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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . David Byrne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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206 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrne has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cirkovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Byrne has managed to clinch.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cirkovic is trying to break free.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cirkovic trying to stall but Byrne improves his position.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cirkovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Cirkovic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Byrne blocks the elbow strike.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cirkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byrne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Byrne throws out a powerful jab.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Cirkovic is looking to chop away at Byrne's legs.
Byrne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Byrne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrne down.
Byrne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cirkovic will feel that in the morning.
Byrne checks a leg kick.
Byrne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cirkovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byrne throws a shot to the body.
Cirkovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byrne.
Cirkovic defending well as Byrne loads up on a big left hand.
Cirkovic throws a big counter combination but Byrne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrne throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Byrne tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cirkovic misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Byrne's leg. Byrne is trying to keep his angry face on.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrne lands a body shot.
Byrne lands a nice shot that snaps Cirkovic's head back.
Cirkovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
Byrne throws a solid leg kick but Cirkovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Byrne.
Cirkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Byrne is out of range.
Byrne flicks out a counter leg kick but Cirkovic steps away.
Byrne blocks a leg kick.
Byrne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cirkovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne blocks an elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirkovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the body.
Cirkovic stalling in the clinch.
Cirkovic misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Cirkovic.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Cirkovic misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Byrne drives through and clinches with Cirkovic against the ropes.
Cirkovic throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Byrne.
A left lands for Cirkovic.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Byrne slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cirkovic lands a nice hook to Byrne's body. Byrne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byrne throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Byrne is looking to land body kicks.
Cirkovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byrne.
Byrne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cirkovic at a distance.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cirkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cirkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Byrne tries to clinch but Cirkovic moves away
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Byrne lands a nice looking body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cirkovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne throws a head kick that misses.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byrne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic cracks the inside of Byrne's front leg.
Byrne moves into the clinch.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Cirkovic controls the action.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrne avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cirkovic.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne gets through Cirkovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cirkovic gets through Byrne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is working Cirkovic over against the ropes.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byrne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
Cirkovic digs a right hand underneath Byrne's ribcage. Byrne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cirkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Byrne misses
and Cirkovic counters with a beautiful hook that drops Byrne to the mat! Will Byrne be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Cirkovic to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Byrne is up. He looks OK to continue.
A solid body kick from Cirkovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Byrne's defenses.
Byrne is rocked!
Byrne throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Byrne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic pushes Byrne away with a front kick.
Byrne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Byrne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrne scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Byrne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne seems to have recovered his senses.
Cirkovic connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne checks the leg kick.
Cirkovic scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Byrne beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Byrne feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Byrne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Byrne connects with a body shot.
Byrne misses the jab.
Cirkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cirkovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Byrne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrne can do to turn this around?
Byrne wants to land a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Byrne darts in trying to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byrne's hands.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Byrne doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a front kick aimed at Byrne's knee but Byrne avoids it well.
Crunch! Cirkovic slams his shin into Byrne's torso.
Cirkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Byrne in the body.
Byrne misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Byrne.
Cirkovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Byrne throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Cirkovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Byrne will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne blocks a low kick nicely.
Byrne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byrne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cirkovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Byrne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Byrne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Byrne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Byrne's front leg but catches the back leg as Byrne tries to avoid it.
Byrne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cirkovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Cirkovic misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Byrne wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrne missing with a left hand there. Cirkovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.
Byrne moves to clinch but Cirkovic breaks away
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Byrne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
A leg kick checked by Byrne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Byrne.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Cirkovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Byrne.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Byrne avoids it.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrne.
Cirkovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Byrne in the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cirkovic. That did some damage!
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cirkovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byrne lands a nice looking body kick.
Cirkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Byrne has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Cirkovic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byrne. That's going to slow Cirkovic down.
Byrne blocks a low kick nicely.
Cirkovic 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrne misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byrne.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - Cirkovic circles away.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
You can see that Byrne has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cirkovic misses the jab.
Byrne feints a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Byrne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrne down.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrne missing with a left hand there. Cirkovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic backing away here, and Byrne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cirkovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byrne.
Byrne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cirkovic.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cirkovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
Byrne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byrne 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.
Byrne blocks a head kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Byrne has time to react.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Byrne down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Byrne cracks Cirkovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cirkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Cirkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Byrne connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrne.
Cirkovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Byrne avoids it.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byrne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Byrne lands a jab to Cirkovic's midsection.
Byrne moves into range and clinches up with Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to control Byrne's arms but Byrne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cirkovic has his back to the ropes.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Byrne lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrne.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Byrne moves forwards but Cirkovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cirkovic looks for the body kick but Byrne saw that one coming.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Byrne scores with a jab. Cirkovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Byrne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrne misses with a straight left.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Byrne.
Cirkovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic backing away here, and Byrne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byrne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Byrne.
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Byrne checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byrne tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Byrne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cirkovic.
Byrne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrne lands a slapping body shot.
Byrne blocks a jab.
Byrne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Byrne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Byrne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrne down.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic connects with a single shot there.
Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Byrne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Byrne is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cirkovic is looking to chop away at Byrne's legs.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Cirkovic throws a right hand that Byrne ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrne also avoids with ease.
Byrne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirkovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byrne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Cirkovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Cirkovic tries to avoid it.
A big left from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Byrne counters with a stiff right hand.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Byrne misses with a double jab.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Byrne scores with a nice body kick.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cirkovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Byrne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byrne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but Byrne avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cirkovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Byrne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic lands with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Byrne misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Byrne's head.
David Byrne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Cirkovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Byrne does it's job there.
Byrne throws the kick towards the body but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cirkovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Byrne blocks the low kick.
Byrne throws a right hand that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cirkovic delivers a nice body kick.
Cirkovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cirkovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byrnes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking cross lands there for Byrne.
Good standup being displayed there by Cirkovic as he connects with a hook.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
Cirkovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Byrne avoided it.
Byrne misses with a hook to the body
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byrne throws a right hand that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
Byrne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Cirkovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne tries to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Byrne punishes Cirkovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrne manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Byrne. Byrne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byrne misses with a hook
and Cirkovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne looks to land a body kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Cirkovic throws a solid leg kick but Byrne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cirkovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirkovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:43
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Milovan Cirkovic, 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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