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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Second Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Markovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milo Markovic!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markovic.
Markovic misses with a straight right.
Markovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Markovic lands the left hand.
Fist scores with a decent looking hook.
Fist lands with an overhand left.
Fist looks to land a left hand but Markovic moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fist misses with an uppercut.
Markovic scores with a one two! Fist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Markovic throws a series of punches but Fist moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic lands with a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Markovic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Markovic misses with a straight left.
Fist attempts a counter takedown but Markovic avoids it well and moves away.
Fist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Markovic.
Markovic shoots in for a double leg but Fist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Fist.
Markovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fist circles away.
Fist connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fist.
Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Fist.
Fist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Markovic lands with a right hand.
Markovic connects with a jab.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Fist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Fist.
Markovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fist defends it well.
Fist is looking to clinch but Markovic is avoiding it.
Second Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic scores with the left hand. Fist knows he should have avoided that one.
Fist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fist leaves Markovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Second Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
Fist lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist misses the jab.
Markovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fist defends it well.
Fist is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloppy strikes from Markovic. Those never looked like landing.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Fist.
Fist swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Fist moved out of range nicely.
Markovic defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Markovic misses with an uppercut. Fist saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Markovic misses the target.
Fist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Markovic misses.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Fist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fist connects with a crisp jab.
Fist throws a hook but Markovic avoids it easily.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist misses the jab.
Markovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Second Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Fist moved out of range nicely.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Markovic counters with a left to the body.
Markovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fist on the side of the head.
Fist connects with a jab.
It looks like Milo Markovic has been cut.
Fist with a nice cross.
Markovic slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Markovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic feints the counter takedown.
Fist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Markovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist gets a clinch.
Fist tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic breaks the clinch.
Fist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fist was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
Fist lands a body shot.
Markovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fist forces Markovic back against the cage and clinches.
Fist misses with a punch on the inside.
Fist misses with a body punch.
Fist gets through Markovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fist misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Markovic fails to land.
Markovic misses with some punches.
Markovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fist.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Markovic is working for takedown but Fist is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fist has Markovic pressed against the cage, preventing Markovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Second Fist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milo Markovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Fist's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fist duly obliges.
Markovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Markovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Markovic with a nice cross.
Fist is rocked!
Markovic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fist to the ground. Markovic is now in Fist's guard.
Oh Fist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic won't allow Fist to get back to his feet.
Fist seems to have got his legs back now.
Fist pulls Markovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Markovic from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Markovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic throws a right and a left that Fist avoids nicely.
Markovic takes one on the button.
Markovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Fist. That snapped Markovic's head back.
Markovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Markovic throws out a loose jab but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Fist digs a good body shot into Markovic's ribs.
Fist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic scores with a one two! Fist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic lands with a hook. Fist tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Markovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fist at a distance.
Markovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Markovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fist to score with a decent uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Markovic.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Fist takes one to the side of the head.
Fist throws a right hand that Markovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Markovic also avoids with ease.
Markovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Markovic lands with a straight right. Fist didn't see that one coming.
Fist throws a jab but it's blocked by Markovic.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.
Markovic throws the left hand but Fist avoids the punch easily.
Markovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fist throws a right and a left that Markovic avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Markovic there.
Fist closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fist throws out a loose jab but Markovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist misses with a looping left.
Markovic unleashes a big counter combination but Fist bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Markovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Fist half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Markovic jabs Fist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markovic thuds his right hand into Fist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fist lands a nice hook to Markovic's body. Markovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fist lands a really nice looking cross but Markovic seems unphased.
Fist throws a right hand that misses
and Markovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milo Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markovic lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Markovic throws a jab when Fist was well out of range.
Markovic connects with a single shot there.
Markovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Markovic tries to bum rush Fist with a series of wild strikes but Fist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Fist.
Markovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fist moves out of range as Markovic strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fist lands with a cross.
Fist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Markovic.
Fist appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fist moves into range and clinches up with Markovic.
Fist tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
Fist struggles to land a body shot inside as Markovic controls his hands.
Fist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fist after a bit of a struggle.
Second Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Markovic.
Markovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Markovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Markovic's cut.
That's time! Fist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Fist misses with a hook.
Fist works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Markovic. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Fist does it's job there.
Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Markovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fist needs to keep his hands up - Markovic had a free shot at his head there.
Fist throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
Fist avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Markovic coming out on top.
Markovic stalks Fist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fist's face. Fist staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Fist swings widly with a right hand
and Markovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markovic walks into a straight right hand from Fist.
Markovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fist misses with a straight left.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Markovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
Fist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Fist misses with the combination.
Fist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fist lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Fist blocks the low kick.
A jab from Markovic finds it's way through Fist's defenses.
A jab from Fist finds it's way through Markovic's defenses.
Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist throws a body punch but Markovic moves out of range.
And Markovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Fist pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Fist misses.
Fist throws a big shot that misses.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fist blocks the body kick.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
Markovic tries to bum rush Fist with a series of wild strikes but Fist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic misses the jab.
Fist is looking to counter punch.
Fist misses with a double jab.
Fist throws the left hand but Markovic avoids the punch easily.
Fist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fist connects with a single shot there.
Markovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Fist misses the target.
Fist lands a jab.
The crowd cheers as Fist lands an impressive looking overhand right. