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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Ray Hinkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirvo Miralovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Ray Hinkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirvo Miralovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinkel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hinkel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miralovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hinkel misses with an uppercut. Miralovic saw that one coming.
Miralovic ducks under a wild hook from Hinkel.
Hinkel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hinkel scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Mirvo Miralovic has been cut.
Hinkel throws a jab but it's blocked by Miralovic.
Miralovic moves away from the strike by Hinkel.
Hinkel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hinkel misses with a hook.
Miralovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hinkel.
Miralovic ducks under a wild hook from Hinkel.
Miralovic has Hinkel up against the cage in a clinch.
Miralovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hinkel avoids it.
Miralovic scores with a knee to the head.
Hinkel scores with a shot to the side of Miralovic's head.
Miralovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hinkel misses with an uppercut.
Miralovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hinkel in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
Miralovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hinkel.
Miralovic clinches.
Miralovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hinkel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miralovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hinkel blocks it with crossed arms.
Miralovic blocking some punches.
Hinkel lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miralovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hinkel is defending well for now.
Hinkel misses with the head strike.
Miralovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hinkel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miralovics head.
Miralovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miralovic stalling in the clinch but Hinkel improves position.
Miralovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinkel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miralovic tries to circle away but Hinkel has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Hinkel.
Hinkel is breathing heavily.
Miralovic is trying to stall.
Hinkel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miralovic backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hinkel.
Miralovic misses with a knee strike.
Hinkel managing to block the knees to the body from Miralovic.
Miralovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Ray Hinkel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinkel swats away the attempt to clinch by Miralovic.
Hinkel drops Miralovic with a beautiful combination! Miralovic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hinkel is looking for the KO!
Hinkel looks to score with a jab to the body but Miralovic is just out of range.
Miralovic ducks under a wild hook from Hinkel.
Jab by Hinkel.
Miralovic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinkel circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Hinkel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miralovic clinches up against the cage.
Hinkel avoiding damage.
Miralovic misses with a knee to the head.
Hinkel lands an uppercut.
Miralovic is trying to force a seperation but Hinkel has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Hinkel - that landed with a thud.
Hinkel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miralovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hinkel.
Miralovic throws a head kick that misses.
Hinkel misses with a straight right.
Miralovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hinkel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miralovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hinkel.
Hinkel misses with a looping left.
Miralovic has Hinkel up against the cage in a clinch.
Miralovic blocks an uppercut.
Miralovic landing knees to the head.
Hinkel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hinkel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hinkel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miralovic lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miralovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hinkel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miralovic tries to clinch up.
Hinkel throws a nice looking combination but Miralovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinkel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hinkel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Hinkel misses the target.
Miralovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hinkel's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Miralovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miralovic slips a jab from Hinkel.
Miralovic moves out of range as Hinkel strikes.
Bobby Ray Hinkel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hinkel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miralovic slips a straight right by Hinkel.
Hinkel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miralovic wants to clinch.
Miralovic slips under a jab.
Miralovic lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miralovic moves in looking to clinch but Hinkel pushes him off.
Hinkel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hinkel.
Miralovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel moves out of range.
Hinkel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
Miralovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hinkel scores with a jab to the body.
Miralovic loads up on a big right hand but Hinkel slips the punch.
Hinkel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hinkel throws a shot to the body.
Hinkel keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miralovic avoids the body shot from Hinkel.
Hinkel looks to land a left hand but Miralovic moved out of range nicely.
Miralovic moves into the clinch.
Miralovic looking to throw knees to the head but Hinkel is blocking nicely.
Hinkel lands an uppercut.
Hinkel lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Ray Hinkel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirvo Miralovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miralovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miralovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Hinkel. Beautiful body shot.
Hinkel keeps the fight on the outside.
Miralovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hinkel.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hinkel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miralovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinkel misses with a straight right.
Hinkel looks to land a right hand but Miralovic moved out of range.
Hinkel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hinkel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miralovic moves away.
Bobby Ray Hinkel is winning the standup battle so far.
Hinkel throws a hook but Miralovic avoids it easily.
Miralovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hinkel but Hinkel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hinkel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinkel scores with a punch to the head.
Hinkel blocks a head kick by Miralovic.
Hinkel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miralovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinkel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miralovic moves in looking to clinch but Hinkel pushes him off.
A head kick from Miralovic lands but Hinkel takes it in his stride.
Hinkel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miralovic wants to clinch.
Miralovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miralovic wants to clinch up but Hinkel keeps it at a distance.
Hinkel misses with a hook.
Miralovic connects with a high kick.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel moves out of range.
Miralovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hinkel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hinkel throws a jab but it's blocked by Miralovic.
Hinkel misses with a hook.
Hinkel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hinkel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miralovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Hinkel misses.
A slow jab from Hinkel misses its intended target.
Miralovic staying out of range there.
Hinkel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miralovic can pounce on him.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hinkel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
Miralovic tries to clinch up but Hinkel circles away and keeps his distance.
Hinkel keeps the fight on the outside.
Hinkel looks to land a right hand but Miralovic moved out of range.
