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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 3534 p4p, 21580 weight class) and Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 462 p4p, 588 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jovanovic!
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jovanovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grigoryan - the referee stops the clock and Jovanovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grigoryan. Jovanovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jovanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Grigoryan just leaning against Jovanovic, taking a breather.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but Grigoryan blocks it.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Jovanovic tries to work over Grigoryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigoryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grigoryan tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing Grigoryan back against the ropes.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grigoryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jovanovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
Jovanovic pushes Grigoryan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grigoryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Grigoryan avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Jovanovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jovanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jovanovic as the two fighters clinch.
Jovanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grigoryan or not.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Grigoryan to work.
Jovanovic tries to work over Grigoryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tries to stall but Jovanovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jovanovic tries to work over Grigoryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Grigoryan slows down the pace here.
Grigoryan has Jovanovic pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jovanovic moves into range and clinches up with Grigoryan.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigoryan blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigoryan controls his hands.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Jovanovic.
Grigoryan blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Grigoryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jovanovic misses with some punches.
Jovanovic lands a body shot.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigoryan controls his hands.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jovanovic.
Grigoryan blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigoryan's elbow.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but Grigoryan blocks it.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grigoryan.
Grigoryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Jovanovic as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jovanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jovanovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
Jovanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jovanovic gets a clinch.
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
Grigoryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovanovic controls his hands.
Grigoryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jovanovic is keeping busy.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grigoryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan just leaning against Jovanovic, taking a breather.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic tries to work over Grigoryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nenad Jovanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigoryan.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Grigoryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Jovanovic gets an underhook and turns Grigoryan into the ropes.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grigoryan blocking some punches.
Grigoryan stalling in the clinch but Jovanovic improves position.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jovanovic.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic gets through Grigoryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grigoryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but Grigoryan blocks it.
A body shot lands from Jovanovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nenad Jovanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jovanovic 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nenad Jovanovic!
An out of breath Nenad Jovanovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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