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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 127 p4p, 7 weight class) and Brandon Simmons (ranked 157 p4p, 9 weight class). Simmons has chosen 3Hunna as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons throws a big shot that misses.
Saric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saric misses with a low kick.
Simmons throws a chopping leg kick but Saric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saric swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saric throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Simmons blocks the leg kick.
Simmons tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simmons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saric is out of range and Simmons settles back down.
Saric was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Saric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simmons has time to react.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Simmons counters with a right hand to the body.
Saric fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saric looks to throw a body kick
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric throws a lazy head kick
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Saric misses with a straight left.
Simmons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saric misses the jab.
Saric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Saric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
Saric throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
Saric throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Saric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saric lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Simmons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Simmons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons's corner calls for a 1-2. Simmons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saric takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saric tries to score with a low kick but Simmons moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simmons! But no joy.
Saric avoids the body shot from Simmons.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simmons replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saric blocks it well.
Saric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simmons.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Simmons, right into the meat.
Simmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
Saric misses with a body kick.
Simmons goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Simmons 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Saric misses the target.
Simmons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saric.
Saric throws a poor cross that misses
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Simmons.
Simmons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saric has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Simmons's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
Simmons throws out a counter right but Saric avoids it with no problem.
Simmons is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saric had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saric throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
Saric throws a hook to the side of Simmons's head but Simmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simmons fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saric.
Simmons moves out of range as Saric strikes.
A little jabbing left from Simmons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simmons 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.
Saric misses with the body kick
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Simmons has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saric thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Zdravko Saric will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saric throws a leg kick
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Simmons moves out of range as Saric strikes.
Simmons throws a nice inside leg kick.
Simmons scores with a head kick.
Simmons moves away from the strike by Saric.
An inside leg kick from Saric misses.
Simmons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric.
A low kick from Saric is predictable there
and Saric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric throws a lazy uppercut
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Saric finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Simmons thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a lunging right hand
and Simmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saric.
Simmons throws a jab when Saric was well out of range.
Saric throws a quick counter head kick but Simmons was just out of range.
Saric connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric.
Saric throws a poor cross that misses
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Simmons. That snapped Saric's head back.
Saric throws a jab but it's blocked by Simmons.
Saric throws a lazy uppercut
and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saric throws a head kick that misses.
Saric backing away here, and Simmons unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saric misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zdravko Saric is winning the standup battle so far.
Saric throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Saric finds it's way through Simmons's defenses.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saric.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simmons! But no joy.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simmons counters with a nice body kick.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Saric.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws a sloppy head kick
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric lands a front kick.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Saric.
Simmons is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Saric swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Simmons misses with a hook. Saric ducked under it nicely.
Saric is looking to counter punch.
Saric on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saric ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Saric throws a leg kick
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Simmons scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Simmons.
Saric looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Saric.
Simmons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saric with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
Saric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saric backing away here, and Simmons unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Simmons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saric's head.
Simmons sizes up Saric with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Simmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons throws a hook to the side of Saric's head but Saric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Saric looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Saric misses with a body punch
and Saric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saric throws a head kick but Simmons moves out of range.
Saric loads up on a big right hand but Simmons slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Saric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saric throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
Saric jabs Simmons to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simmons misses with a head kick.
Saric thinks about countering with a head kick.
Simmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saric scores with a hook to the body. Simmons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saric moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Saric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons throws a low kick but Saric avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a low kick.
Saric just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric connects with the punch.
Saric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simmons throws a good cross that connects.
Saric slips under a jab.
Saric looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saric throws a lazy uppercut
letting Simmons counter with a right hand.
Saric misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simmons! But no joy.
Simmons moves out of range of the body kick from Saric.
Saric lands a jab.
Saric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simmons is looking to chop away at Saric's legs.
Saric takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
Saric throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Simmons takes a swing at Saric's ribcage but misses.
Simmons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simmons, as that shot connected.
Simmons throws a leg kick but Saric sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Saric catches Simmons right on the button with a cross.
Simmons misses with a lunging right hand
and Saric counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric walks into a stiff left hand from Simmons.
Saric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons lands a leg kick that knocks Saric off balance momentarily.
Simmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Simmons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saric cracks Simmons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saric is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Simmons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saric at a distance.
Saric checks the leg kick nicely there.
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Saric saw that one coming.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Simmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saric throws a poor cross that misses
and Simmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saric was well out of range. Poor timing from Simmons.
A little feinted left hand from Saric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simmons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Saric misses.
Saric takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saric connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Simmons.
Well Simmons has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Simmons!
Brandon Simmons decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Zdravko Saric stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wish to say sori to my fans and its all my fault because i spent to much time in bed with my opponents wife last nite.....'.
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