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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Precha Apichetkul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeljko Mavrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apichetkul's entrance music is Unholy Confession. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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253 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Precha Apichetkul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeljko Mavrovic!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apichetkul takes the fight into the clinch.
Mavrovic pulls Apichetkul into guard.
Mavrovic lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Apichetkul passes into half guard.
Mavrovic wants to control but Apichetkul is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mavrovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Apichetkul is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mavrovic defends it well.
Mavrovic is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apichetkul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Apichetkul decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Apichetkul clinches.
Mavrovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mavrovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mavrovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Mavrovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apichetkul seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mavrovic throws a head kick but Apichetkul moves out of range.
Mavrovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mavrovic breaks the clinch.
Apichetkul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mavrovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Mavrovic tries to pull guard but Apichetkul forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mavrovic wants to take the fight to the mat but Apichetkul manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Precha Apichetkul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeljko Mavrovic.
Apichetkul drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mavrovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apichetkul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mavrovic is trying to push Apichetkul away but Apichetkul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mavrovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Apichetkul.
Mavrovic is looking for a takedown.
Mavrovic tries to break the clinch but Apichetkul is controlling the position.
Apichetkul is trying to drag Mavrovic to the mat but Mavrovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mavrovic gets underhooks to prevent Apichetkul's takedown attempt.
Mavrovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apichetkul instigates a clinch.
Apichetkul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic manages to break the clinch.
Apichetkul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Apichetkul has managed to clinch.
Apichetkul wants to take the fight to the mat but Mavrovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Apichetkul tries to stall but Mavrovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Apichetkul is trying to maintain a safe position but Mavrovic gets an underhook and turns Apichetkul into the cage.
Mavrovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mavrovic.
Mavrovic tries a low kick but Apichetkul avoids it.
Apichetkul gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mavrovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apichetkul wants to get back to his feet but Mavrovic passes into half guard.
Mavrovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Apichetkul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mavrovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Apichetkul misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zeljko Mavrovic will probably get the nod.
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.
Mavrovic rushes Apichetkul and presses him up against the cage.
Apichetkul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mavrovic's efforts to push away.
Apichetkul misses with some punches.
Apichetkul missing with knees to the body.
Mavrovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apichetkul moves out of range of the body kick from Mavrovic.
Apichetkul misses with a body shot.
Mavrovic throws a head kick but Apichetkul moves out of range.
Mavrovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Apichetkul is trying to defend but Mavrovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mavrovic is looking for a kimura but Apichetkul is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mavrovic to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apichetkul wants to get back to his feet.
Mavrovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Apichetkul is defending against the submission attempts here by Mavrovic.
Mavrovic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Apichetkul.
Apichetkul taking some punishment here, with Mavrovic in his half guard.
Apichetkul tries to get to full guard but Mavrovic has control of the leg.
Apichetkul is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mavrovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Apichetkul is trying to maintain the position but Mavrovic is very close to passing his half guard.
Apichetkul wants to get back to full guard but Mavrovic has mounted him!
Zeljko Mavrovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mavrovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mavrovic lands a big shot there that rocks Apichetkul but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mavrovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Apichetkul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mavrovic on the ground.
Mavrovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mavrovic looking for a guillotine from mount but Apichetkul is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mavrovic landing punches.
Mavrovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mavrovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apichetkul bucks Mavrovic off and manages to get back to his feet!
Mavrovic rushes Apichetkul and presses him up against the cage.
Mavrovic breaks the clinch.
Mavrovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mavrovic closes the distance and pushes Apichetkul back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Apichetkul is trying to keep an underhook but Mavrovic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mavrovic trying to control the action but Apichetkul is working from the bottom.
Apichetkul is trying to stand back up but Mavrovic is controlling him
Mavrovic is thwarting Apichetkul's attempts to control the position.
Apichetkul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mavrovic is thwarting Apichetkul's attempts to control the position.
Apichetkul landing strikes from the bottom.
Mavrovic prevents Apichetkul from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeljko Mavrovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Mavrovic shoots in for a takedown but Apichetkul shows good takedown defense.
Mavrovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Apichetkul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Apichetkul moves out of range as Mavrovic throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Apichetkul.
Apichetkul takes the fight into the clinch.
Apichetkul has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mavrovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Apichetkul is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apichetkul has clasped his hands together around Mavrovic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Apichetkul working the strikes but Mavrovic uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Apichetkul wants to pass to mount but Mavrovic is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mavrovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Apichetkul.
Mavrovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Apichetkul is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mavrovic is just riding it out for now. Apichetkul eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mavrovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Apichetkul.
Apichetkul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mavrovic moves into full guard.
Apichetkul postures up.
Mavrovic keeping moving, preventing Apichetkul from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mavrovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Apichetkul defends it easily.
Mavrovic is pulling down on Apichetkul's head. It's preventing any offense from Apichetkul, at least for the moment.
Mavrovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mavrovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrovic has his foot on Apichetkul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Apichetkul works his way back into a safe position though.
Apichetkul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mavrovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Apichetkul stands up and waves to Mavrovic to follow him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zeljko Mavrovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Apichetkul pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mavrovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Apichetkul after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apichetkul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mavrovic is keeping busy.
Apichetkul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mavrovic misses with a low kick as Apichetkul jumps back.
Mavrovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Mavrovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Apichetkul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mavrovic manages to circle out of the way.
Apichetkul takes the fight into the clinch.
Mavrovic pulls guard effortlessly.
Precha Apichetkul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Apichetkul trying to control the position from guard on top but Mavrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mavrovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Precha Apichetkul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mavrovic 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeljko Mavrovic!
The defeated Precha Apichetkul had this to say: 'Oh, come on!! I'm just a big young boy!! This is not my last, I promise you guys.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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