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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedin Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirovica comes to the cage accompanied by last mohacian. Luther comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superheroes by Edguy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vedin Sirovica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Luther!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirovica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luther misses with a leg kick.
Sirovica moves out of range as Luther strikes.
Luther feints and then cracks Sirovica's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sirovica down.
Luther throws a leg kick but Sirovica sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirovica blocks a head kick by Luther.
Luther tries to clinch but Sirovica is having none of it.
Luther lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sirovica on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luther. Luther obviously looking to wear him down.
Luther misses the jab.
Sirovica tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luther swivels and escapes.
Sirovica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luther.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirovica moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luther.
Luther tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sirovica is able to avoid easily.
Luther pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sirovica checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David Luther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luther motions for Sirovica to come forward. Luther throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Luther. That snapped Sirovica's head back.
Luther tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sirovica is able to avoid easily.
Sirovica has a takedown stuffed.
Sirovica checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luther lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sirovica has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sirovica and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luther fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sirovica checks it well.
Luther tries to land a front kick but Sirovica steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luther looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Sirovica or perhaps it was just good defense by Luther which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedin Sirovica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luther fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sirovica checks it well.
Luther throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Luther.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Luther there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sirovica checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Luther fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luther pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luther throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luther.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sirovica. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sirovica avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sirovica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luther.
Sirovica checks the leg kick.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Sirovica checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Luther misses.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Good work by Sirovica as he checks the leg kick.
David Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luther lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sirovica has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sirovica and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Decent striking displayed by Luther there.
Luther scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sirovica in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther lands a right hook to the body.
Sirovica is breathing heavily.
Sirovica shoots in for a double leg but Luther sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luther moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luther dominated that round.
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.
Luther throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luther throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sirovica shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sirovica showed some decent athleticism there.
Sirovica missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sirovica not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Luther trying to control here.
Sirovica not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sirovica is trying to work for a kimura but Luther is defending well.
Sirovica throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sirovica has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luther won't allow Sirovica to pass to mount.
Sirovica not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sirovica thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sirovica thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sirovica throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sirovica is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sirovica not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luther trying to hold on to Sirovica's head to control him but Sirovica postures up.
That's two 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.
Sirovica misses with a head shot. Luther uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sirovica has gone for a leg lock! Luther slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sirovica's guard.
Sirovica wants to sweep here but Luther controlling him for the moment.
Sirovica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luther gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Luther trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sirovica's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica wants to sweep here but Luther controlling him for the moment.
Luther would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirovica looking for a guillotine here but Luther defends easily.
Luther preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
Sirovica wants to stand and escape but Luther is having none of it.
Sirovica 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sirovica is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedin Sirovica dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luther lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sirovica has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sirovica and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sirovica connects with a nice looking jab.
Sirovica is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luther.
Luther throws a leg kick but Sirovica checks it.
Luther lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luther cracks the inside of Sirovica's front leg.
Luther doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirovica circles away.
Luther throws a sloppy head kick and Sirovica moves out of range easily.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther throws a chopping leg kick but Sirovica manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sirovica throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luther's waist but Luther gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sirovica off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther stuffs the takedown attempt from Sirovica. Sirovica gets slowly back to his feet.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
David Luther seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luther is looking to slow Sirovica down with leg kicks.
Sirovica keeps the fight on the outside.
Luther tries to land a front kick but Sirovica steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirovica staying out of range there.
Luther fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sirovica has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sirovica looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luther is fending him off so far but Sirovica persists. Nope, Luther circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedin Sirovica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luther lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luther throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luther moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sirovica stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luther.
Luther moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Luther.
Luther fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirovica manages to avoid it.
Luther throws a big shot that misses.
Luther scores with a leg kick.
Sirovica takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sirovica blocks a jab.
Luther throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirovica.
A bone on bone clash there as Sirovica blocks the leg kick.
Luther explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luther fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirovica.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luther throws a low kick, looking for Sirovica's leg but Sirovica calmly moves out of range.
Crunch! Luther slams his shin into Sirovica's torso.
Luther dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sirovica. That did some damage!
Luther misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luther ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirovica swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirovica takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sirovica 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Luther.
Luther lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Luther throws a wild body kick that Sirovica sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luther throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Luther misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Luther comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luther has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Luther!
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