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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dusan Kikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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135 lbs
12 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dusan Kikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Petey Flowers!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flowers tries to pull guard but Kikovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Flowers drops back down to his feet.
Kikovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flowers or not.
Nice body punch from Kikovic - that landed with a thud.
Kikovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flowers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kikovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kikovic won't allow Flowers to sweep him here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Flowers has eaten all the pies!
Flowers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kikovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kikovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Flowers is retaining full guard.
Kikovic stopping the sweep attempt from Flowers.
Kikovic advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flowers!
Kikovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kikovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kikovic wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kikovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kikovic controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kikovic avoids the attempt from Flowers to control.
Kikovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kikovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kikovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Flowers is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Flowers and Kikovic has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
A lull in the action here as Kikovic stalls from top position.
Kikovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flowers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kikovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flowers has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic controls the position.
Kikovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flowers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kikovic lands a few punches from side control.
Kikovic controls the position.
Kikovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flowers struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic working the ground and pound.
Kikovic trying to control the position but Flowers is working away.
Kikovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kikovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kikovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Flowers down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kikovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flowers to his feet.
Kikovic has closed the distance and engaged Flowers in a clinch.
Kikovic breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusan Kikovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flowers gets tackled into the cage by Kikovic. Kikovic maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kikovic.
Kikovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flowers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kikovic is wriggling around but Flowers manages to pass to half guard.
Kikovic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kikovic is on top in guard.
Kikovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flowers's head.
Flowers keeping full guard, as Kikovic tries to pass.
Kikovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kikovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Flowers, up you get!
Flowers shoots in for a double leg but Kikovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flowers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kikovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Kikovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kikovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kikovic wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic passes into half guard.
Kikovic not doing much here.
Kikovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Flowers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kikovic is trying to work for a kimura but Flowers is defending well.
Kikovic controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kikovic landing strikes from the mount.
Kikovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kikovic works his way to his opponent's back.
Kikovic punishes Flowers with strikes from the back mount.
Flowers is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kikovic off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Flowers is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kikovic.
We've been hearing good reports from Kikovic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kikovic working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kikovic lands a shot to the head.
Flowers is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Flowers defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kikovic's arms.
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!
Flowers trying to control the hands but Kikovic breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusan Kikovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kikovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kikovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flowers can do to turn this around?
Kikovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kikovic passes into half guard.
Kikovic tries to pass to full mount but Flowers defends it.
Flowers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kikovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kikovic's back!
You can see the frustration on Kikovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers gets his hands free as Kikovic looks to control.
Kikovic is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Flowers biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kikovic breaks Flowers's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers can't keep his opponent in guard - Kikovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kikovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flowers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kikovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kikovic is looking to advance position but Flowers won't allow it.
Flowers is looking to control Kikovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flowers avoid being mounted?
Kikovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flowers keeps working.
Kikovic has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Flowers defend it? Kikovic steps over the head and cranks it - Flowers is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kikovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dusan Kikovic!
After winning the bout, Dusan Kikovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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