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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anastasio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Anastasio.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rzic manages to avoid it.
Anastasio looks to land a right hand but Rzic moved out of range.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Rzic moves away and avoids it.
Anastasio swings for the body but Rzic moves out of range.
Anastasio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rzic throws a leg kick which misses Anastasio's front leg but catches the back leg as Anastasio tries to avoid it.
Rzic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anastasio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rzic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rzic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anastasio misses with a lunging right hand
and Rzic counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic is looking to score with low kicks.
Anastasio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rzic scores with a body shot.
Anastasio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rzic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rzic darts in and clinches Anastasio up against the cage.
Anastasio lands with a light punch inside.
Rzic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rzic stalling in the clinch.
Rzic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Rzic lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic leaning against his opponent.
Anastasio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rzic breaks from the clinch.
Rzic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anastasio lunges at Rzic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rzic's hand.
Rzic blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Anastasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rzic swinging wildly here.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anastasio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rzic under the eye.
Anastasio cracks a nice hook into Rzic's ribs.
Anastasio connects with a right hand. Rzic shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Anastasio as he connects with a hook.
Anastasio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rzic thuds a left hand into Anastasio's body.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Rzic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anastasio's calf.
A jab lands there for Anastasio.
Rzic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rzic lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio blocks a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic is struggling to control the position.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Anastasio.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rzic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rzic lands with a left to the head.
Rzic is looking to control Anastasio's arms but Anastasio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rzic has his back to the cage.
Anastasio throws a head punch that misses.
Anastasio works on Rzic's body with a couple of short punches.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from Rzic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic taking a breather.
Anastasio avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anastasio as the two fighters clinch.
Anastasio has Rzic pushed against the cage.
Anastasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rzic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rzic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Rzic on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a hook that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rzic throws a chopping leg kick but Anastasio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anastasio thuds a left hand into Rzic's body.
A lazy left from Rzic finds it's target.
Anastasio punishes Rzic's body with a nice straight punch.
Rzic connects with a body shot that sends Anastasio's belly button to the back.
Rzic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Rzic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rzic jabs Anastasio right on the nose. Anastasio blinks but takes it well.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio motions for Rzic to come forward. Anastasio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anastasio thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Rzic.
Anastasio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rzic.
Rzic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anastasio rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Anastasio misses.
Rzic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rzic blocks a jab.
Anastasio works Rzic's body with a nice hook.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Rzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio moves out of range as Rzic strikes.
Rzic avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Rzic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anastasio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anastasio slips under a jab from Rzic.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Rzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anastasio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rzic counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anastasio. Rzic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anastasio looks to throw the jab but Rzic is out of range.
A jab from Anastasio misses.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a looping left.
Rzic misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rzic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anastasio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Rzic throws a head kick that Anastasio semi-blocks.
Marko Rzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anastasio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rzic. That one must have hurt.
Anastasio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anastasio throws a lazy right hand but Rzic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rzic. Anastasio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anastasio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anastasio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Anastasio.
Rzic throws a front kick aimed at Anastasio's knee but Anastasio avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Rzic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anastasio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Rzic.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rzic manages to avoid it.
Anastasio misses with a straight left.
Anastasio connects with a crisp jab.
Anastasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anastasio throws a poor cross that misses
and Rzic counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio thows a body shot but no joy.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick.
Anastasio throws out a powerful jab.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rzic has managed to clinch.
Rzic prevents a body shot from Anastasio.
Rzic pushes Anastasio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Rzic.
Anastasio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rzic.
Rzic lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anastasio.
Rzic scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rzic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Rzic moves out of range easily.
Anastasio cracks Rzic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rzic defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rzic, right into the meat.
Rzic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anastasio. Anastasio obviously looking to wear him down.
Rzic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anastasio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anastasio misses with a low kick as Rzic jumps back.
Rzic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anastasio is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Rzic finds it's way through Anastasio's defenses.
Rzic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anastasio digs a good body shot into Rzic's ribs.
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!
Anastasio misses the jab.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rzic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anastasio.
Anastasio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rzic slips a straight right by Anastasio.
Rzic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Rzic is just out of range.
Anastasio slips a straight right by Rzic.
Rzic lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rzic is looking to slow Anastasio down with leg kicks.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Anastasio throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
Anastasio misses with a straight right.
Anastasio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Rzic is just out of range.
Rzic staying out of range there.
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Rzic ducks down to avoid it.
Rzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rzic defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Rzic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anastasio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rzic scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Rzic tenderised Anastasio's leg. Anastasio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Rzic throws a chopping leg kick but Anastasio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anastasio moves out of range as Rzic strikes.
Anastasio misses with a looping left.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anastasio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rzic cracks a nice hook into Anastasio's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rzic scores with a shot to the body.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Rzic throws a low kick but Anastasio moves out of range easily.
Rzic checks a low kick from Anastasio.
Rzic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anastasio in his tracks.
Rzic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rzic with a hook.
Anastasio scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anastasio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anastasio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rzic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a body shot
and Rzic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Anastasio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anastasio throws a hook but Rzic blocks it.
Rzic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anastasio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anastasio avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio loads up on a big right hand but Rzic slips the punch.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Rzic staying out of range there.
Rzic takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marko Rzic.
Well Rzic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Rzic!
Marko Rzic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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