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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mate Kurtisevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mate Kurtisevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Rocky!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocky pushes Kurtisevic up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurtisevic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rocky wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurtisevic won't allow it.
Kurtisevic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocky's efforts to push away.
Rocky tries to circle away but Kurtisevic has him pinned against the cage.
Kurtisevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocky.
Rocky trying to land knees to the body.
Kurtisevic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocky's efforts to push away.
Rocky working hard to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic prevents Rocky from breaking the clinch.
Rocky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rocky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rocky avoiding damage as Kurtisevic throws knees to the body.
Rocky working hard to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow just above Rocky 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Kurtisevic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kurtisevic trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtisevic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rocky is trying to break the clinch but Kurtisevic has him pressed against the cage.
Kurtisevic blocking some punches.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurtisevic avoids it.
Kurtisevic landing knees to the body.
Kurtisevic trying to control the position but instead, Rocky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurtisevic into the cage.
Rocky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rocky tries to throw a body punch but Kurtisevic avoids it by throwing Rocky back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kurtisevic.
Rocky is trying to break the clinch but Kurtisevic is controlling him.
Kurtisevic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rocky stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocky misses with a body punch.
Rocky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocky breaks the clinch.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurtisevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocky closes the distance and clinches.
Rocky is trying to break free.
Rocky avoiding damage as Kurtisevic throws knees to the body.
Kurtisevic scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurtisevic lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurtisevic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic throws an elbow but it misses.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow inside.
Rocky working hard to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic stalls.
Kurtisevic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurtisevic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtisevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocky.
Rocky takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurtisevic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rocky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rocky breaks from the clinch.
Rocky misses with a double jab
and Kurtisevic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but Rocky is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurtisevic scores with a leg kick.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurtisevic darts in trying to clinch
and Rocky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mate Kurtisevic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rocky takes a swing at Kurtisevic's ribcage but misses.
Rocky cracks Kurtisevic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rocky throws a leg kick but Kurtisevic moved away.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch up but Rocky circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rocky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurtisevic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurtisevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mate Kurtisevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but Rocky is having none of it.
Mate Kurtisevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocky throws a series of punches but Kurtisevic moves out of range.
Rocky clinches up with Kurtisevic and pushes him back against the cage.
Kurtisevic tries to stall but Rocky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow that stopped Rocky in his tracks for a moment.
Mate Kurtisevic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rocky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rocky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurtisevic has him pressed against the cage.
Rocky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurtisevic wants to clinch up but Rocky keeps it at a distance.
Kurtisevic connects with a leg kick. Rocky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rocky has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtisevic has Rocky pressed against the cage, preventing Rocky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocky takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow that stopped Rocky in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Kurtisevic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocky controls his hands.
Kurtisevic misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurtisevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocky looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtisevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocky tries to break the clinch but Kurtisevic is controlling the position.
Kurtisevic missing with knees to the body.
Rocky is trying to break free.
Kurtisevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocky avoids it.
Rocky is looking to break free of the clinch but Kurtisevic has double underhooks.
Rocky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky tries to break the clinch but Kurtisevic is controlling the position.
Kurtisevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rocky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic throws an elbow that misses.
Kurtisevic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurtisevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocky avoids the damage to the body.
Rocky can't break the clinch.
Kurtisevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocky avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rocky prevents a body shot from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocky avoids the damage to the body.
Kurtisevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocky avoids it.
Kurtisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Rocky.
Kurtisevic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocky's efforts to push away.
Kurtisevic stalling in the clinch but Rocky improves position.
Rocky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurtisevic missing with knees to the body.
Rocky cracks Kurtisevic with a nice body shot.
Kurtisevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocky controls his hands.
Rocky wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Rocky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rocky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurtisevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocky.
Rocky digs a good hook to Kurtisevic's body.
Rocky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurtisevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurtisevic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kurtisevic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurtisevic is looking to slow Rocky down with leg kicks.
Kurtisevic is looking to clinch but Rocky is avoiding it.
Rocky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocky tries to keep at a distance but Kurtisevic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kurtisevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocky avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtisevic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocky prevents a body shot from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic pushes off an throws an elbow but Rocky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rocky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocky.
Kurtisevic keeps control of Rocky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurtisevic has Rocky pushed against the cage.
Kurtisevic trying to control the position but instead, Rocky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurtisevic into the cage.
Rocky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky throws a lazy head kick
and Kurtisevic counters with a head kick.
Rocky misses with a head kick.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch there but Rocky circles away.
Kurtisevic blocks the body kick.
Kurtisevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rocky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurtisevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocky avoids the head kick by Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch
and Rocky counters with a straight right hand.
Kurtisevic looks to clinch
and Rocky counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky clinches up against the cage.
Kurtisevic keeps control of Rocky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocky slows down the pace here.
Kurtisevic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Rocky fails to land.
Rocky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurtisevic looking to stall.
Rocky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtisevic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rocky stalling.
Rocky blocks a body shot from Kurtisevic.
Rocky is trying to push Kurtisevic away but Kurtisevic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rocky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocky taking a breather.
Kurtisevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocky controls his hands.
Rocky tries to circle away but Kurtisevic has him pinned against the cage.
Rocky trying to control the position but instead, Kurtisevic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rocky into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurtisevic is pushing Rocky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Rocky.
I think Rocky 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mate Kurtisevic!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mate Kurtisevic!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
Mate Kurtisevic wins by majority decision!
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energy
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