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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 468 p4p, 615 weight class) and Dragomir Savic (ranked 63 p4p, 86 weight class). Savic has chosen Good Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic scores with a shot to the body.
Daughtrey wants to clinch.
Daughtrey drives through and clinches with Savic against the cage.
Savic lands a shoulder strike.
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Daughtrey avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.
Savic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey blocks a body shot from Savic.
Savic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Savic.
Daughtrey prevents a body shot from Savic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Savic controls the action.
Savic takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Savic fails to land.
Daughtrey blocks a body shot from Savic.
Daughtrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savic backwards.
Savic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daughtrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savic manages to break the clinch.
Savic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savic swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daughtrey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daughtrey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daughtrey forces Savic back against the cage and clinches.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Daughtrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Daughtrey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Savic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Savic - that will leave a mark!
Daughtrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Daughtrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Savic missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daughtrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savics head.
Savic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savic lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savic.
Savic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savic's defenses.
It looks like Dragomir Savic has been cut.
Nice body punch from Savic - that landed with a thud.
Savic misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to break the clinch but Savic is controlling the position.
Savic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
Daughtrey throws an elbow that misses.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Savic misses with the head strike.
Savic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Savic.
Daughtrey works on Savic's body with a couple of short punches.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Savic blocks it.
Savic misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Savic.
Savic manages to break the clinch.
Daughtrey tries to clinch there but Savic circles away.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Savic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Savic tries to work over Daughtrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daughtrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daughtrey blocks a body shot from Savic.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savic blocks the elbow strike.
Daughtrey has a couple of punches blocked by Savic.
Savic is leaning against Daughtrey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Savic misses with a body punch.
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Daughtrey.
Savic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Daughtrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey misses the shot to the body.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
Savic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Daughtrey looks to clinch
and Savic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Savic. Daughtrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch but Savic is avoiding it.
Savic counters with a body kick.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Daughtrey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Daughtrey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daughtrey misses with a right hand
and Savic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
Daughtrey pushes Savic up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
A body shot lands from Savic.
Daughtrey tries to throw a body punch but Savic avoids it by throwing Daughtrey back against the cage.
Daughtrey breaks the clinch.
Savic connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Savic misses its intended target.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Savic's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Daughtrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dragomir Savic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Savic keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragomir Savic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daughtrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Daughtrey scores with a hook to the body. Savic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savic slips a straight right by Daughtrey.
Savic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Savic throws a right hand that Daughtrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Daughtrey also avoids with ease.
Daughtrey wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey closes the distance and clinches.
Daughtrey managing to block the knees to the body from Savic.
Daughtrey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Savic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Savic.
A short uppercut from Daughtrey.
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Daughtrey avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.
Savic prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Savic.
A body shot lands from Savic.
Daughtrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Daughtrey lands a damaging elbow.
Daughtrey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey misses with the head strike.
Savic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savic avoids the elbow strike from Daughtrey, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savic breaks from the clinch.
Savic scores with the left hand. Daughtrey knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Savic circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Daughtrey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Savic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Savic pushes him off.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Daughtrey wants to clinch but Savic slips to the side
and Savic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daughtrey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Savic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daughtrey is out of range.
Daughtrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Savic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savic tries a quick counter leg kick but Daughtrey is wise to it.
Daughtrey throws a lazy uppercut
and Savic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savic swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
A slow jab from Daughtrey misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic is having none of it.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic is having none of it.
Daughtrey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daughtrey moves to clinch but Savic breaks away
and Savic counters with an inside leg kick.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Daughtrey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Savic keeps it at a distance.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daughtrey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Savic counters with a stiff right hand.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Savic counter with a right hand.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Savic circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Daughtrey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Savic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savic swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savic tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
Daughtrey takes a shot to the head.
Savic digs a right hand into Daughtrey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daughtrey's gas tank.
Savic pushes Daughtrey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daughtrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daughtrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Savic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dragomir Savic's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crunch! Savic slams his shin into Daughtrey's torso.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot
and Savic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daughtrey lands with a straight right. Savic didn't see that one coming.
Savic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savic missing with a left hand there. Daughtrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
Savic lands a nice shot to the body.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves away
letting Savic counter with a right hand.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Savic.
Savic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch.
Savic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savic. Daughtrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Savic keeps it at a distance.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Savic keeps it at a distance.
Daughtrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daughtrey forces Savic back against the cage and clinches.
Savic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daughtrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savic scores with a shoulder strike.
Savic blocks a body shot from Daughtrey.
Savic blocks an uppercut.
Savic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Daughtrey avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.
Daughtrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savic's defenses.
Daughtrey blocks a body shot from Savic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Savic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Savic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Savic lands a left hand.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Savic controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Savic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savic manages to break the clinch.
Daughtrey misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Daughtrey misses its intended target.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daughtrey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daughtrey looks to clinch
and Savic counters with a body kick.
Daughtrey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savic lands a body shot.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves away
and Savic counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Savic pushes him off.
Daughtrey backing away here, and Savic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daughtrey lands a right hook to the body.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savic.
Savic avoids the body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savic feints a jab promting Daughtrey to slip. Savic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Daughtrey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Savic keeps it at a distance.
Savic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daughtrey looks to clinch
and Savic counters with a head kick. That will keep Daughtrey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Daughtrey is rocked!
Daughtrey fails to land with a series of punches.
Savic looks to throw the jab but Daughtrey is out of range.
Daughtrey throws a big counter combination but Savic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
Daughtrey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daughtrey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daughtrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Savic controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daughtrey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daughtrey tries to work over Savic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savic lands a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daughtrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Savic can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
Kevin Daughtrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Savic.
Savic breaks the clinch.
Daughtrey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savic circles away quickly and effectively.
Savic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Daughtrey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daughtrey.
Savic looks to land a right hand but Daughtrey moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daughtrey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragomir Savic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savic 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragomir Savic!
A less than humble Dragomir Savic 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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