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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brogan Kearney has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zlatko Zahovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brogan Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney throws the left hand but Zahovic avoids the punch easily.
Kearney misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kearney.
A leg kick checked by Zahovic.
Kearney throws a low kick but Zahovic avoids it.
Kearney has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zahovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kearney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kearney scores with a jab. Zahovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kearney throws a right hand that Zahovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Zahovic also avoids with ease.
Kearney tries to work over Zahovic's front leg with a kick but Zahovic checks it.
Zahovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kearney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zahovic. That did some damage!
Kearney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Zahovic.
Zahovic misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Kearney.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zahovic lands a jab to Kearney's midsection.
Kearney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zahovic manages to avoid it.
Kearney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zahovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zahovic throwing a counter right hand but Kearney manages to avoid it.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kearney lands a slapping body shot.
Zahovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zahovic moves away from the strike by Kearney.
Zahovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kearney.
Zahovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kearney.
Kearney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kearney misses with an uppercut. Zahovic saw that one coming.
Zahovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zahovic has a takedown stuffed.
Kearney scores with a nice right hand.
Kearney jabs Zahovic right on the nose. Zahovic blinks but takes it well.
Kearney misses with a combination
and Zahovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Kearney lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Kearney catches Zahovic right on the button with a cross.
Zahovic throws a good cross that connects.
Zahovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kearney swivels and escapes.
Kearney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kearney finds it's way through Zahovic's defenses.
Kearney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zahovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kearney misses the shot to the body.
Zahovic misses with a body shot.
Zahovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zahovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kearney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zahovic scrambles back to his feet.
Zahovic ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Kearney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zahovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zahovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Zahovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kearney at a distance.
Kearney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zahovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Kearney.
Zahovic throws a body punch but Kearney moves out of range.
Kearney throws a body punch but Zahovic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zahovic has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zlatko Zahovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Kearney misses.
Kearney scores with a punch to the head.
Kearney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zahovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zahovic misses with a hook. Kearney ducked under it nicely.
Zahovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zahovic dodges the punch combination from Kearney.
Zahovic catches Kearney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zahovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Kearney counters with a nice uppercut.
Zahovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zahovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kearney tries to avoid it but Zahovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kearney to the ground. Kearney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kearney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kearney lands with a nice combination. Zahovic backs away looking to recover.
Kearney avoids the body shot from Zahovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kearney lands a leg kick that knocks Zahovic off balance momentarily.
Kearney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zahovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kearney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zahovic cracks Kearney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zahovic ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Zahovic appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zahovic misses with an uppercut. Kearney saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Kearney.
Zahovic takes a swing at Kearney's ribcage but misses.
Zahovic looking to score a takedown here. Kearney is defending well but Zahovic drives through and ends up in Kearney's guard.
Zahovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kearney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kearney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zahovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zahovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zahovic drops back looking for a leg! Kearney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kearney manages to kick Zahovic off! Zahovic jumps back into Kearney's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brogan Kearney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kearney looks to score with a jab to the body but Zahovic is just out of range.
Kearney thuds a left hand into Zahovic's body.
Kearney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zahovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kearney. Zahovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zahovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kearney just misses with a punch to the body.
Zahovic misses with a wild body shot.
Kearney unleashes a big counter combination but Zahovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zahovic misses with an uppercut. Kearney saw that one coming.
Kearney is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kearney throws a jab but it's blocked by Zahovic.
Zahovic ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Kearney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kearney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kearney misses with a hook. Zahovic ducked under it nicely.
Zahovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zahovic takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zahovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zahovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kearney momentarily.
Kearney scores with a nice head shot.
Zahovic gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zahovic lands a nice short elbow.
Kearney is looking to get back to is feet but Zahovic passes into side control.
Kearney is trying to buck Zahovic off.
Zahovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kearney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zahovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zahovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic scoring with punches from side control.
Zahovic prevents Kearney from escaping the position.
Kearney is looking for a sweep.
Kearney struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kearney is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zahovic off and has taken his back!
Zlatko Zahovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zahovic covering up well and avoiding damage.
Zahovic tries to roll but Kearney sticks to his back.
Kearney thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Zahovic rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zahovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kearney pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zahovic trying to control here.
Kearney is pressing down on Zahovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zahovic is holding on for now.
Zahovic trying to control here.
Kearney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kearney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kearney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zahovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kearney.
Zahovic trying to hold on to Kearney's head to control him but Kearney postures up.
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.
Kearney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kearney wants to stand up but Zahovic is controlling the position.
Zahovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zahovic.
Kearney postures up.
Zahovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kearney trying to control but Zahovic is working from the bottom.
Kearney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zahovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zahovic has a closed guard, preventing Kearney from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brogan Kearney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kearney misses with a straight right.
Zahovic cracks Kearney with an open hand slap.
Zahovic misses with a straight right.
Kearney throws a leg kick but Zahovic checks it.
Zahovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kearney. Kearney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zahovic loads up on a big right hand but Kearney slips the punch.
Kearney throws out a counter right but Zahovic avoids it with no problem.
Zahovic lands with a cross.
Kearney is rocked!
Zahovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kearney is still on wobbly legs! Can Zahovic finish him?
Zahovic weaves into range and cracks Kearney right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kearney goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Zahovic is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zlatko Zahovic!
Our winner, Zlatko Zahovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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