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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brown (ranked 101 p4p, 256 weight class) and Zdravko Mihaijlovic (ranked 17 p4p, 39 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Gloom, Doom, Heartache and Whiskey. 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 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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Mihaijlovic throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mihaijlovic in his tracks.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihaijlovic is just out of range.
Mihaijlovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaijlovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mihaijlovic walks into a jab.
Mihaijlovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Mihaijlovic walks into a left hand.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaijlovic! But no joy.
Mihaijlovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
Brown moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMihaijlovic.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Mihaijlovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mihaijlovic. Mihaijlovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a left to the body.
Brown swings for the body but Mihaijlovic moves out of range.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mihaijlovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mihaijlovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Mihaijlovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown lands a nice hook to Mihaijlovic's body. Mihaijlovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown catches Mihaijlovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown lands with a straight right. Mihaijlovic didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Mihaijlovic misses.
Mihaijlovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Mihaijlovic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown tries for a takedown but Mihaijlovic circles away easily
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Mihaijlovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Mihaijlovic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a left hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a left to the body.
Frank Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown blocks a head kick by Mihaijlovic.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Mihaijlovic.
A little jabbing left from Mihaijlovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mihaijlovic counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mihaijlovic cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brown dominated that round.
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.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Mihaijlovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaijlovic! But no joy.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown misses with some punches.
Mihaijlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown avoiding damage as Mihaijlovic throws knees to the body.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mihaijlovic can do to turn this around?
Mihaijlovic can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Mihaijlovic ducks down to avoid it.
Brown moves out of range as Mihaijlovic throws a body kick.
Brown tests Mihaijlovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihaijlovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mihaijlovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Brown misses.
Mihaijlovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihaijlovic slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown misses with a hook
and Mihaijlovic counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Mihaijlovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mihaijlovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mihaijlovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mihaijlovic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Mihaijlovic!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown wants to sweep here but Mihaijlovic controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown lands a jab to Mihaijlovic's midsection.
Donk. Brown catches Mihaijlovic right on the button with a cross.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Mihaijlovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Mihaijlovic counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Mihaijlovic moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Mihaijlovic moved out of range nicely.
Mihaijlovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mihaijlovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mihaijlovic throws a big counter head kick but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Frank Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Brown.
Mihaijlovic thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Mihaijlovic slips the punch.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Mihaijlovic's head but Mihaijlovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mihaijlovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mihaijlovic to the mat! Mihaijlovic manages to get full guard.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mihaijlovic working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Mihaijlovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mihaijlovic defends it easily.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mihaijlovic's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mihaijlovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihaijlovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mihaijlovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown advances to full mount.
Mihaijlovic is trying desperately to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown wants to finish this one by submission but Mihaijlovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mihaijlovic is looking to escape.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown tries to control but Mihaijlovic wriggling away.
Mihaijlovic can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown moves to his opponent's back but Mihaijlovic bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Brown.
Brown has his foot on Mihaijlovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mihaijlovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Mihaijlovic gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaijlovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Mihaijlovic throws a fast counter high kick but Brown manages to duck under it in time.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihaijlovic moves away.
Mihaijlovic throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mihaijlovic walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mihaijlovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaijlovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Mihaijlovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mihaijlovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Mihaijlovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Mihaijlovic ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Mihaijlovic throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Mihaijlovic misses with a straight right.
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mihaijlovic tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is working for a kimura but Mihaijlovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Frank Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Mihaijlovic is defending well.
Brown wants to take a breather but Mihaijlovic is having none of it.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mihaijlovic is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brown clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mihaijlovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Mihaijlovic slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mihaijlovic on the side of the head.
Brown thuds his right hand into Mihaijlovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Mihaijlovic is out of range.
Mihaijlovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Mihaijlovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body punch but Mihaijlovic moves out of range.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Mihaijlovic is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mihaijlovic on the side of the head.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mihaijlovic momentarily.
Brown moves out of range as Mihaijlovic throws a body kick.
Mihaijlovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mihaijlovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Brown misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mihaijlovic misses.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihaijlovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Mihaijlovic saw that one coming.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice body shot.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Mihaijlovic saw that one coming.
Mihaijlovic slips a straight right by Brown.
Mihaijlovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is working to tighten his grip on Mihaijlovic's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Mihaijlovic has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Brown is really squeezing tight and eventually Mihaijlovic passes out! Brown breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Brown!
Frank Brown retains his light heavyweight title!
Frank Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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