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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nneka - Heartbeat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bogdan Petrycki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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167 cm
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142 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
32
157 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goran Lovric! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lovric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrycki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovric. Petrycki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrycki throws a shot from downtown. Lovric moves away and avoids it. Petrycki gets caught napping as Lovric dives in and scores a takedown. Petrycki manages to retain guard. Petrycki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Lovric wants to control from the top but Petrycki keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Petrycki has his hands on Lovric's head, controlling the position. Petrycki looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovric wants to control from the top but Petrycki keeps moving. Lovric looking to pass the guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lovric trying to control but Petrycki is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Petrycki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lovric in his tracks. Petrycki moves away from the strike by Lovric. Petrycki tried to counter with a leg kick but Lovric avoided it. Petrycki connects with a single shot there. Lovric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrycki. Lovric on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lovric as he avoids it easily. Lovric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrycki gets the takedown into side control. Petrycki wants to control but Lovric is keeping him busy. Lovric is looking to regain half guard here but Petrycki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lovric is not content to let Petrycki control the position. Lovric tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrycki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Petrycki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lovric to his feet. Petrycki scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrycki throws a half hearted mid kick. Lovric throws a leg kick which misses Petrycki's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrycki tries to avoid it. Lovric tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Petrycki defends well and Lovric ends up having to push Petrycki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Petrycki with a nice cross. Petrycki scores with a jab to the body. Lovric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lovric on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Goran Lovric has been cut. Petrycki throws a low kick but Lovric moves out of range easily. Lovric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Lovric misses with a body punch
enabling Petrycki to counter with a crisp jab. Lovric shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrycki sprawls well. He's pushed Lovric's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. A combination from Lovric does no damage. Lovric motions for Petrycki to come forward. Lovric throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Petrycki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Petrycki moves out of range as Lovric strikes. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Petrycki misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lovric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrycki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Petrycki throws a head kick but Lovric moves out of range.
Lovric tries to clinch up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrycki. Petrycki slips under a jab. Petrycki jabs Lovric to the body, keeping him at a distance. Petrycki misses with the combination.
Petrycki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrycki throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Petrycki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Lovric misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round. The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lovric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Petrycki swinging wildly here.
Petrycki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrycki slips a jab from Lovric. Petrycki throws a quick counter head kick but Lovric was just out of range. Petrycki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrycki duly obliges. Lovric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrycki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovric can do to turn this around? A swing and a miss from Lovric. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petrycki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lovric throws a right hand that Petrycki ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrycki also avoids with ease. Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lovric takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lovric misses with a looping left. Petrycki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrycki slips under a jab. Petrycki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Petrycki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Lovric throws a low kick, looking for Petrycki's leg but Petrycki calmly moves out of range. Lovric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrycki to score with a decent uppercut. Lovric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrycki throws out the jab. Lovric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Lovric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrycki.
Lovric looks like he wants to counter punch here. Petrycki scores with a jab to the jaw. Lovric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Lovric moves out of range of the strikes. Petrycki throws a series of punches but Lovric moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrycki throws a low kick but Lovric avoids it. Petrycki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Petrycki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovric throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Lovric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrycki. Lovric throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Petrycki stuns Lovric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lovric stuffs the takedown. Lovric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrycki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovric. A head kick by Petrycki misses and Lovric counters with a nice uppercut. Lovric misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petrycki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lovric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Lovric throws out a loose jab but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it. Lovric looks to land a right hand but Petrycki moved out of range. Petrycki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Lovric misses with a left hand and Petrycki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lovric throws a head kick but Petrycki moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovric. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet. Lovric walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrycki. Petrycki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Lovric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Petrycki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Lovric raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Petrycki looks to land a right hand but Lovric moved out of range. Lovric throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Petrycki lands a jab-cross combination.
That has opened up Goran Lovric's cut even more. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Petrycki throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lovric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far. Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovric.
Petrycki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrycki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lovric momentarily.
A punch combination from Petrycki misses. Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Lovric moves out of range easily. Lovric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrycki manages to avoid it. Petrycki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Lovric circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Petrycki backs off Lovric throws a huge counter combo but Petrycki manages to avoid it all. Lovric misses with the combination.
Petrycki tries for a takedown but Lovric circles away easily and Lovric counters with a nice body shot. Lovric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki connects with a high kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Petrycki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Lovric throws a body shot but no joy. Petrycki tries a low kick but Lovric avoids it. Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrycki checks a leg kick. Petrycki scores with a leg kick.
Petrycki connects with an inside leg kick. Petrycki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab. Lovric throws a lazy right hand but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Petrycki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovric scores with a jab to the jaw. Petrycki misses the shot to the body. Lovric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrycki misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovric looks like he wants to counter punch here. A jab from Petrycki does it's job there. Petrycki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lovric on the side of the head. Lovric takes a body punch but keeps moving. Petrycki clinches. Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrycki misses with a takedown attempt - Lovric sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Lovric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Petrycki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lovric, pushing him back against the cage. Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
Lovric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Goran Lovric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrycki misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lovric tries to bum rush Petrycki with a series of wild strikes but Petrycki uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lovric takes one on the button. Lovric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Lovric misses with an uppercut. Lovric moves away from the strike by Petrycki. Petrycki misses with an uppercut. Decent striking displayed by Petrycki there. Lovric misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrycki gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lovric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petryckis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Petrycki jabs at Lovric's body. Petrycki takes one to the side of the head.
Lovric misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovric misses with a hook. Lovric throws a body punch but Petrycki moves out of range. Lovric misses with a straight left. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrycki checks a leg kick. Petrycki shoots in but Lovric avoids the takedown attempt easily. Petrycki pushes Lovric up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lovric wants to stall.
Lovric slowing the pace effectively. Lovric scores with a shoulder strike. Petrycki breaks from the clinch.
Petrycki blocks a head kick by Lovric.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Petrycki moves into range and clinches up with Lovric. Petrycki gets through Lovric's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Petrycki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdan Petrycki. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lovric lands a hook to the side of the head. Petrycki tries a body shot but Lovric blocks it.
Petrycki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lovric is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrycki gets an underhook and turns Lovric into the cage. Lovric misses with the head strike.
Petrycki breaks the clinch.
Lovric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Bogdan Petrycki showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrycki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki! A victorious Bogdan Petrycki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. Goran Lovric spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry! I'll back stronger'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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