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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric has chosen Guy Sebastian - Like A Drum as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goran Lovric!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy moves away from the strike by Lovric.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Lovric is quick to defend against it.
Lovric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Lovric misses.
Lovric throws a lazy right hand but Brandy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lovric throws a shot from downtown. Brandy moves away and avoids it.
Lovric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandy misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lovric crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandy - the referee stops the clock and Lovric gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandy. Lovric manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Lovric misses.
Brandy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandy shoots in for a takedown but Lovric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lovric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
Brandy scores with a nice body kick.
Lovric moves away from the strike by Brandy.
Brandy doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovric circles away.
Brandy jabs Lovric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric lands a body shot.
Lovric missing with a left hand there. Brandy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goran Lovric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandy's head.
Lovric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandy attempts a counter takedown but Lovric avoids it well and moves away.
Brandy moves into the clinch.
Brandy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brandy blocking some punches.
Lovric throws a head punch that misses.
Brandy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandy blocks an uppercut.
Lovric struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandy controls his hands.
Brandy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandy goes for a takedown attempt but Lovric pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy dodges the punch combination from Lovric.
Brandy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovric missing with a left hand there. Brandy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lovric throws a hook but Brandy blocks it.
Brandy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lovric sprawls and moves away.
Brandy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lovric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lovric loads up on a big right hand but Brandy slips the punch.
Lovric with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lovric lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovric throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lovric misses.
Lovric misses with a straight right.
Lovric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovric.
Brandy throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandy attempts a counter takedown but Lovric avoids it well and moves away.
Lovric walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brandy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lovric.
Goran Lovric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Brandy finds it's way through Lovric's defenses.
A good leg kick by Brandy.
Brandy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lovric keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Lovric misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandy.
A little jabbing left from Lovric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubicon Brandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovric fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandy.
Brandy throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric misses with a hook. Brandy ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovric looks to land a right hand but Brandy moved out of range.
Brandy moves in looking to clinch but Lovric pushes him off.
Brandy lands with a shot to the body.
Brandy defending well as Lovric loads up on a big left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Brandy.
Brandy looks to land a body kick but Lovric moved away.
A good leg kick by Lovric.
Lovric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandy. That did some damage!
Lovric throws an overhand right that lands on Brandy's shoulder, as Brandy tries to avoid the shot.
Brandy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lovric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lovric lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandy's head.
Brandy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovric throws a looping overhand right but Brandy ducks down to avoid it.
Brandy scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Lovric dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lovric throws a series of punches but Brandy avoids them all with ease.
Lovric slips a jab from Brandy.
Lovric misses with a two punch combination.
Brandy wants to clinch up but Lovric keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Lovric misses its intended target.
Lovric lands an overhand right.
Lovric jabs Brandy right on the nose. Brandy blinks but takes it well.
Lovric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lovric misses with a looping right.
Brandy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lovric sprawls and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandy blocks the leg kick.
Lovric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandy.
Goran Lovric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lovric takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brandy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brandy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lovric misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lovric can pounce on him.
Brandy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovric checks a low kick from Brandy.
Lovric tries a quick counter leg kick but Brandy is wise to it.
Lovric throws a head kick but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy digs a good body shot into Lovric's ribs.
Lovric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brandy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brandy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandy throws the kick towards the body but Lovric avoids it.
Brandy swings for the body but Lovric moves out of range.
Lovric takes one on the button.
Brandy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lovric.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric misses with an uppercut.
Lovric throws a nice looking combination but Brandy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandy attempts a counter takedown but Lovric avoids it well and moves away.
Lovric lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandy's head.
Brandy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab.
Brandy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovric gets caught flat footed, as Brandy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lovric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandy is one step ahead there.
Lovric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lovric is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovric tries to stand and escape but Brandy is controlling the position.
Brandy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lovric working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lovric preventing the sweep.
Brandy has Lovric pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandy is trying to keep Lovric in close.
Lovric throws a big elbow that misses.
Lovric seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lovric wants to stand but Brandy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lovric works over Brandy with some ground and pound from guard.
Lovric tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandy is retaining full guard.
Brandy is trying to keep Lovric in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Lovric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lovric stuns Brandy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Lovric misses.
Lovric misses with a wild body shot.
Brandy shoots in looking for a takedown but Lovric manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lovric throws out a counter right but Brandy avoids it with no problem.
Lovric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Lovric misses.
