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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gavao (ranked 3154 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Zdravko Mihaijlovic (ranked 380 p4p, 396 weight class). Zdravko Mihaijlovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Gavao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao misses with a left hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Gavao's body.
Mihaijlovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mihaijlovic works Gavao's body with a nice hook.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Gavao's body.
Mihaijlovic throws a hook but Gavao avoids it easily.
Mihaijlovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavao doesn't seem bothered though.
Mihaijlovic throws a lazy right hand but Gavao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaijlovic slips a jab and a cross from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gavao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gavao throws a hook but Mihaijlovic avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Gavao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaijlovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mihaijlovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mihaijlovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick by Mihaijlovic misses
and Gavao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavao defending well as Mihaijlovic loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Mihaijlovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mihaijlovic.
Gavao misses the shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Gavao in the body.
Gavao looks to land a right hand but Mihaijlovic moved out of range.
Gavao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mihaijlovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaijlovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Mihaijlovic swings for the body but Gavao moves out of range.
Gavao is looking to counter punch.
Mihaijlovic misses with an uppercut.
Mihaijlovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mihaijlovic takes a swing at Gavao's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Gavao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mihaijlovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavao moves out of range of the body kick.
Mihaijlovic misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavao. Mihaijlovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Mihaijlovic responds with a good body kick, but Gavao manages to step out the way in time.
Gavao misses with a straight left.
Mihaijlovic feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavao throws an off balance right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gavao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with an open hand slap.
Mihaijlovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gavao is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mihaijlovic. That's going to slow Gavao down.
Gavao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mihaijlovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gavao scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Mihaijlovic. Beautiful body shot.
Gavao takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaijlovic jabs Gavao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mihaijlovic scores with a shot to the body.
Gavao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mihaijlovic scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mihaijlovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mihaijlovic coming out on top.
Gavao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gavao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mihaijlovic scores with a body shot.
Gavao blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mihaijlovic lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavao avoids a kick to the body.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with a good jab.
Mihaijlovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mihaijlovic jabs Gavao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic walks into a left hand.
Gavao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaijlovic scores with a nice head shot.
Mihaijlovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavao throws a right hand that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a low kick, right behind Gavao 's knee.
Mihaijlovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Mihaijlovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavao.
Gavao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao throws an overhand right that lands on Mihaijlovic's shoulder, as Mihaijlovic tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavao takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice shot that snaps Gavao's head back.
Mihaijlovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic ducks under a wild hook from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic misses with a looping left.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mihaijlovic scores with the left hand. Gavao knows he should have avoided that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gavao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gavao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mihaijlovic misses the jab.
It looked like Gavao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaijlovic lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Gavao misses.
Gavao moves forwards but Mihaijlovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mihaijlovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gavao is rocked!
Gavao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mihaijlovic counters with a body kick.
Oh Gavao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavao seems to have got his legs back now.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mihaijlovic. Gavao shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic pounces like a tiger and cracks Gavao with a vicious hook! Gavao is down but not out! Mihaijlovic follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
An out of breath Zdravko Mihaijlovic 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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energy
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hype
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