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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gjuro Gjuric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Matulac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gjuro Gjuric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Matulac!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gjuric misses with a low kick.
Matulac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gjuric gets the takedown into side control.
Matulac wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Matulac struggling a bit here.
Matulac is not content to let Gjuric control the position.
Matulac is looking to regain half guard here but Gjuric keeps moving and retains side control.
Gjuric controls the position from side control.
Gjuric is looking to take a break and control but Matulac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gjuric working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matulac is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gjuric has a takedown stuffed.
Matulac clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gjuric wants to get back to striking at distance but Matulac won't allow it.
Gjuric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matulac manages to pull guard.
Matulac being controlled here, momentarily.
Matulac wants to stand up but Gjuric is controlling him.
Gjuric throws and elbow that misses. Matulac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gjuric's guard. Nice move by Matulac!
Gjuric has a closed guard, preventing Matulac from standing up.
Gjuric is trying to control the position but Matulac postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matulac pushing down on Gjuric's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matulac looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Matulac tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gjuric controls his leg.
Matulac looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gjuric kicks off Matulac and gets to his feet.
Matulac doesn't manage to clinch there - Gjuric circles away.
Matulac has Gjuric up against the cage in a clinch.
Gjuric drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matulac pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gjuric darts in and clinches Matulac up against the cage.
Gjuric tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gjuro Gjuric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gjuric misses with a punch to the body.
Matulac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gjuric scores a takedown into full mount!
Matulac looks gassed!
Gjuric goes for an armbar but Matulac turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Matulac.
Matulac looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Matulac dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matulac moves in looking to clinch but Gjuric pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Gjuric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matulac shoots for a takedown but Gjuric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matulac is looking to clinch.
Gjuric wants to clinch but Matulac slips to the side
and Matulac counters by moving into the clinch.
Matulac tries to pull guard but Gjuric won't allow it.
Gjuric gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Matulac regains guard.
Matulac has a closed guard, preventing Gjuric from standing up.
Gjuric slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gjuric has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gjuric lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gjuric trying to control the position from guard on top but Matulac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gjuric postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matulac wants to sweep but no luck.
Matulac keeping moving, preventing Gjuric from controlling successfully.
Gjuric gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gjuric shoots for a takedown but Matulac saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matulac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matulac throws a sloppy head kick and Gjuric moves out of range easily.
Gjuric with a poor takedown
and Matulac counters with a leg kick.
Matulac misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Matulac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matulac lands a head kick!
Matulac darts in trying to clinch
so Gjuric counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gjuric won't allow Matulac to sweep him here.
Matulac is trying to keep Gjuric in close.
Gjuric slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Matulac looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matulac keeping moving, preventing Gjuric from controlling successfully.
Gjuric stopping the sweep attempt from Matulac.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gjuric wants to control from the top but Matulac keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gjuro Gjuric will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gjuric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matulac.
Gjuric tries for a takedown but Matulac circles away easily
and Matulac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gjuric has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matulac is working away from the top position though.
Gjuric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matulac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gjuric is holding on to half guard well.
Matulac trying to control from half guard but Gjuric is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matulac is trying to work for a kimura but Gjuric is defending well.
Gjuro Gjuric overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matulac seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gjuric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gjuric wants to control but Matulac is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matulac tries to clinch up.
Gjuric thows a leg kick but Matulac checks it
and Matulac counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matulac slows down the pace here.
Gjuric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matulac is looking to break free of the clinch but Gjuric has double underhooks.
Gjuric pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matulac fails to pull guard.
Matulac takes a shot to the head.
Gjuric jumps into guard, dragging Matulac to the mat.
Matulac won't allow Gjuric to sweep him here.
Gjuric seems keen to control Matulac's posture.
Gjuric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gjuric keeping moving, preventing Matulac from controlling successfully.
Gjuric not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matulac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matulac pushes down on Gjuric's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gjuric manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gjuric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gjuric trying to control the position here.
Matulac wants to stand but Gjuric has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gjuric working a defensive guard here.
Gjuric is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Matulac really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gjuric shoots in for a takedown but Matulac shows good takedown defense.
Gjuric swats away the attempt to clinch by Matulac.
Gjuric dodges the punch combination from Matulac.
Matulac is looking to clinch.
Gjuric looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matulac trying to control from the bottom.
Gjuric tries to pass to full mount but Matulac defends it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gjuric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matulac keeps working.
Matulac is trying to control but can't.
It looks like Gjuric is going to stand back up.
Matulac trying to control but Gjuric postures up.
Matulac is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gjuric is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matulac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matulac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gjuric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matulac shoots in and drives through. Gjuric sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Gjuric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gjuric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matulac misses with a few strikes there.
Gjuric takes a swing at Matulac's ribcage but misses.
Gjuric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matulac's guard.
Gjuric tries to stand but Matulac is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matulac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gjuric trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gjuric trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Matulac manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gjuric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matulac wanted to stand there but Gjuric had control of the position.
Gjuric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gjuric throws a nice head kick!
Matulac looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matulac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gjuric is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gjuro Gjuric will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gjuric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gjuric wants it to stay on the feet.
Matulac fails with the takedown
so Gjuric counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gjuric slips nicely into half guard.
Gjuric performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gjuric stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Matulac to get to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gjuric changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matulac tries to avoid it but Gjuric manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matulac to the ground. Matulac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matulac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matulac clinches with his opponent.
Matulac tries to pull guard but Gjuric won't allow it.
Gjuro Gjuric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Matulac.
Matulac jumps guard but Gjuric stands there with Matulac around his waist. Matulac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gjuric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gjuric tries for a takedown but Matulac sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matulac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gjuric throws a head kick but Matulac moves out of range.
Matulac forces Gjuric back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matulac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gjuric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matulac walks away with a smile on his face. Gjuric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matulac wants to clinch up but Gjuric keeps it at a distance.
Matulac lands with a nice combination. Gjuric backs away looking to recover.
Matulac missing with a left hand there. Gjuric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gjuric is looking to clinch.
Gjuric tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matulac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gjuric somewhat.
Matulac rushes Gjuric and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matulac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gjuric tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matulac manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Matulac is trying to control the position but Gjuric postures up.
Gjuric stands up from Matulac's guard - Gjuric perhaps looking for a knockout.
Matulac lands a nice hook to Gjuric's body. Gjuric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gjuric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matulac tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gjuric counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matulac's guard now.
Gjuric working some strikes from top position.
Gjuric postures up in Matulac's guard and throws a big left but Matulac blocks it.
Gjuric is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gjuric won't allow Matulac to sweep him here.
Gjuric won't allow Matulac to get back to his feet.
Matulac wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gjuric is now in half guard.
Matulac manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gjuric throws a head kick but Matulac moves out of range.
Matulac looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matulac closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gjuric has his hands clasped together around Matulac's back. He's all about the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gjuro Gjuric showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gjuric has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Matulac!
Mark Matulac is the new super heavyweight champion!
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