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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Island Fights 10
Date: Nov 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Trpimirovic lands with a shot to the body.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
White instigates a clinch.
Trpimirovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trpimirovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
White takes a shot to the head.
Trpimirovic avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Trpimirovic wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
Trpimirovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
White lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Tomislav Trpimirovic has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White has Trpimirovic pressed against the cage, preventing Trpimirovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trpimirovic blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trpimirovic blocks an elbow strike from White.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trpimirovic's brow.
Trpimirovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trpimirovic blocks the elbow strike.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White keeps control of Trpimirovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White lands an elbow inside that Trpimirovic shrugs off.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White lands an elbow that stopped Trpimirovic in his tracks for a moment.
Trpimirovic tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Trpimirovic has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White. #CUT2#
Tomislav Trpimirovic's cut is getting worse.
White throws an elbow that misses.
Trpimirovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T2#
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trpimirovic avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Trpimirovic is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Clinched against the cage, White lands a big elbow that drops Trpimirovic! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Trpimirovic is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank White!
Frank White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tomislav Trpimirovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky shot.'.
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Event:
Island Fights 5
Date: Oct 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Frank has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#
It looks like Rob Frank has been cut.
Frank swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trpimirovic.#TD2#
Trpimirovic gets caught napping as Frank dives in and scores a takedown. Trpimirovic manages to retain guard.
Frank pushing down on Trpimirovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Frank has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Trpimirovic defend it? Frank steps over the head and cranks it - Trpimirovic is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Frank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rob Frank!
Rob Frank seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Tomislav Trpimirovic spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky shot.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Trpimirovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vincent throws a body punch but Trpimirovic moves out of range.
Trpimirovic works the jab nicely.
Trpimirovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trpimirovic as he avoids it easily.
Trpimirovic is looking to counter punch.
Trpimirovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Vincent should have avoided that one.
Vincent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trpimirovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vincent connects with a high kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Tomislav Trpimirovic has been cut.
Trpimirovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Porter Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vincent takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vincent tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trpimirovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vincent somewhat.
Vincent fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trpimirovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Vincent takes a swing at Trpimirovic's ribcage but misses.
Trpimirovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Vincent has Trpimirovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Vincent prevents Trpimirovic from breaking the clinch.
Trpimirovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vincent misses with a punch to the body.
Trpimirovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vincent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trpimirovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2##BC2#
Vincent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vincent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whack! Vincent lands a heavy head kick that drops Trpimirovic. The ref tackles Vincent to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Trpimirovic was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Porter Vincent!
In defeat, Tomislav Trpimirovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky shot.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Trpimirovic slips a jab and a cross from Holly.
#CL#
Trpimirovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holly tries to pull guard but Trpimirovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Holly drops back down to his feet.
Holly misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trpimirovic.
Holly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trpimirovic after a bit of a struggle.
Trpimirovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hollys head.
Holly is trying to break the clinch but Trpimirovic is controlling him.
Holly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tomislav Trpimirovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Holly.
Trpimirovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Trpimirovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
A short uppercut from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trpimirovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Trpimirovic stops a takedown attempt from Holly.
Holly is trying to pull guard but Trpimirovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Trpimirovic.
Holly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Trpimirovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trpimirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holly tries to break free but Trpimirovic pushes him back against the cage.
Holly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trpimirovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trpimirovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trpimirovic is leaning against Holly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trpimirovic scores with a hook to the body.#TD2#
Holly jumps into guard, dragging Trpimirovic to the mat.
Trpimirovic wanted to stand there but Holly had control of the position.
Holly keeping full guard, as Trpimirovic tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trpimirovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Trpimirovic continues to stall.
Holly keeping full guard, as Trpimirovic tries to pass.
Trpimirovic sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Holly working for a triangle but Trpimirovic defends it easily.
Trpimirovic wants to pass the guard but Holly is keeping the position.#T3#
Trpimirovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trpimirovic defends it easily.#SUB2#
Trpimirovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trpimirovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trpimirovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trpimirovic throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Trpimirovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Holly misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL#
and Trpimirovic counters by clinching up.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Holly wants a takedown.
Holly blocks an uppercut.
Holly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Trpimirovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trpimirovic is working Holly over against the cage.
Trpimirovic pushes Holly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomislav Trpimirovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Trpimirovic has Holly pressed against the cage, preventing Holly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
A short right from Trpimirovic on the inside.
Holly tries to pull guard but Trpimirovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tomislav Trpimirovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Holly.
Trpimirovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Trpimirovic gets through Holly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Trpimirovic dodges an elbow strike from Holly.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Trpimirovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holly is working for takedown but Trpimirovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trpimirovic lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holly.
Holly is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Trpimirovic. #T2#
Holly wants to get back to striking at distance but Trpimirovic won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trpimirovic lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Holly being controlled against the cage.#TD2#
Holly jumps guard.
Trpimirovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Holly is retaining full guard.
Trpimirovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Trpimirovic wants to stand but Holly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Trpimirovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trpimirovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Trpimirovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Trpimirovic has managed to clinch.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trpimirovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic taking a breather.
Trpimirovic prevents Holly from breaking the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Trpimirovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trpimirovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trpimirovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Holly is working for takedown but Trpimirovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trpimirovic has Holly pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Trpimirovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Holly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
A shot in the inside from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic is leaning against Holly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holly is trying to maintain a safe position but Trpimirovic gets an underhook and turns Holly into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic is stalling here.
Holly wants to get back to striking at distance but Trpimirovic won't allow it.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trpimirovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Holly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trpimirovic avoids it.
