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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Kovacevic (ranked 447 p4p, 730 weight class) and John Entwhistle (ranked 64 p4p, 111 weight class). The key to victory for Hrvoje Kovacevic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 cm
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hrvoje Kovacevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Entwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacevic takes one to the chin there.
Kovacevic takes a swing at Entwhistle's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Entwhistle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Entwhistle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Entwhistle lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Kovacevic misses.
Kovacevic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Entwhistle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Entwhistle misses with a right hand
and Kovacevic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kovacevic slips a straight right by Entwhistle.
Entwhistle ducks under a wild hook from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entwhistle throws out the jab.
Kovacevic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Entwhistle darts in and clinches Kovacevic up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Entwhistle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovacevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Entwhistle controls his hands.
Entwhistle misses with a body punch.
Entwhistle has a couple of punches blocked by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like John Entwhistle has been cut.
Kovacevic misses with a body punch.
Entwhistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovacevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Entwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entwhistle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Entwhistle keeps control of Kovacevic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle pushes Kovacevic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Entwhistle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovacevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Entwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovacevic blocking some punches.
Kovacevic lands a left hand.
Kovacevic pushes Entwhistle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entwhistle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovacevic backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacevic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Entwhistle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovacevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Entwhistle controls his hands.
Kovacevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacevic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Entwhistle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Entwhistle works on Kovacevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Entwhistle tries to work over Kovacevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Entwhistle - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Entwhistle.
Kovacevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Entwhistle has a couple of punches blocked by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle lands a shoulder strike.
Entwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Entwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entwhistle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovacevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entwhistle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entwhistle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Entwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entwhistle can't find room to land a body shot as Kovacevic controls the action.
Entwhistle scores with a shot to the side of Kovacevic's head.
Entwhistle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovacevic misses with a punch to the body.
Kovacevic pushes Entwhistle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovacevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacevic prevents a body shot from Entwhistle.
Kovacevic blocking some punches.
Entwhistle tries to work over Kovacevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entwhistle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kovacevic.
Entwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Entwhistle blocks a body shot from Kovacevic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacevic blocking some punches.
Entwhistle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovacevic digs a right hand into Entwhistle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Entwhistle's gas tank.
Kovacevic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entwhistle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entwhistle prevents a body shot from Kovacevic.
Entwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entwhistle lands a right hand.
Entwhistle lands with a short shot to the head.
Entwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacevic.
Entwhistle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Entwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacevic scores with a shot to the side of Entwhistle's head.
Entwhistle scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Entwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entwhistle working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Entwhistle.
Kovacevic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Entwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Entwhistle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Entwhistle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovacevic slips under a jab from Entwhistle.
John Entwhistle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entwhistle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kovacevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entwhistle manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Entwhistle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Entwhistle slips a straight right by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Entwhistle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacevic looks to land a left hand but Entwhistle moved out of range nicely.
Entwhistle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entwhistle cracks Kovacevic with an open hand slap.
Entwhistle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Entwhistle moves away from the strike by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle swings widly with a right hand
and Kovacevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Entwhistle lands a right hook to the body.
Entwhistle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovacevic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Entwhistle counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kovacevic there.
Kovacevic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovacevic just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a poor cross that misses
and Entwhistle counters with a straight right hand.
Kovacevic gets tackled into the cage by Entwhistle. Entwhistle maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovacevic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kovacevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovacevic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kovacevic is leaning against Entwhistle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovacevic works on Entwhistle's body with a couple of short punches.
Entwhistle is breathing heavily.
Kovacevic misses with the head strike.
Entwhistle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John Entwhistle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacevic.
Entwhistle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Entwhistle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovacevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Entwhistle backwards.
Entwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entwhistle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovacevic's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic lands a shoulder strike.
Entwhistle misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entwhistle.
Entwhistle tries to throw a body punch but Kovacevic avoids it by throwing Entwhistle back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kovacevic.
Entwhistle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacevic can't find room to land a body shot as Entwhistle controls the action.
Entwhistle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Entwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Kovacevic misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kovacevic.
Entwhistle working aggressively here.
Entwhistle misses with some punches.
Entwhistle tries to work over Kovacevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entwhistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kovacevic.
A short uppercut from Entwhistle.
Kovacevic blocks a body shot from Entwhistle.
Kovacevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entwhistle.
Kovacevic gets through Entwhistle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entwhistle misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Kovacevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovacevic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle lands with a left to the head.
Entwhistle lands a body shot.
Entwhistle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovacevics head.
Kovacevic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Entwhistle backwards.
Entwhistle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Entwhistle tries to throw a body punch but Kovacevic avoids it by throwing Entwhistle back against the cage.
Entwhistle misses with a body punch.
Kovacevic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Entwhistle or not.
Kovacevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Entwhistle controls his hands.
Kovacevic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Entwhistle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacevic.
Entwhistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovacevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacevic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entwhistle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Entwhistle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Entwhistle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kovacevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entwhistle manages to avoid it.
Kovacevic lands a jab to the head.
Entwhistle is rocked!
Entwhistle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kovacevic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Entwhistle is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovacevic finish him?
Entwhistle misses with a hook to the body
and Kovacevic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kovacevic drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Entwhistle's head, knocking him out cold! Kovacevic is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hrvoje Kovacevic!
Hrvoje Kovacevic retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Hrvoje Kovacevic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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