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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Five Finger Death Punch - . 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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240 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza dips to his left and cracks Cirkovic with an uppercut!
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Souza.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirkovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Cirkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Souza. Cirkovic shrugs it off though.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Souza moves forwards but Cirkovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cirkovic momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic throws a solid leg kick but Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cirkovic.
As Cirkovic backs off Souza throws a huge counter combo but Cirkovic manages to avoid it all.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Cirkovic throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic with a jab.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Souza.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
Souza follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Souza avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
It seemed like Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cirkovic misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Souza, as that shot connected.
Souza takes one to the chin there.
Souza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Souza misses with a jab to the body
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cirkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Cirkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Souza moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Souza sizes up Cirkovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cirkovic thows a body kick. Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirkovic.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range and Souza settles back down.
Cirkovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Souza crunches a lovely knee into Cirkovic's ribcage.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the body.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Souza throws a fast counter high kick but Cirkovic manages to duck under it in time.
Both fighters circling a little - Cirkovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza works Cirkovic's body with a nice hook.
Cirkovic works Souza's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Cirkovic. That snapped Souza's head back.
Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cirkovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Souza throws a shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Cirkovic misses
and Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cirkovic thinking.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Cirkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Souza.
A solid leg kick lands there for Souza.
Souza misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Souza lands a jab to the nose.
Cirkovic defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Souza misses
and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Cirkovic is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cirkovic has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic slowing the pace effectively.
Cirkovic misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Cirkovic has Souza pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Cirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
Souza tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Cirkovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza scores with a kick to the body.
Cirkovic throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Souza misses.
Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza avoids the head kick by Cirkovic.
Souza gets tackled into the ropes by Cirkovic. Cirkovic maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cirkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza misses with a low kick as Cirkovic jumps back.
Cirkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Cirkovic catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
Souza is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Souza manages to circle out of the way.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Souza's leg. Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cirkovic misses with the body kick
and Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Souza scores with a head kick. Cirkovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
An attempted straight right counter from Cirkovic misses the target.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Souza throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Souza 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.
Souza throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza misses with a straight left.
Souza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Souza throws a series of punches but Cirkovic moves out of range.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Cirkovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souza throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Souza tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cirkovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Souza avoided it.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cirkovic lands with an overhand left.
Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic slips a jab from Souza.
Souza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza 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.
A shot to the liver by Cirkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Souza. That's going to slow Cirkovic down.
Souza throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cirkovic stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Souza misses the body punch
and Cirkovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cirkovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Cirkovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic wants to slow Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Souza.
Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Souza appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
Souza throws a jab when Cirkovic was well out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Cirkovic lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Milovan Cirkovic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza tries to score with a low kick but Cirkovic moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza slips under a jab from Cirkovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Souza's midsection.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Souza swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic is looking to counter the offense by Souza and move into the clinch.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cirkovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Souza avoids the head kick by Cirkovic.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Souza coming out on top.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza misses with a kick to the body
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic gets a clinch.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Souza.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cirkovic scores with a knee to the head.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Cirkovic has the dominant position.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic presses Souza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cirkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirkovic.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Cirkovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
Souza tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Cirkovic lands.
A head kick misses from Souza.
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
Good work by Souza as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic digs a right hand into Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Souza's gas tank.
Cirkovic is leaning against Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cirkovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cirkovic for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Sergio Souza in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cirkovic in his tracks.
Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Cirkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cirkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Cirkovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cirkovic. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza blocks a leg kick.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cirkovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic digs a good body shot into Souza's ribs.
Cirkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cirkovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic walks into a left hand.
Cirkovic lands a really nice looking cross but Souza seems unphased.
Cirkovic misses with a looping left.
Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Cirkovic moves away and avoids it.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
Souza misses with a left hand
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
Souza stuns Cirkovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cirkovic clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sergio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Souza.
Cirkovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Souza throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
Cirkovic lands with a good body shot.
Cirkovic cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirkovic walks into a stiff left hand from Souza.
Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirkovic.
Souza tries to land a body kick
and Cirkovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Souza.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cirkovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Souza is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Souza swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
And Cirkovic counters with a quick kick to the body but Souza blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Cirkovic.
Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Souza's leg. Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirkovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Cirkovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the ropes.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cirkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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 Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic retains his super heavyweight title!
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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