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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marko Jankovic (ranked 343 p4p, 1158 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 45 p4p, 149 weight class). Elvis Presley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Presley's hands.
Presley moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Jankovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jankovic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Presley darts in and clinches Jankovic up against the cage.
Jankovic misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Presley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Jankovic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Presley misses with a punch on the inside.
Jankovic missing with knees to the body.
Jankovic scores with a knee to the head.
Presley wants to stall.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Presley.
Jankovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Presley tries to work over Jankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jankovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jankovic is defending well for now.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Presley.
Jankovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jankovic tries to throw a body punch but Presley avoids it by throwing Jankovic back against the cage.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jankovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Presley blocks it with crossed arms.
Presley stalling in the clinch but Jankovic improves position.
Presley with a knee to the head.
Jankovic crunches a lovely knee into Presley's ribcage.
Presley pushes Jankovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Presley to work.
Presley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
Presley misses with some punches.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Jankovic controls the action.
Presley tries a knee to the head but Jankovic blocks it.
Jankovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley landing knees to the body.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jankovic landing knees to the head.
Presley is trying to stall.
Jankovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jankovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jankovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jankovic gets through Presley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic misses with the head strike.
Presley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jankovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Presley back against the cage.
Jankovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Presley blocks it with crossed arms.
Jankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Jankovic.
Presley tries to work over Jankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jankovic lands with a right to the head.
Presley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Presley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jankovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Presley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jankovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Presley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jankovic lands a left hand.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankovic controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Jankovic.
Presley tries to work over Jankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jankovic lands a knee to the head.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jankovic digs a right hand into Presley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Presley's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Presley.
Presley stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jankovic.
Presley looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jankovic on the inside.
Jankovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Presley lands a body punch.
Presley pushes Jankovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jankovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Presley is trying to maintain a safe position but Jankovic gets an underhook and turns Presley into the cage.
Jankovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Presleys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Presley.
Presley misses with the head strike.
Presley working aggressively here.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Presley back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jankovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankovic missing with knees to the body.
Jankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jankovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Jankovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Presley moves into the clinch.
Jankovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jankovic.
Jankovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Presley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jankovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jankovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Presley lands a shot to the body.
Jankovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Presley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Presley.
Jankovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankovic.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Presley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short left from Presley.
Jankovic tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
Jankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Presley blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic misses with some punches.
Jankovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jankovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Presley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jankovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Jankovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Presley lands a body shot.
Marko Jankovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jankovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley trying to stall but Jankovic improves his position.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankovic controls his hands.
Jankovic managing to block the knees to the body from Presley.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Jankovic controls the action.
Jankovic tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jankovic as Presley tries to tie him up.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley lands a hook that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Jankovic pushes Presley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jankovic lands a shoulder strike.
Jankovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankovic.
Jankovic landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic blocks an uppercut.
Jankovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Presley.
Presley lands a hook that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Presley tries a body shot but Jankovic blocks it.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jankovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presley blocks a body shot from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jankovic throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jankovic.
Presley scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Jankovic.
Presley prevents a body shot from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands with a right to the head.
Jankovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Presleys head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Presley.
Presley working aggressively here.
Jankovic blocks a body shot from Presley.
Jankovic scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Presley is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jankovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Presley blocking some punches.
Jankovic lands with a light punch inside.
Presley scores with a shot to the side of Jankovic's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Presley.
Jankovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Jankovic.
Jankovic misses with some punches.
Jankovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Presley blocks it with crossed arms.
Jankovic missing with knees to the body.
Presley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jankovic is keeping busy.
Jankovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jankovic misses with some punches.
Jankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jankovic crunches a lovely knee into Presley's ribcage.
Jankovic lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jankovic.
Jankovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Presley avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Presley.
A right handed body shot lands from Jankovic.
Presley is breathing heavily.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Presley pushes Jankovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a knee to the head.
Jankovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley lands with a light punch inside.
Jankovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Presleys head.
Jankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Presley can do to turn this around?
Presley connects with a knee to the head.
Jankovic works on Presley's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Jankovic.
Presley looking to slow down the pace here.
Presley looking to throw knees to the head but Jankovic is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jankovic obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Jankovic dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Jankovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jankovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jankovic scores with a push kick.
Jankovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A lazy left from Jankovic finds it's target.
Presley is rocked!
Presley wants to clinch up but Jankovic keeps it at a distance.
Presley is still on wobbly legs! Can Jankovic finish him?
Jankovic is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Presley flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Presley is out cold! Jankovic holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Jankovic!
Marko Jankovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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