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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jure Pavlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McMahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jure Pavlovic!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlovic wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Pavlovic blocks the low kick.
McMahon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pavlovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMahon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch.
Pavlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
McMahon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McMahon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pavlovic if he has to take too many more of those.
McMahon circles away from the clinch attempt.
McMahon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavlovic thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlovic forces McMahon back against the cage and clinches.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
It looks like Patrick McMahon has been cut.
McMahon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic missing with knees to the body.
McMahon blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but McMahon blocks it.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic stalling in the clinch.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but McMahon is blocking nicely.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMahon avoids it.
Pavlovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McMahon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMahon blocks it with crossed arms.
McMahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pavlovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Pavlovic looks gassed!
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMahon is defending well for now.
McMahon is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but McMahon is blocking nicely.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but McMahon avoids the damage to the body.
McMahon can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMahon blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMahon looking to stall.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
McMahon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McMahon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but McMahon is blocking nicely.
McMahon is trying to break free.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMahon tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
McMahon managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but McMahon blocks it.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but McMahon avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMahon.
McMahon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but McMahon is blocking nicely.
McMahon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMahon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McMahon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
McMahon is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling him.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMahon is defending well for now.
McMahon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McMahon avoids the elbow strike from Pavlovic, against the cage.
Pavlovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McMahon tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
McMahon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMahon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMahon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMahon working hard to break the clinch.
McMahon looking to slow down the pace here.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but McMahon blocks with his arms.
McMahon is trying to break free.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
McMahon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic prevents McMahon from breaking the clinch.
McMahon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but McMahon avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pavlovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Pavlovic keeps control of McMahon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMahon is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Pavlovic stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Pavlovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick McMahon's cut.
That's time! McMahon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMahon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMahon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMahon lands with a kick to the temple. Pavlovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavlovic tries to clinch there but McMahon circles away.
Jure Pavlovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch but McMahon is avoiding it.
McMahon throws a head kick that misses.
McMahon throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlovic moves out of range easily.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch.
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMahon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMahon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pavlovic takes the fight into the clinch.
McMahon managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlovic.
McMahon managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMahon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavlovic is breathing heavily.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic throws an elbow but it misses.
McMahon wants to break the clinch but can't.
McMahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMahon is defending well for now.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
McMahon wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlovic won't allow it.
McMahon tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but McMahon avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
McMahon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovic has double underhooks.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but McMahon blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pavlovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards McMahon's brow.
McMahon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McMahon working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMahon working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McMahon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMahon is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McMahon is trying to break free.
Pavlovic prevents McMahon from breaking the clinch.
McMahon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Pavlovic prevents McMahon from breaking the clinch.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but McMahon blocks with his arms.
Pavlovic has McMahon pressed against the cage, preventing McMahon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McMahon looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but McMahon blocks it.
McMahon working hard to break the clinch.
McMahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMahon tries to circle away but Pavlovic has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McMahon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlovic pushes off an throws an elbow but McMahon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMahon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMahon.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McMahon is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pavlovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMahon's efforts to push away.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMahon avoids it.
McMahon is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMahon has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
McMahon being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pavlovic misses with the head strike.
McMahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMahon is defending well for now.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMahon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on McMahon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McMahon is trying to break free.
McMahon is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McMahon can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but McMahon is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic has McMahon pressed against the cage, preventing McMahon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McMahon tries to circle away but Pavlovic has him pinned against the cage.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but McMahon blocks it.
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 Patrick McMahon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick McMahon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McMahon throws a nice head kick!
McMahon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlovic avoids a kick to the body.
McMahon is looking to land body kicks.
Pavlovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavlovic lands an elbow that stopped McMahon in his tracks for a moment.
McMahon avoids the elbow strike from Pavlovic, against the cage.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMahon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavlovic.
Pavlovic lands a good knee to the midsection. McMahon won't want to take too many of those.
Pavlovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Pavlovic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlovic keeps control of McMahon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but McMahon avoids the damage to the body.
McMahon dodges an elbow strike from Pavlovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMahon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlovic doesn't manage to clinch there - McMahon circles away.
Pavlovic clinches up against the cage.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but McMahon blocks it.
Pavlovic misses with a punch on the inside.
McMahon avoiding damage as Pavlovic throws knees to the body.
McMahon is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic missing with knees to the body.
McMahon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Pavlovic keeps control of McMahon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMahon tries to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling the position.
McMahon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMahon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMahon avoids the elbow strike from Pavlovic, against the cage.
McMahon is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pavlovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMahon blocks it with crossed arms.
McMahon is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
McMahon blocks an elbow strike from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic throws an elbow that misses.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McMahon is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McMahon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic has McMahon pressed against the cage, preventing McMahon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pavlovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMahon working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head.
McMahon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic prevents McMahon from breaking the clinch.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic trying to land knees to the body.
McMahon is looking to control Pavlovic's arms but Pavlovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now McMahon has his back to the cage.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but McMahon blocks with his arms.
Pavlovic pushes off an throws an elbow but McMahon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic blocks an elbow strike.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but McMahon blocks it.
Pavlovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMahon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pavlovic prevents McMahon from breaking the clinch.
McMahon tries to circle away but Pavlovic has him pinned against the cage.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMahon is defending well for now.
McMahon tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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.
McMahon can't break the clinch.
McMahon has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but McMahon is blocking nicely.
McMahon tries to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling the position.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic stalling the fight.
McMahon is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
McMahon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovic has double underhooks.
McMahon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMahon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pavlovic is keeping busy.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but McMahon is blocking nicely.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMahon blocks it with crossed arms.
McMahon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pavlovic is keeping busy.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jure Pavlovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pavlovic 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jure Pavlovic!
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