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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - as his entrance music. 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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213 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Cirkovic. That snapped Eckstein's head back.
Eckstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Eckstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Eckstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Eckstein tries to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Good work by Eckstein as he checks the leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Eckstein moves out of range easily.
Eckstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eckstein catches Cirkovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Eckstein.
Cirkovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Eckstein throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Eckstein checks it.
Eckstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cirkovic to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eckstein with a body shot.
Cirkovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eckstein forces Cirkovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eckstein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cirkovic up against the ropes.
Eckstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cirkovic is defending well for now.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Eckstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a right hand.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Eckstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eckstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cirkovic's elbow.
Cirkovic misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cirkovic.
Eckstein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic digs a right hand into Eckstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eckstein's gas tank.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
Cirkovic scores with a knee to the head.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Eckstein is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cirkovic.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eckstein as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Eckstein misses with some punches.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic works on Eckstein's body with a couple of short punches.
Cirkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cirkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Eckstein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Eckstein blocks it.
Eckstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cirkovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eckstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein looking to throw knees to the head but Cirkovic is blocking nicely.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Eckstein.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eckstein pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein misses with a knee to the head.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eckstein loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a good jab.
Eckstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cirkovic on the side of the head.
Eckstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Cirkovic has closed the distance and engaged Eckstein in a clinch.
Eckstein avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Eckstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic 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.
A lazy left from Eckstein finds it's target.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eckstein lands with a hook. Cirkovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eckstein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cirkovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cirkovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eckstein throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Cirkovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Eckstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cirkovic stuns Eckstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eckstein is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Eckstein moved out of range.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Cirkovic lands a nice hook to Eckstein's body. Eckstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic blocks a jab.
Eckstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eckstein tries to clinch up.
Eckstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eckstein misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
Eckstein misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein throws a body kick that misses.
Eckstein avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Eckstein pushes him away.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eckstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eckstein's head.
Cirkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Cirkovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cirkovic. That did some damage!
Eckstein throws a right hand that Cirkovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirkovic also avoids with ease.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein throws a series of punches but Cirkovic avoids them all with ease.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body
and Eckstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a good jab.
Cirkovic blocks a leg kick.
Eckstein tries to move into range but Cirkovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Eckstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cirkovic lands a nice hook to Eckstein's body. Eckstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eckstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cirkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Eckstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Eckstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
Eckstein blocks the body kick.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eckstein misses with a body kick.
Donk. Cirkovic catches Eckstein right on the button with a cross.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirkovic scores with a kick to the body.
Eckstein swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic jabs at Eckstein's body.
Cirkovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eckstein at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eckstein.
Cirkovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eckstein.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Eckstein moves away
and Eckstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eckstein throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic wants to counter the offense by Eckstein and move into the clinch position.
Cirkovic tries to clinch
and Eckstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eckstein looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein backing away here, and Cirkovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Eckstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eckstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
Cirkovic looks for the body kick but Eckstein saw that one coming.
Eckstein walks into a straight right hand from Cirkovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Eckstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Eckstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Cirkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Eckstein blocks the leg kick.
Eckstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eckstein wants to clinch.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Eckstein throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Eckstein sets himself, and Cirkovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Eckstein avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eckstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Cirkovic.
Eckstein takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Eckstein moves out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eckstein cracks Cirkovic with an open hand slap.
Eckstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Eckstein.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Eckstein pushes him away.
Eckstein misses with a hook.
Eckstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkovic connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Cirkovic misses
and Eckstein counters with an outside leg kick.
Cirkovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eckstein.
Eckstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eckstein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cirkovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eckstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eckstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirkovic's calf.
Eckstein is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic lands with a straight right. Eckstein didn't see that one coming.
Cirkovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein slips under a jab.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eckstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eckstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Eckstein moves out of range.
Cirkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Cirkovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eckstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cirkovic lunges at Eckstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eckstein's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a lazy right hand but Eckstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eckstein motions for Cirkovic to come forward. Eckstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cirkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Eckstein blocks the leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Eckstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eckstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirkovic cracks the inside of Eckstein's front leg.
Cirkovic sizes up Eckstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eckstein throws a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Cirkovic gets tackled into the ropes by Eckstein. Eckstein maintains the clinch.
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cirkovic throws an elbow but misses.
Eckstein's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eckstein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eckstein misses with a knee to the head.
Eckstein managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic tries a knee to the head but Eckstein blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eckstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eckstein misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
Eckstein darts in and clinches Cirkovic up against the ropes.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eckstein is trying to stall.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Eckstein blocks it.
Eckstein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cirkovic is keeping busy.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Eckstein has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eckstein.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Eckstein prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Eckstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Eckstein is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eckstein lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cirkovic jabs Eckstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eckstein throws a big counter combination but Cirkovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Eckstein moves out of range easily.
Eckstein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eckstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
and Eckstein counters with a straight right hand.
Eckstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eckstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eckstein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cirkovic - the referee stops the clock and Eckstein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cirkovic. Eckstein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eckstein misses with a wild combination.
Cirkovic punishes Eckstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic connects with a high kick.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Eckstein checks it
and Eckstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Eckstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirkovic jabs Eckstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cirkovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the body.
Eckstein misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.
Eckstein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirkovic's hands.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Eckstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein tried to counter with a leg kick but Cirkovic avoided it.
Eckstein misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic forces Eckstein back against the ropes and clinches.
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eckstein is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Eckstein is leaning against Cirkovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cirkovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
Eckstein lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
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!
Eckstein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eckstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cirkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Eckstein taking a breather.
Eckstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Eckstein blocks it.
Eckstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with the head strike.
Eckstein misses with a body punch.
Eckstein lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot lands for Cirkovic.
Eckstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Cirkovic misses with a right hand
and Eckstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eckstein tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic throws a combination. Eckstein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eckstein lands a head kick!
Cirkovic tries to keep at a distance but Eckstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eckstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cirkovic tries to circle away but Eckstein has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eckstein.
Eckstein stalling the fight.
Eckstein trying to stall but Cirkovic improves his position.
Cirkovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic blocks the elbow strike.
Cirkovic tries to break free but Eckstein pushes him back against the ropes.
Eckstein misses with some punches.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Eckstein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Eckstein tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eckstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cirkovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cirkovic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Eckstein lands a damaging elbow.
Eckstein lands a left hand.
Cirkovic letting Eckstein take a breather here.
Cirkovic lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Eckstein tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Eckstein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eckstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eckstein connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cirkovic's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cirkovic.
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that Eckstein semi-blocks.
Eckstein jabs Cirkovic right on the nose. Cirkovic blinks but takes it well.
Cirkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eckstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Eckstein's ribcage but misses.
Cirkovic jabs Eckstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eckstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic looking to stall.
Eckstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cirkovic's elbow.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Eckstein tries to stall but Cirkovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jason Eckstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eckstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Eckstein won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Eckstein throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eckstein.
Cirkovic takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Milovan Cirkovic has been cut.
Eckstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cirkovic's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eckstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirkovic avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Eckstein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cirkovic 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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