Trpimirovic lands a shoulder strike.
Holly is trying to pull guard but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Trpimirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Holly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trpimirovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holly can do to turn this around?
Trpimirovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holly tries to break the clinch but Trpimirovic is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trpimirovic.
Holly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trpimirovic lands with a light punch inside.
Holly wants a takedown but no success here.
Tomislav Trpimirovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Holly.
Trpimirovic lands with a right to the head.
Trpimirovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trpimirovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Trpimirovic on the inside.
Holly being controlled against the cage.
Trpimirovic gets through Holly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trpimirovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trpimirovic lands with a right to the head.
Holly can't break the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holly takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Trpimirovic on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a shot to the body.
Trpimirovic lands with a right to the head.
Holly wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic has Holly pressed against the cage, preventing Holly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trpimirovic lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holly being controlled against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards. #T3#
Trpimirovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trpimirovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic lands with a left to the head.
Trpimirovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Trpimirovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holly tries to circle away but Trpimirovic has him pinned against the cage.#T4##TD2#
Holly has picked Trpimirovic up - he's going for a ride! Holly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Trpimirovic wants to get back to his feet.
Trpimirovic controlling the position for now.
Trpimirovic wants to get back to his feet.
Holly trying to mount his opponent but Trpimirovic defends it.
Trpimirovic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Holly jumps into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomislav Trpimirovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trpimirovic, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislav Trpimirovic!
A less than humble Tomislav Trpimirovic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Chikatilo throws a sloppy head kick
and Trpimirovic counters with a left to the body.
Chikatilo misses with a head kick.
Chikatilo lands a high kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Tomislav Trpimirovic has been cut.
Chikatilo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Trpimirovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Trpimirovic taking a breather.
Trpimirovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatilo's elbow.
Trpimirovic stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands a body shot. #T1#
A short right from Trpimirovic on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trpimirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trpimirovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Trpimirovic.
Chikatilo tries to break the clinch but Trpimirovic is controlling the position.
Come on Trpimirovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic has Chikatilo pushed against the cage.#T2#
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chikatilo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trpimirovic working aggressively here.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Trpimirovic lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Chikatilo blocks an uppercut.
Trpimirovic lands a shot to the body.
Trpimirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Trpimirovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chikatilo blocks an uppercut.
Trpimirovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T4#
Trpimirovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trpimirovic avoiding damage.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trpimirovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chikatilo up against the cage.
Trpimirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatilo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Trpimirovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Trpimirovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Trpimirovic darts in and clinches Chikatilo up against the cage.
Chikatilo blocking some punches.
Chikatilo is trying to push Trpimirovic away but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trpimirovic lands a body punch.
Chikatilo wants to break free but Trpimirovic has control.
Trpimirovic has Chikatilo pressed against the cage, preventing Chikatilo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Trpimirovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trpimirovic throws a head punch that misses.
Trpimirovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chikatilos head.
Trpimirovic avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chikatilo is looking to break free of the clinch but Trpimirovic has double underhooks. #T1#
Trpimirovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Trpimirovic fails to land.
Chikatilo is looking to break free of the clinch but Trpimirovic has double underhooks.
Trpimirovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chikatilo can do to turn this around?
Trpimirovic lands a left hand.
Chikatilo working hard to break the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trpimirovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
A short left from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Trpimirovic misses with the head strike.
Trpimirovic presses Chikatilo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trpimirovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Chikatilo takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trpimirovic lands with a light punch inside.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic keeps control of Chikatilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Trpimirovic to work.
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trpimirovic lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trpimirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T3#
Trpimirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chikatilo is trying to break the clinch but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage.
Trpimirovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trpimirovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chikatilo up against the cage.
Trpimirovic tries to throw a body punch but Chikatilo avoids it by throwing Trpimirovic back against the cage.
Trpimirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chikatilo up against the cage.#T4#
Chikatilo has had enough of the clinch but Trpimirovic keeps him there for the moment.
Trpimirovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Trpimirovic fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trpimirovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chikatilo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chikatilo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Trpimirovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Trpimirovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Trpimirovic has managed to clinch.
Trpimirovic stalls.
Trpimirovic working aggressively here.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Chikatilo blocking some punches.
Trpimirovic throws a head punch that misses.
Chikatilo tries to break free but Trpimirovic pushes him back against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trpimirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Chikatilo is trying to force a seperation but Trpimirovic has the dominant position.
Trpimirovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T1#
Trpimirovic lands a right hand.
Chikatilo is trying to force a seperation but Trpimirovic has the dominant position.
Chikatilo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chikatilo is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chikatilo is trying to push Trpimirovic away but Trpimirovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chikatilo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trpimirovic slowing the pace effectively.
Trpimirovic lands with a light punch inside.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic gets through Chikatilo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Chikatilo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trpimirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic prevents Chikatilo from breaking the clinch.
Chikatilo blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic keeps control of Chikatilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trpimirovic gets through Chikatilo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trpimirovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic avoiding damage.
Trpimirovic scores with a hook to the body.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3#
A short right from Trpimirovic on the inside.
Trpimirovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Trpimirovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatilo.
Tomislav Trpimirovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
Trpimirovic working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chikatilo up against the cage.
Trpimirovic lands a body shot. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trpimirovic.
Trpimirovic lands a body shot.
Trpimirovic is working Chikatilo over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Chikatilo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trpimirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trpimirovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trpimirovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chikatilo's efforts to push away.
Trpimirovic slows down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chikatilo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomislav Trpimirovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trpimirovic, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislav Trpimirovic!
Tomislav Trpimirovic 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.
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