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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dusan Kikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakeem Rodman (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusan Kikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rakeem Rodman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodman darts in and clinches Kikovic up against the cage.
Rodman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kikovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodman is trying to trip Kikovic. He has hold of a leg but Kikovic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rodman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rodman lands a couple of digs.
Kikovic keeping moving, preventing Rodman from controlling successfully.
Rodman throwing strikes from guard but Kikovic blocks nicely.
Rodman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kikovic's head.
Rodman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodman throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodman trying to control but Kikovic is working from the bottom.
Rodman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodman throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kikovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodman postures up and lands a big shot to Kikovic's brow.
Rodman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodman lands a couple of digs.
Rodman working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodman.
Kikovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kikovic tries to get out of the position.
Rodman stands up over Kikovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodman stopping the sweep attempt from Kikovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodman is stalling in the full guard.
Rodman is pushing down on Kikovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kikovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodman.
Rodman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodman not doing much here.
Rodman thows a huge punch but Kikovic dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Rodman there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic is looking to improve his position.
Rodman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kikovic to regain full guard.
Rodman forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikovic is in trouble now - Rodman has advanced to mount!
Rodman lands a nice shot to the head.
Kikovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodman on the ground.
Rodman looking to finish Kikovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kikovic!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rodman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kikovic?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakeem Rodman 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.
Rodman throws a push kick but Kikovic slaps the foot to one side.
Rodman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rakeem Rodman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodman tries to clinch but Kikovic moves out of range.
Kikovic wants to land a leg kick but Rodman is out of range.
Rodman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kikovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kikovic connects with a body shot.
Rodman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kikovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kikovic checks it well.
Kikovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kikovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rakeem Rodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kikovic is out of range and Rodman settles back down.
Rodman avoids the head kick by Kikovic.
A head kick by Rodman misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kikovic lands a jab to Rodman's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kikovic.
Dusan Kikovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kikovic throws a jab when Rodman was well out of range.
Rodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kikovic defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Rodman.
Rodman moves to clinch but Kikovic breaks away
and Kikovic counters with a straight right hand.
Rodman throws a head kick that misses.
Rodman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rodman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kikovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodman.
Kikovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodman avoids the body shot from Kikovic.
Rodman throws a nice looking combination but Kikovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kikovic is looking to slow Rodman down with leg kicks.
Kikovic lands a slapping body shot.
Rodman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kikovic avoids a kick to the body.
Rodman clinches with his opponent.
Kikovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikovic.
Rodman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kikovic is defending well.
Rodman is trying to stall.
Rodman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kikovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Kikovic as the two fighters clinch.
Kikovic gets through Rodman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodman throws an elbow that misses.
Kikovic pushes Rodman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kikovic.
Kikovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodman backwards.
Rodman tries for a takedown but Kikovic manages to get underhooks.
Dusan Kikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakeem Rodman.
Kikovic lands an uppercut.
Kikovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikovic dodges an elbow strike from Rodman.
Rodman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Kikovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kikovic's face.
Rodman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodman is breathing heavily.
Kikovic blocks an elbow strike from Rodman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodman throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Kikovic.
Kikovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kikovic lands a nice uppercut.
Rodman working aggressively here.
Kikovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodman up against the cage.
Kikovic taking a breather.
Kikovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodman blocks an elbow strike from Kikovic.
Rodman misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kikovic as Rodman tries to tie him up.
Rodman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kikovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusan Kikovic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kikovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Kikovic.
Rodman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodman tries to clinch up but Kikovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodman misses with the combination.
Rodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kikovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dusan Kikovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kikovic can pounce on him.
Rodman moves in looking to clinch but Kikovic pushes him off.
Kikovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Rodman.
Rodman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kikovic.
Rodman misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodman checks a low kick from Kikovic.
Kikovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kikovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodman on the side of the head.
Kikovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Kikovic moves in looking to clinch but Rodman pushes him off.
Kikovic is looking to clinch but Rodman is avoiding it.
Rodman pushes Kikovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kikovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodman throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic is looking to control Rodman's arms but Rodman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kikovic has his back to the cage.
Kikovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kikovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodman backwards.
Rodman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kikovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kikovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kikovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kikovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodman is looking to clinch.
Kikovic throws a body punch but Rodman moves out of range.
Rodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kikovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Kikovic throws a leg kick which misses Rodman's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodman tries to avoid it.
Kikovic cracks a nice hook into Rodman's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodman throws a sloppy head kick and Kikovic moves out of range easily.
Rodman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kikovic is out of range.
Rodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kikovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodman throws a head kick that misses.
Rodman is looking to clinch.
Kikovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kikovic lands a slapping body shot.
Kikovic wants to slow Rodman down by chopping away at his legs.
Kikovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodman's hands.
Kikovic throws an overhand right that lands on Rodman's shoulder, as Rodman tries to avoid the shot.
Kikovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kikovic slips a straight right by Rodman.
Rodman needs to keep his hands up - Kikovic had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kikovic throws an elbow but misses.
Kikovic lands a body punch.
Kikovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dusan Kikovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodman tries a knee to the head but Kikovic blocks it.
Rodman throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kikovic misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodman slows down the pace here.
Kikovic is pushing Rodman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kikovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kikovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusan Kikovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kikovic 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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