Brandy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brandy slips a straight right by Lovric.
Brandy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandy.
A head kick misses from Lovric.
Lovric lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric scores with a decent looking hook.
Lovric missing with a left hand there. Brandy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandy tried to score with a low kick but Lovric checks it.
Lovric misses with a low kick.
Brandy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lovric misses with a low kick as Brandy jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandy. That's going to slow Lovric down.
Lovric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brandy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandy staying out of range there.
Brandy attempts a counter takedown but Lovric avoids it well and moves away.
Lovric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lovric sprawls and moves away.
Lovric throws a chopping leg kick but Brandy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandy, right into the meat.
Lovric lands a body shot.
Brandy moves away from the strike by Lovric.
Brandy slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovric is just out of range.
Brandy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lovric is out of range.
Lovric looks to land a right hand but Brandy moved out of range.
Brandy scores with the left hand. Lovric knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovric pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brandy back to the cage. Lovric follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lovric thows a leg kick but Brandy checks it
and Brandy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lovric's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovric not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lovric looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lovric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy is fighting to break Lovric's control of his arms but Lovric is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lovric trying to control the position.
Lovric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lovric wants to stand up but Brandy is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandy scores with a takedown into Lovric's guard.
Brandy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy postures up.
Brandy is in close to Lovric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brandy throwing strikes from guard but Lovric blocks nicely.
Lovric keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
Lovric working a defensive guard here.
Lovric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Goran Lovric just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Lovric misses.
Brandy misses with a hook to the body
and Lovric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Lovric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandy doesn't seem phased though.
Brandy throws a body punch but Lovric moves out of range.
Lovric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandy manages to avoid it.
Lovric misses with a wild body shot.
Brandy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovric steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandy. That one must have hurt.
Lovric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lovric tries to avoid it but Brandy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lovric to the ground. Lovric escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lovric throws a head kick that Brandy semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandy.
A little jabbing left from Lovric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovric.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Lovric is quick to defend against it.
Lovric throws the left hand but Brandy avoids the punch easily.
Brandy feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric blocks a leg kick.
Lovric flicks out a counter leg kick but Brandy steps away.
Lovric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lovric throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lovric checks a low kick from Brandy.
Lovric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lovric scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lovric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovric is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brandy drives through and clinches with Lovric against the cage.
Lovric misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brandy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandy blocking some punches.
Brandy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovrics head.
Brandy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandy wants to control from the top but Lovric keeps moving.
Brandy cracks Lovric with a solid left hand.
Brandy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lovric trying to keep a closed guard but Brandy is proving a slippery customer.
Brandy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lovric pulls Brandy in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lovric thuds his right hand into Brandy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
Lovric pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandy is out of range and Lovric settles back down.
Brandy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A left lands for Brandy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandy is looking to wear down Lovric with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brandy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovric.
A telegraphed right hand from Lovric misses the target.
Brandy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brandy shoots in and gets a takedown into Lovric's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandy wants to control from the top but Lovric keeps moving.
Lovric is pulling down on Brandy's head to control his posture.
Lovric is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lovric tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Goran Lovric will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lovric lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lovric misses with a double jab
and Brandy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lovric won't be happy with that.
Brandy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brandy working away.
Lovric stops Brandy from passing to mount.
Brandy working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy is looking to take a break and control but Lovric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lovric is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric is not content to let Brandy control the position.
Brandy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brandy working the strikes but Lovric uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lovric is looking for a sweep. Brandy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lovric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubicon Brandy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Lovric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lovric has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brandy is working away from the top position though.
Lovric is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lovric wants to improve his position but Brandy is controlling well.
Brandy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lovric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lovric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandy swings widly with a right hand
and Lovric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovric scores with a leg kick.
Lovric has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandy.
Brandy checks a leg kick nicely.
Lovric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandy throws the left hand but Lovric avoids the punch easily.
Lovric moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lovric's waist but Lovric gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandy off to one side.
Brandy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brandy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brandy prevents a body shot from Lovric.
Lovric swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Brandy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lovric manages to break the clinch.
Brandy staying out of range there.
Lovric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandy moves into range and clinches up with Lovric.
Lovric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brandy tries to throw a body punch but Lovric avoids it by throwing Brandy back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandy misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandy.
Lovric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovric lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 Rubicon Brandy.
I think Lovric 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goran Lovric!
Goran Lovric is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Goran Lovric made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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