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gabrijel Bozic!
A victorious Gabrijel Bozic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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