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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Rzic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stirling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rzic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stirling has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CEC Underdark in the buildup to the fight.
Stirling misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Rzic.
A good leg kick by Rzic.
Rzic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stirlings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stirling lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Stirling.
Stirling takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rzic.
Rzic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stirling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stirling misses with a low kick.
Stirling throws a low kick, looking for Rzic's leg but Rzic calmly moves out of range.
Rzic cracks Stirling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stirling cracks Rzic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rzic misses with a double jab.
Rzic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling misses with a wild combination.
Stirling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rzic.
Stirling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rzic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stirling.
Stirling misses with a low kick.
Stirling scores with the left hand. Rzic knows he should have avoided that one.
Stirling walks into a jab.
Rzic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stirling wants to slow Rzic down by chopping away at his legs.
Rzic tries to clinch but Stirling moves out of range.
Rzic scores with a nice strike.
Stirling lands a front kick.
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!
Stirling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rzic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rzic takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rzic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rzic checks a leg kick.
Rzic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stirling.
Stirling misses with a straight right.
Stirling misses with a low kick.
Stirling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stirling is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
Rzic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stirling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stirling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rzic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
Rzic scores with a jab.
Rzic drives through and clinches with Stirling against the cage.
Rzic blocking some punches.
Rzic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stirling's elbow.
Stirling working aggressively here.
Stirling blocking some punches.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stirling is trying to push Rzic away but Rzic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stirling blocks an uppercut.
Rzic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rzic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stirling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic is trying to stall.
Stirling misses with some punches.
Rzic looking to slow down the pace here.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic lands an uppercut.
Rzic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stirling lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stirling tries to throw a body punch but Rzic avoids it by throwing Stirling back against the cage.
Rzic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stirling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stirling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rzic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stirling works on Rzic's body with a couple of short punches.
Stirling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rzic's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stirling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Stirling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stirling avoids the body shot from Rzic.
Rzic throws a body punch but Stirling moves out of range.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Stirling checks it.
Rzic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rzic moves away from the strike by Stirling.
Rzic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stirling under the eye.
Rzic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stirling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rzic checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Stirling.
A lazy left from Rzic finds it's target.
Stirling lands a slapping body shot.
Stirling misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stirling connects with a looping right hand.
Rzic misses with a hook.
Marko Rzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rzic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stirling's head backwards.
Stirling is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic swings widly with a right hand
and Stirling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Stirling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rzic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stirling seems to have got his legs back now.
Stirling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stirling tries a low kick but Rzic avoids it.
Rzic scores with a sloppy right hand. Stirling should have avoided that one.
Rzic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stirling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rzic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rzic throws out a loose jab but Stirling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stirling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rzic feints and then cracks Stirling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stirling down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stirling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rzic lands a right hook to the body.
Stirling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rzic.
Stirling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stirling throws a hook but Rzic blocks it.
Stirling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stirling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Stirling. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stirling.
Stirling throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rzic scores with a punch to the head.
Rzic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stirling.
Rzic cracks the inside of Stirling's front leg.
Stirling misses with a looping left.
Stirling is looking to land body kicks.
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stirling is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
Rzic throws a sloppy head kick and Stirling moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling throws a looping overhand right but Rzic ducks down to avoid it.
Stirling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rzic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stirling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stirling misses with some punches.
Stirling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rzic blocks the elbow strike.
Stirling lands with a left to the head.
Jack Stirling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rzic misses with some punches.
Stirling looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stirling fails to land.
Stirling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rzic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rzic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stirling lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
Stirling swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rzic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stirling gets through Rzic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stirling looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Stirling - that landed with a thud.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stirling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stirling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rzic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stirling prevents a body shot from Rzic.
Stirling tries a body shot but Rzic blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rzic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stirling finds it's way round the side to connect with Rzic's head.
Stirling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rzic at a distance.
Stirling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rzic tries to clinch up.
Rzic connects with a jab.
Rzic has closed the distance and engaged Stirling in a clinch.
Stirling creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stirling throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rzic working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stirling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stirling is trying to break free.
Stirling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rzic lands with a short shot to the head.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Stirling.
Stirling misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic tries to throw a body punch but Stirling avoids it by throwing Rzic back against the cage.
Rzic misses with the head strike.
Stirling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stirling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Stirling swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rzic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stirling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rzic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stirling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rzic closes the distance and clinches.
Stirling is trying to push Rzic away but Rzic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stirling misses with a punch on the inside.
Rzic tries to stall but Stirling uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rzic.
Rzic lands a right hand.
Stirling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stirling lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Rzic.
Rzic just leaning against Stirling, taking a breather.
Stirling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stirling throws a punch but it's blocked by Rzic.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
Stirling manages to break the clinch.
Rzic scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stirling. Rzic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stirling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rzic sizes up Stirling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rzic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jack Stirling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling throws an overhand right that lands on Rzic's shoulder, as Rzic tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rzic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stirling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stirling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stirling misses with a looping left.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Stirling sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stirling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rzic.
Stirling is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stirling, as that shot connected.
Stirling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rzic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rzic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stirling avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stirling throws out the jab.
Rzic throws a looping overhand right but Stirling ducks down to avoid it.
Stirling throws a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Rzic tenderised Stirling's leg. Stirling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rzic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rzic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stirling finds it's way round the side to connect with Rzic's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stirling on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rzic lands a nice hook to Stirling's body. Stirling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stirling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rzic.
Rzic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Stirling.
Stirling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stirling takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rzic scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marko Rzic.
I've got Rzic 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Rzic!
An out of breath Marko Rzic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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