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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Bajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover's entrance music is Ecstasy of Gold. A fine choice. Edgar Hoover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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220 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgar Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bajic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Hoover with that takedown attempt.
Hoover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bajic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bajic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bajic scores with a punch to the head.
Hoover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoover takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hoover shoots for a double leg takedown but Bajic sprawls well. He's pushed Hoover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bojan Bajic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bajic counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoover misses with a shot to the body
and Bajic counters with a leg kick.
Bajic cracks Hoover with a good jab.
Bajic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoover.
Hoover misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bojan Bajic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bajic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoover is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajic lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoover's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bajic is trying to control the position but Hoover postures up.
Hoover trying to control but Bajic is working from the bottom.
Hoover throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bajic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bajic is trying to keep Hoover in close.
Hoover throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoover looking to sit in guard and control but Bajic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bajic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic is looking to stand up but Hoover won't let him.
Hoover has Bajic pulled in close to control his posture.
Bajic trying to move into half guard but instead Hoover has managed to sweep!
Bajic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bajic working a defensive guard here.
Bajic wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoover cracks Bajic with a solid left hand.
Hoover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bajic's head.
Hoover throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoover stands up over Bajic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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!
Bajic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bajic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoover throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoover passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bajic wants to get back to his feet.
Hoover throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bajic regains half guard, as Hoover was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bajic defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bajic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bajic tries to get to full guard but Hoover has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bojan Bajic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bajic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bajic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoover.
Bajic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoover moves out of range of the leg kick from Bajic.
Hoover shoots in and drives through. Bajic sprawls well.
Bajic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoover's hands.
Hoover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bojan Bajic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bajic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bajic.
Hoover is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bajic.
Bajic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoover doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoover fails with the takedown.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Bajic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoover changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bajic tries to avoid it but Hoover manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bajic to the ground. Bajic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bajic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bajic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoover has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajic scores with a leg kick.
Bajic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoover.
Bajic looks to land a combination but Hoover avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoover is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bajic connects with a right hand. Hoover shakes it off.
Bajic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bajic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoover misses with a takedown attempt - Bajic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hoover takes one to the chin there.
Bajic feints and then cracks Hoover's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoover down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bajic scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic takes a swing at Hoover's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoover.
Bajic misses with a wild body shot.
Bajic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoover shoots in looking for a takedown but Bajic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoover's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bajic lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoover takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bajic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Bajic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bajic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bajic leaves Hoover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoover looks for a takedown but Bajic sprawls well.
Bajic scores with a punch to the head.
Bajic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bajic misses with a two punch combination.
Bajic leaves Hoover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bajic. No joy for Hoover on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bajic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bajic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bajic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoover. Hoover gets slowly back to his feet.
Bajic cracks the inside of Hoover's front leg.
Hoover takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bajic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoover has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bajic.
Hoover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bajic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoover's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bajic.
Bajic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bajic thumps Hoover with a low kick.
Hoover takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Bajic.
Bajic lands a big head kick that sends Hoover tumbling to the mat! Bajic takes a step backwards and waves Hoover back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bojan Bajic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoover is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Hoover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bajic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hoover seems to have got his legs back now.
Bajic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoover. That did some damage!
Bajic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bajic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoover ducks right into an uppercut from Bajic.
Bajic thows a body kick. Hoover tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bajic scores with a head kick.
Edgar Hoover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bajic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoover changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bajic tries to avoid it but Hoover manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bajic to the ground. Bajic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bajic is fending him off so far but Hoover persists. Nope, Bajic circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic tests Hoover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bajic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bajic scores with a hook to the body. Hoover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoover takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Hoover does no damage.
Hoover throws a right hand that misses
letting Bajic counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bajic is looking to slow Hoover down with leg kicks.
Bajic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoover. Hoover gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bojan Bajic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bajic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bojan Bajic!
Bojan Bajic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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