Miralovic shoots in for a takedown but Hinkel shows good takedown defense.
Miralovic tries to clinch up but Hinkel circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Hinkel misses the target.
Miralovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hinkel.
Miralovic shoots in for a takedown but Hinkel shows good takedown defense.
Bobby Ray Hinkel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirvo Miralovic.
Hinkel keeps the fight on the outside.
Hinkel cracks Miralovic with an open hand slap.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkel swats away the attempt to clinch by Miralovic.
A jab from Hinkel misses.
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
Nice defenses there by Miralovic.
Miralovic is looking to clinch but Hinkel is avoiding it.
Hinkel keeps the fight on the outside.
Miralovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hinkel defends it nicely.
Miralovic throws a head kick but Hinkel moves out of range.
Miralovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hinkel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hinkel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miralovic moves in looking to clinch but Hinkel pushes him off.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel is having none of it.
Hinkel keeps the fight on the outside.
Hinkel lands with a shot to the body.
Hinkel misses with a straight left.
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.
Miralovic is looking to clinch but Hinkel is avoiding it.
Miralovic is looking to clinch but Hinkel is avoiding it.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hinkel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
A slow jab from Hinkel misses its intended target.
Miralovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel moves out of range.
Hinkel looks to land a left hand but Miralovic moved out of range nicely.
Miralovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miralovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hinkel.
Miralovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miralovic lands a head kick. Hinkel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hinkel lands with a right hand.
Miralovic tries to clinch up but Hinkel circles away and keeps his distance.
Miralovic tries to clinch up.
Hinkel lands a nice shot that snaps Miralovic's head back.
Hinkel throws a body punch but Miralovic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirvo Miralovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirvo Miralovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miralovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hinkel throws a shot from downtown. Miralovic moves away and avoids it.
Miralovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel is having none of it.
Miralovic darts in and clinches Hinkel up against the cage.
Miralovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miralovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miralovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hinkel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hinkel.
Miralovic tries a knee to the head but Hinkel blocks it.
Hinkel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hinkel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Hinkel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miralovic tries to land a knee to the head but Hinkel blocks with his arms.
Hinkel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miralovic backwards.
Hinkel lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Hinkel.
Hinkel breaks from the clinch.
Hinkel scores with a hook.
Hinkel throws a hook but Miralovic blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miralovic moves out of range as Hinkel strikes.
Miralovic tries to clinch there but Hinkel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miralovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mirvo Miralovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinkel throws a shot from downtown. Miralovic moves away and avoids it.
Miralovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hinkel connects with a jab.
Miralovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hinkel, pushing him back against the cage.
Miralovic landing knees to the head.
A short left from Hinkel.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miralovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hinkel's face.
Miralovic lands an elbow that stopped Hinkel in his tracks for a moment.
Hinkel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miralovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinkel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hinkel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miralovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miralovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hinkel.
Hinkel keeps the fight on the outside.
Miralovic staying out of range there.
Miralovic moves in looking to clinch but Hinkel pushes him off.
Hinkel avoids the head kick by Miralovic.
Miralovic slips under a jab.
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.
Miralovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hinkel loads up on a big right hand but Miralovic slips the punch.
Miralovic needs to keep his hands up - Hinkel had a free shot at his head there.
Miralovic cracks Hinkel with a good jab.
Miralovic moves out of range as Hinkel strikes.
Hinkel throws a shot from downtown. Miralovic moves away and avoids it.
Miralovic wants to clinch up but Hinkel keeps it at a distance.
Hinkel blocks a head kick by Miralovic.
Hinkel misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Hinkel misses.
Miralovic looks for a takedown but Hinkel sprawls well.
Hinkel cracks Miralovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miralovic tries to clinch up but Hinkel circles away and keeps his distance.
Hinkel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hinkel.
Hinkel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miralovic clinches up with Hinkel and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miralovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hinkel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miralovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hinkel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hinkel avoiding damage as Miralovic throws knees to the body.
Hinkel cracks Miralovic with a nice body shot.
Miralovic breaks from the clinch.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel moves out of range.
Miralovic throws a front kick that sends Hinkel stumbling back into the cage.
Miralovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miralovic wants to clinch up but Hinkel keeps it at a distance.
Miralovic blocks a jab.
Hinkel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miralovic.
A left and a right from Hinkel both land. Nice combination.
Miralovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miralovic throws a hook but Hinkel blocks it.
Hinkel throws a jab but it's blocked by Miralovic.
Hinkel lands with a hook. Miralovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel is having none of it.
Hinkel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hinkel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miralovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hinkel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miralovic tries to clinch but Hinkel moves out of range.
Hinkel misses with a double jab.
Hinkel throws a looping overhand right but Miralovic ducks down to avoid it.
Hinkel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miralovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miralovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miralovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miralovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hinkel.
Miralovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miralovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hinkel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bobby Ray Hinkel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirvo Miralovic.
Hinkel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miralovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hinkel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miralovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hinkel throws a jab but it's blocked by Miralovic.
Hinkel swats away the attempt to clinch by Miralovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Ray Hinkel.
I think Hinkel 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Ray Hinkel!
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