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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goran Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Charcoal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovric throws a series of punches but Charcoal avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lovric.
Charcoal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab.
Charcoal staying out of range there.
Charcoal throws out a counter right but Lovric avoids it with no problem.
Lovric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
Goran Lovric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charcoal circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lovric is defended easily by Charcoal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric misses with a body shot.
Charcoal with the counter takedown but Lovric avoids it easily.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Lovric.
Charcoal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lovric missing with a left hand there. Charcoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charcoal is looking for the big counter here.
Lovric misses with a body punch
and Charcoal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Goran Lovric has been cut.
Lovric tries to bum rush Charcoal with a series of wild strikes but Charcoal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charcoal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lovric misses with a wild body shot.
Lovric misses with a hook.
Charcoal with the counter takedown but Lovric avoids it easily.
Lovric attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charcoal with the counter takedown but Lovric avoids it easily.
Lovric misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lovric does it's job there.
Lovric chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lovric throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a three punch combo that has Lovric backing up. Lovric nods at Charcoal to acknowledge the strikes.
Lovric swinging wildly here.
Charcoal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Lovric misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lovric.
A slow jab from Lovric misses its intended target.
Charcoal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal slips a jab from Lovric.
Charcoal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Charcoal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Charcoal blocks a leg kick.
Charcoal counters with a body kick.
Lovric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charcoal.
Lovric throws an off balance right hand
and Charcoal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lovric throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lovric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Charcoal counters with a three punch combo that has Lovric backing up. Lovric nods at Charcoal to acknowledge the strikes.
Charcoal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Charcoal avoids the head kick by Lovric.
Lovric is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Charcoal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lovric looks to land a right hand but Charcoal moved out of range.
Charcoal throws a fast counter high kick but Lovric manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric is looking to slow Charcoal down with leg kicks.
Lovric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Charcoal counters with an outside leg kick.
Lovric throws a leg kick but Charcoal moved away.
Charcoal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lovric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charcoal.
Charcoal with the counter takedown but Lovric avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovric throws a head kick that misses
and Charcoal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Charcoal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lovric with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Charcoal connects with a nice short shot to Lovric's temple.
Charcoal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lovric trying to control from the bottom.
Charcoal lands strikes from half guard.
Charcoal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charcoal slips a nice elbow through Lovric's hands, connecting with Lovric's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Charcoal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
That's time! Lovric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lovric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charcoal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lovric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovric.
Lovric misses the shot to the body.
Lovric tries a head kick but it misses.
Mr Charcoal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovric looks to land a combination. Charcoal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lovric misses with a low kick.
Charcoal with the counter takedown but Lovric avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Charcoal blocks the low kick.
Charcoal is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Charcoal moves out of range as Lovric strikes.
Charcoal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lovric with a body shot.
Lovric misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charcoal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab.
Lovric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Charcoal! But no joy.
Lovric throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Charcoal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Goran Lovric is winning the standup battle so far.
Lovric throws a lazy right hand but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charcoal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lovric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charcoal.
Charcoal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lovric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charcoal can do to turn this around?
Lovric lands with a straight right. Charcoal didn't see that one coming.
Lovric throws a body shot but no joy.
Lovric jabs Charcoal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric throws a looping overhand right but Charcoal ducks down to avoid it.
Charcoal raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lovric missing with a left hand there. Charcoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charcoal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Charcoal! But no joy.
Lovric throws a looping overhand right but Charcoal ducks down to avoid it.
Charcoal is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lovric throws out a loose jab but Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charcoal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lovric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charcoal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick by Lovric misses
and Charcoal counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Charcoal blocks a jab.
Charcoal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric throws out a powerful jab.
Lovric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charcoal's head.
Lovric misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovric throws a leg kick but Charcoal checks it.
Lovric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Charcoal counter with a right hand.
Lovric scores with a nice head shot.
Lovric throws an overhand right that lands on Charcoal's shoulder, as Charcoal tries to avoid the shot.
Charcoal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lovric can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric throws a leg kick
and Charcoal counters with a body kick.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Lovric.
Lovric shoots in looking for a takedown. Charcoal tries to sprawl out of it but Lovric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Charcoal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charcoal feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Lovric misses its intended target.
Charcoal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lovric is looking to chop away at Charcoal's legs.
Charcoal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lovric blocks it well.
Lovric throws a hook to the side of Charcoal's head but Charcoal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charcoal moves out of range as Lovric strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charcoal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovric.
Charcoal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Lovric dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lovric tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovric scores with a nice strike.
Lovric changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charcoal tries to avoid it but Lovric manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charcoal to the ground. Charcoal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charcoal feints a counter leg kick.
Charcoal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Lovric.
Charcoal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric tests Charcoal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charcoal defending well as Lovric loads up on a big left hand.
Charcoal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
An inside leg kick from Lovric misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lovric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lovric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charcoal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Charcoal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lovric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charcoal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lovric misses with a double jab
and Charcoal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lovric throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Charcoal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charcoal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lovric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charcoal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charcoal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charcoal is looking to work some ground and pound but Lovric has wrist control.
Charcoal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Charcoal won't allow Lovric to sweep him here.
Charcoal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lovric is keeping the position for now.
Charcoal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Charcoal.
Charcoal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lovric is looking to control Charcoal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lovric avoid being mounted?
Charcoal is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Charcoal connects with a nice short shot to Lovric's temple.
Charcoal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Charcoal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Charcoal.
Lovric is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Charcoal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Charcoal tries to pass to full mount but Lovric defends it.
Lovric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Charcoal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal is looking to advance position but Lovric won't allow it.
Mr Charcoal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charcoal is nestled in close to Lovric, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Charcoal trying to mount his opponent but Lovric defends it.
Charcoal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Charcoal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charcoal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charcoal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Charcoal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lovric keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lovric tries to roll over but Charcoal keeps him under control.
Charcoal working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Charcoal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Charcoal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Goran Lovric!
Our winner, Goran Lovric, 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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hype
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pop
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