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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Jokic (ranked 1324 p4p, 2366 weight class) and Harold Dillon (ranked 30 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ivica Jokic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Dillon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jokic misses with a wild body shot.
Dillon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dillon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokic.
Jokic tests Dillon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokic clinches up with Dillon and pushes him back against the cage.
Dillon lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ivica Jokic has been cut.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillon breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Jokic - just one landing.
Jokic wants to clinch
and Dillon counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jokic has managed to clinch.
Dillon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dillon blocking some punches.
Dillon has had enough of the clinch but Jokic keeps him there for the moment.
Dillon can't find room to land a body shot as Jokic controls the action.
Jokic working aggressively here.
Dillon lands a nice uppercut.
Dillon breaks the clinch.
Dillon misses the jab.
Jokic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jokic, as that shot connected.
It looks like Harold Dillon has been cut.
Jokic tries to clinch up but Dillon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokic closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Dillon stalling.
Dillon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Dillon.
Jokic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Jokic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokic lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillon.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Jokic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Jokic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jokic - that landed with a thud.
Jokic has a couple of punches blocked by Dillon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Dillon misses with a body punch.
Dillon tries to work over Jokic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillon cracks Jokic with a nice body shot.
Jokic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillon.
Dillon manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokic. Dillon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokic with a hook.
Jokic wants to clinch but Dillon slips to the side
and Dillon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokic works Dillon's body with a nice hook.
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!
Jokic rushes Dillon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dillon.
Dillon tries to throw a body punch but Jokic avoids it by throwing Dillon back against the cage.
Dillon lands a body shot.
Jokic scores with a hook to the body.
Dillon has had enough of the clinch but Jokic keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Jokic working aggressively here.
Dillon misses with a punch to the body.
Jokic working aggressively here.
Jokic misses with a punch to the body.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Jokic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Jokic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokic looks to land a right hand but Dillon moved out of range.
Jokic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokic moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Ivica Jokic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokic tries to clinch up but Dillon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokic swings for the body but Dillon moves out of range.
Dillon thuds a left hand into Jokic's body.
Jokic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dillon under the eye.
Jokic rushes Dillon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jokic.
Dillon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokic is working Dillon over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dillon.
Jokic lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokic misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dillon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dillon as the two fighters clinch.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon lands with a left to the head.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
Dillon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
Jokic misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Dillon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokic backwards.
Jokic throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillon.
Dillon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon has a couple of punches blocked by Jokic.
A right handed body shot lands from Dillon.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon misses with some punches.
Dillon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Dillon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dillon moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dillon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokic tries to clinch but Dillon is having none of it.
Dillon throws out a counter right but Jokic avoids it with no problem.
Jokic misses with a left hand
and Dillon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokic scores with a hook to the body. Dillon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jokic misses the shot to the body.
Jokic throws a body punch but Dillon moves out of range.
Jokic moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Jokic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dillon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokic moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokic working aggressively here.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Jokic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.
Jokic can't find room to land a body shot as Dillon controls the action.
Jokic can't find room to land a body shot as Dillon controls the action.
Dillon lands with a left to the head.
Jokic has a couple of punches blocked by Dillon.
Jokic misses with the head strike.
Dillon digs a right hand underneath Jokic's ribcage. Jokic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Jokic.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
Jokic tries to work over Dillon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Dillon.
Dillon blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokic.
Jokic misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokic tries to throw a body punch but Dillon avoids it by throwing Jokic back against the cage.
Jokic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dillons head.
Dillon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokics head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokic working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillon.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
Dillon throws a head punch that misses.
Jokic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokic working aggressively here.
Dillon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillon with a jab.
Jokic cracks a nice hook into Dillon's ribs.
Jokic tries to clinch there but Dillon circles away.
Jokic looks to throw the jab but Dillon is out of range.
Jokic misses with an uppercut.
Dillon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jokic wants to clinch
and Dillon counters with a crisp one two that drops Jokic! Dillon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jokic to his feet! Jokic is in big trouble!
Jokic is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivica Jokic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jokic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harold Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good exchange - Dillon coming out on top.
Oh Jokic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokic tries to clinch but Dillon moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dillon.
Jokic seems to have got his legs back now.
Jokic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jokic fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dillon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon can't find room to land a body shot as Jokic controls the action.
Dillon pushes Jokic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokic has a couple of punches blocked by Dillon.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jokic fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dillon.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokic working aggressively here.
Dillon slows down the pace here.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokic lands a right hand.
Ivica Jokic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokic misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jokic lands a body punch.
Jokic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokic works on Dillon's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillon.
Dillon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon lands a shoulder strike.
Harold Dillon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Dillon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Dillon blocks a body shot from Jokic.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
Dillon gets through Jokic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dillon avoiding damage.
Jokic lands a shoulder strike.
Dillon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillon takes a shot to the head.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillon breaks from the clinch.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Jokic.
Jokic tries to clinch but Dillon is having none of it.
Ivica Jokic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Jokic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jokic darts in and clinches Dillon up against the cage.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokic.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokic uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillon.
Dillon misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jokic fails to land.
Dillon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon blocks a body shot from Jokic.
Dillon misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harold Dillon.
I think Jokic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivica Jokic!
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