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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mihailovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Otherwise - Soldiers. Newton has chosen Superman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lubomir Mihailovic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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196 cm
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243 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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196 cm
24
245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lubomir Mihailovic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Newton! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mihailovic moves into the clinch. Newton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihailovic moves away. Newton misses with a body shot.
Mihailovic is looking to counter punch. Mihailovic misses the shot to the body. Newton throws a hook to the side of Mihailovic's head but Mihailovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mihailovic thows a leg kick but Newton checks it enabling Newton to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lubomir Mihailovic has been cut. We've been told by Mihailovic's head coaches at Odins Body Workshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Newton swings widly with a right hand
and Mihailovic counters with a lovely straight right hand! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mihailovic. Mihailovic misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mihailovic misses with a wild body shot. Mihailovic cracks Newton with a good jab. Newton lands the left hand. Newton tries to keep at a distance but Mihailovic has taken the fight into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Newton blocks a body shot from Mihailovic.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mihailovic scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head. Newton manages to break the clinch.
Mihailovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mihailovic. Newton throws a right hand that misses
and Mihailovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cam Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mihailovic throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily. Newton feints the counter takedown. Mihailovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Newton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Mihailovic punishes Newton's body with a nice straight punch. A lazy left from Mihailovic finds it's target. Newton slips under a jab from Mihailovic. Lubomir Mihailovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Newton loads up on a big right hand but Mihailovic slips the punch. Mihailovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Mihailovic 's head but he takes it in his stride. This has been an exciting period of action! Mihailovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton moves out of range as Mihailovic strikes. Mihailovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Newton back to the cage. Mihailovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Mihailovic lands a nice hook to Newton's body. Newton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Newton avoids the body shot from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Mihailovic to work.
Newton manages to break the clinch.
Newton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Mihailovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihailovic misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming. Mihailovic misses with a low kick.
Mihailovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Mihailovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Newton as he avoids it easily. A jab from Mihailovic misses. Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihailovic moves away. Mihailovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton. Newton scores with a nice strike. Newton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Newton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Mihailovic moved out of range nicely. Mihailovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Newton. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mihailovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A decent looking cross lands there for Mihailovic. This has been an exciting period of action! A left lands for Mihailovic. Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihailovic. Newton feints the counter takedown. Mihailovic works Newton's body with a nice hook. Mihailovic drives through with a takedown into Newton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Mihailovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Mihailovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now. Newton keeping moving, preventing Mihailovic from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lubomir Mihailovic dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lubomir Mihailovic's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mihailovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton. Mihailovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mihailovic throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mihailovic. A little jabbing left from Newton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Mihailovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away. Newton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Mihailovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newton. Mihailovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Mihailovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newton under the eye. Newton on the wrong end of a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Mihailovic. Mihailovic misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming. Newton walks into a straight right hand from Mihailovic. Newton misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Newton throws a hook but Mihailovic blocks it. Mihailovic missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mihailovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mihailovic. Newton moves out of range of the strikes. Newton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mihailovic circles away quickly and effectively. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mihailovic is defended easily by Newton. Mihailovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mihailovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Newton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mihailovic. Mihailovic thuds a left hand into Newton's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Newton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Newton checks a leg kick nicely. Cam Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mihailovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lubomir Mihailovic. That's going to take a lot out of him. Newton misses with a wild combination.
Mihailovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Mihailovic shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Mihailovic does a little dance to reset his feet. Newton takes one to the side of the head.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mihailovic. Nice jab there from Mihailovic. Lubomir Mihailovic is winning the standup battle so far. Newton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Good shot there by Mihailovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Newton misses with a hook. Mihailovic ducked under it nicely. Newton misses with a wild combination.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton feints the counter takedown. Mihailovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards. Newton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mihailovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton is rocked! Newton misses with a straight right. Mihailovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Newton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Some wild striking there from Newton.
Mihailovic moves out of range of the strikes. Mihailovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away. Newton avoids the body shot from Mihailovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice cross by Mihailovic. Mihailovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newton has time to react. Newton is still on wobbly legs! Can Mihailovic finish him? Newton looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mihailovic lands a right hand from hell, dropping Newton. Mihailovic pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lubomir Mihailovic! A relieved looking Lubomir Mihailovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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