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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Jokic (ranked 3454 p4p, 24709 weight class) and Jon Soialo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Soialo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivica Jokic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Soialo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Soialo does no damage.
A nice combination there by Soialo.
It looks like Ivica Jokic has been cut.
Jokic throws a jab but it's blocked by Soialo.
We've been told by Jokic's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soialo misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jokic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soialo wants to clinch.
Soialo has closed the distance and engaged Jokic in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soialo manages to break the clinch.
Soialo clinches up with Jokic and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokic presses Soialo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soialo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokic.
Jokic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokic has Soialo pressed against the cage, preventing Soialo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokic misses with a punch to the body.
Jokic presses Soialo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soialo working hard to break the clinch.
Soialo takes a shot to the head.
Jokic lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokic digs a right hand underneath Soialo's ribcage. Soialo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soialo looks winded!
Jokic lands a left hand.
Jokic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jokic.
Soialo takes a shot to the head.
Jokic lands a body shot.
Jokic cracks Soialo with a nice body shot.
Jokic lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Jokic on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Jokic.
Jokic is leaning against Soialo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jokic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soialo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jokic lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Jokic.
Soialo takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jokic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokic lands a nice uppercut.
Soialo is rocked!
Jokic digs a right hand into Soialo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soialo's gas tank.
Soialo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokic finish him?
Jokic creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Soialo with a big uppercut! Soialo tries to clinch up but Jokic pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Soialo to the mat! Soialo covers up and Jokic unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivica Jokic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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