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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 11193 p4p, 950 weight class) and Carson West (ranked 16979 p4p, 905 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cirkovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Five Finger Death Punch - . 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic scores with a decent looking hook.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
West gets a clinch.
Cirkovic misses with a knee to the head.
Cirkovic blocks an elbow strike.
Cirkovic looking to slow down the pace here.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirkovic avoids it.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Cirkovic to work.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cirkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cirkovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cirkovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
West lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
West wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
Cirkovic throwing a counter right hand but West manages to avoid it.
West tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
West moves in looking to clinch but Cirkovic pushes him off.
Cirkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Cirkovic scores with a hook.
West tries to clinch but Cirkovic moves away
and Cirkovic counters with a nice uppercut.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Cirkovic as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
West tries to clinch there but Cirkovic circles away.
Cirkovic is looking to counter with head kicks.
West tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cirkovic.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside that West shrugs off.
A short right from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirkovic is looking to control West's arms but West gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cirkovic has his back to the ropes.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West tries to clinch there but Cirkovic circles away.
Cirkovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cirkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Cirkovic tries a low kick but West avoids it.
Cirkovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but West moved away.
West appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West moves out of range of the body kick from Cirkovic.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cirkovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cirkovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West moves out of range of the body kick.
Cirkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cirkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cirkovic cracks West with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
West wants to clinch.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
West clinches with his opponent.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic pushes West back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
West looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside that West shrugs off.
West misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands a right hand.
West presses Cirkovic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carson West seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cirkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the ropes.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
West lands a knee to the body.
Cirkovic avoids the elbow strike from West, against the ropes.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cirkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Cirkovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, West throws an elbow but misses.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cirkovic blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cirkovic's brow.
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cirkovic.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cirkovic's defenses.
West avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
Cirkovic avoids the elbow strike from West, against the ropes.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
West lands a nice elbow.
West lands a damaging elbow.
Cirkovic misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West lands with a light punch inside.
West blocks an elbow strike from Cirkovic.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
West moves in looking to clinch but Cirkovic pushes him off.
West cracks Cirkovic with an open hand slap.
West rushes Cirkovic and presses him up against the ropes.
West lands a good knee to the midsection. Cirkovic won't want to take too many of those.
West lands with a light punch inside.
West landing knees to the body.
Cirkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
West throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cirkovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Milovan Cirkovic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, West throws an elbow but misses.
Cirkovic lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks an elbow strike from West.
West takes a shot to the head.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of West backwards.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West blocks a body shot from Cirkovic.
West lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cirkovic's brow.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic lands a left hand.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West with a knee to the head.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cirkovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Cirkovic misses the target.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
West wants to clinch.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but West steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
West has managed to clinch.
West pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic managing to block the knees to the body from West.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson West really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milovan Cirkovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cirkovic misses with a right hand
and West counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cirkovic thinking.
West tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
West wants to clinch.
Cirkovic keeps the fight on the outside.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cirkovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cirkovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
West clinches with his opponent.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
West lands a good knee to the midsection. Cirkovic won't want to take too many of those.
West lands an elbow inside that Cirkovic shrugs off.
West lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Cirkovic lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Cirkovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
Cirkovic managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cirkovic throws an elbow but misses.
Cirkovic blocks an elbow strike from West.
West missing with knees to the body.
West misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West lands an elbow that stopped Cirkovic in his tracks for a moment.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic tries a low kick but West avoids it.
A big left from Cirkovic misses.
West drives through and clinches with Cirkovic against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. West looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cirkovic's brow.
West landing knees to the body.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West blocks the elbow strike.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
West lands an elbow that stopped Cirkovic in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cirkovic's brow.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic blocks an elbow strike from West.
Cirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
West landing knees to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson West dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Milovan Cirkovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
West is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West has closed the distance and engaged Cirkovic in a clinch.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cirkovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cirkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Cirkovic digs a right hand underneath West's ribcage. West let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cirkovic.
West misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic taking a breather.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cirkovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic blocks an elbow strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
West tries a knee to the head but Cirkovic blocks it.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Milovan Cirkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a knee strike.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
West lands an elbow that stopped Cirkovic in his tracks for a moment.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cirkovic's efforts to push away.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cirkovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West throws an elbow that misses.
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
West avoids a wild elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
West pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic working aggressively here.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
West has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
West lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. West lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West blocking some punches.
Cirkovic connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carson West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think West 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson West!
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