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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusan Kikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strummer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Stranglers- Nice N' Sleazy. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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148 lbs
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143 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Strummer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dusan Kikovic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikovic lands the left hand.
Kikovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Strummer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kikovic swivels and escapes.
And Kikovic responds with a good body kick, but Strummer manages to step out the way in time.
Kikovic scores with a body shot.
Strummer misses with a takedown
and Kikovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strummer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Strummer shoots in and drives through. Kikovic sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Kikovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Strummer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strummer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kikovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strummer fails to land the takedown.
Strummer misses with a right hand
and Kikovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kikovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strummer on the side of the head.
Joe Strummer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strummer dives in for a single leg takedown but Kikovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Strummer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kikovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strummer misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic jabs Strummer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kikovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strummer fails with the takedown
and Kikovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Kikovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strummer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strummer.
Kikovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kikovic.
Strummer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kikovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strummer shoots for a double leg takedown but Kikovic sprawls well. He's pushed Strummer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kikovic swings for the body but Strummer moves out of range.
Kikovic tries to score with a low kick but Strummer moves his leg out of the way.
Kikovic stuffs the takedown.
Kikovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strummer shoots in and drives through. Kikovic sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strummer swings widly with a right hand
and Kikovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strummer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kikovic sprawls well. Kikovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strummer gets slowly back to his feet.
Strummer is breathing heavily.
Strummer shoots for a takedown but Kikovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strummer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kikovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Kikovic.
Strummer misses with a left hand
and Kikovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strummer shoots and misses
and Kikovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kikovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strummer is rocked!
Kikovic throws a low kick but Strummer avoids it.
Kikovic connects with a body shot that sends Strummer's belly button to the back.
Kikovic throws the left hand but Strummer avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strummer throws a lazy right hand but Kikovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Strummer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strummer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kikovic defends well and Strummer ends up having to push Kikovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Kikovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kikovic throws a leg kick but Strummer moved away.
Strummer misses with a takedown attempt
and Kikovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kikovic scores with a leg kick.
Strummer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kikovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Strummer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kikovic. That did some damage!
Kikovic misses with a wild body shot.
Kikovic throws a leg kick but Strummer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strummer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Strummer has a takedown stuffed.
Kikovic dips to his left and cracks Strummer with an uppercut!
Kikovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strummer.
Strummer misses with a takedown
and Kikovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Strummer or perhaps it was just good defense by Kikovic, which made it look bad.
Kikovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kikovic lands a body shot.
Kikovic throws a jab when Strummer was well out of range.
Kikovic lands with a nice body punch.
Kikovic throws the left hand but Strummer avoids the punch easily.
Kikovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Strummer. Strummer gets slowly back to his feet.
Strummer misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusan Kikovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kikovic tried to score with a low kick but Strummer checks it.
Kikovic misses with a wild body shot.
Strummer moves forwards but Kikovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strummer darts in looking for a takedown but Kikovic gets double underhooks and turns Strummer into the cage.
Strummer looks for a takedown but Kikovic sprawls well.
Kikovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kikovic misses with a low kick.
Strummer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kikovic defends well and Strummer ends up having to push Kikovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Strummer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Kikovic as Strummer shoots in.
Kikovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strummer doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kikovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kikovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kikovic throws a right hand that Strummer ducks under and follows up with a left that Strummer also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strummer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strummer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kikovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strummer somewhat.
Kikovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strummer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kikovic counters with a good low kick that Strummer was not able to check.
Strummer throws a shot from downtown. Kikovic moves away and avoids it.
Kikovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kikovic misses with a low kick.
Strummer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dusan Kikovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strummer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kikovic.
Kikovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kikovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kikovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kikovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strummer misses the shot to the body.
Strummer misses with a takedown attempt - Kikovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Strummer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Strummer has his takedown stuffed
and Kikovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kikovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Strummer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strummer shoots in and drives through. Kikovic sprawls well.
Kikovic lands with a hook. Strummer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kikovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strummer moves away.
Kikovic misses with a wild body shot.
Kikovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strummer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kikovic tries to avoid it but Strummer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kikovic to the ground. Kikovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strummer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kikovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Strummer drops his hands momentarily and Kikovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strummer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strummer slips a jab from Kikovic.
Strummer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kikovic lands with a good body shot.
Strummer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strummer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strummer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strummer fails to land the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Kikovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kikovic.
Strummer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strummer misses with a left hand
and Kikovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Strummer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strummer.
Strummer seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strummer fails with a takedown attempt.
Strummer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kikovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strummer's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strummer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kikovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kikovic swings for the body but Strummer moves out of range.
Kikovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strummer manages to avoid it.
Strummer tries to counter with a takedown but Kikovic is quick to defend against it.
Kikovic misses with a straight left.
Kikovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kikovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strummer.
Kikovic blocks a jab.
It seemed like Kikovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kikovic tests Strummer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Strummer as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusan Kikovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Strummer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kikovic but Kikovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kikovic drops Strummer with a left and a right! Oh, Strummer is hurt - Kikovic dives into side control looking to finish!
Kikovic trying to control the action but Strummer is working from the bottom.
Kikovic controlling from side mount.
Kikovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strummer keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strummer wants to control but Kikovic postures up.
Strummer tries to improve position but can't.
Kikovic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strummer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kikovic's guard! Nice work there by Strummer!
Strummer wants to pass the guard but Kikovic is keeping the position.
Strummer passes Kikovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kikovic trying to hold on to Strummer's head to control him but Strummer postures up.
Kikovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Strummer is trying to control. Kikovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joe Strummer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic is concentrating on defense, preventing Strummer from advancing position.
Strummer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kikovic keeps working.
Strummer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kikovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Strummer seems to be working for a kimura but Kikovic defends the submission attempt.
Kikovic wants to get back to full guard.
Kikovic manages to get to full guard.
Kikovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strummer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic passes into half guard.
Kikovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strummer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kikovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strummer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Strummer trying to control but Kikovic postures up.
Strummer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kikovic prevents Strummer from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kikovic 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.
Strummer is looking for a sweep. Kikovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strummer is staying active underneath Kikovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kikovic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strummer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kikovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusan Kikovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kikovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusan Kikovic!
Dusan Kikovic tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Joe Strummer stepped up to the mic, saying 'Big deal, you beat a dead guy.'.
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energy
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hype
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