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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gajeel Redfox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gajeel Redfox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfox moves out of range of the body kick from Prijovic.
Prijovic scores with a leg kick.
Prijovic thows a leg kick but Redfox checks it
and Redfox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prijovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Prijovic tries a low kick but Redfox avoids it.
Prijovic throws a solid leg kick but Redfox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prijovic.
Prijovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Redfox takes a swing at Prijovic's ribcage but misses.
Redfox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Redfox tries to score with a low kick but Prijovic moves his leg out of the way.
Prijovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redfox. That did some damage!
Prijovic scores with a nice right hand.
Redfox throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redfox.
Prijovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic thuds his shin into the meat of Redfox's side.
Redfox checks a leg kick.
Prijovic feints and then cracks Redfox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Redfox down.
Prijovic throws a body kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prijovic, as that shot connected.
Nemanja Prijovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prijovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Prijovic moves away from the strike by Redfox.
Redfox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prijovic can pounce on him.
Redfox checks a low kick from Prijovic.
Prijovic tries to land a leg kick but Redfox saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Prijovic blocks the leg kick.
Prijovic throws a hook but Redfox blocks it.
Redfox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Prijovic blocks the low kick.
Prijovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prijovic is looking to clinch but Redfox is avoiding it.
Prijovic tries to work over Redfox's front leg with a kick but Redfox checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prijovic missing with a left hand there. Redfox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redfox misses with a body shot.
Prijovic lands with a right hand.
Redfox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prijovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Prijovic wants to slow Redfox down by chopping away at his legs.
Redfox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prijovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redfox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redfox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfox misses with a leg kick
and Prijovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prijovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic scores with a leg kick.
Prijovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Redfox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prijovic.
Redfox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prijovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Redfox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prijovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Redfox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prijovic's head.
Redfox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prijovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Prijovic throws a low kick, looking for Redfox's leg but Redfox calmly moves out of range.
Redfox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prijovic misses with a low kick as Redfox jumps back.
Redfox avoids the body shot from Prijovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prijovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redfox works Prijovic's body with a nice hook.
Redfox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redfox there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prijovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Redfox counters with a leg kick.
Prijovic connects with a leg kick. Redfox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prijovic throws a leg kick but Redfox checks it.
Redfox lands a jab to Prijovic's midsection.
Prijovic tries to score with a low kick but Redfox moves his leg out of the way.
Prijovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redfox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prijovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prijovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Redfox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic 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.
Prijovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redfox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Prijovic misses
and Redfox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prijovic connects with a leg kick. Redfox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prijovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Redfox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redfox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Prijovic as Redfox shoots in.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prijovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Redfox avoids the head kick by Prijovic.
Prijovic checks the leg kick.
Redfox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prijovic.
Prijovic throws a front kick aimed at Redfox's knee but Redfox avoids it well.
Redfox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Redfox catches Prijovic right on the button with a cross.
Prijovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redfox's head backwards.
Prijovic scores with a jab to the head.
Prijovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Redfox's head.
A low kick from Redfox is predictable there
and Prijovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Prijovic throws a sloppy head kick and Redfox moves out of range easily.
Prijovic clinches.
Redfox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prijovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Prijovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prijovic pushes Redfox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prijovic avoiding damage.
Prijovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Prijovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Redfox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Prijovic.
Prijovic lands a shoulder strike.
Redfox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prijovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redfox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redfox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redfox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Prijovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Redfox lands an uppercut.
Redfox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Redfox struggles to land a body shot inside as Prijovic controls his hands.
Prijovic tries to stall but Redfox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Redfox breaks from the clinch.
Redfox is looking to wear down Prijovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Prijovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Redfox shoots in looking for a takedown but Prijovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Redfox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prijovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redfox. That did some damage!
Prijovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redfox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Redfox misses with a wild body shot.
Prijovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Redfox momentarily.
Prijovic moves out of range as Redfox throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prijovic.
Redfox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prijovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prijovic throws a low kick but Redfox avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfox throws a wild body kick that Prijovic sees coming a mile off.
Prijovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Redfox.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gajeel Redfox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prijovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prijovic is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Redfox misses.
Prijovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prijovic.
Prijovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Gajeel Redfox has been cut.
Prijovic misses with a leg kick
enabling Redfox to counter with a crisp jab.
Redfox misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prijovic is looking to chop away at Redfox's legs.
Redfox checks a leg kick.
Prijovic lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gajeel Redfox's cut.
That's time! Redfox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Redfox moves out of range of the body kick from Prijovic.
Prijovic motions for Redfox to come forward. Prijovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Redfox checks a low kick from Prijovic.
Redfox dives in and scores a takedown into Prijovic's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Prijovic keeping moving, preventing Redfox from controlling successfully.
Redfox stops Prijovic from standing up.
Prijovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Prijovic controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfox is squirming around, avoiding Prijovic's attempts to control the action.
Redfox is desperately trying to improve his position but Prijovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Gajeel Redfox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Prijovic avoids the attempt from Redfox to control.
Prijovic controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nemanja Prijovic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Redfox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prijovic throws out the jab.
Prijovic looks to throw the jab but Redfox is out of range.
Prijovic wants to clinch.
Prijovic scores with a leg kick.
Redfox swings for the body but Prijovic moves out of range.
Redfox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Redfox throws a chopping leg kick but Prijovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prijovic.
Redfox closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Prijovic did well to prevent Redfox getting side control.
Prijovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic is trying to stand.
Prijovic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Prijovic is pressing down on Redfox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Redfox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redfox throws a strike but Prijovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfox working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nemanja Prijovic.
I've got Prijovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nemanja Prijovic!
Nemanja Prijovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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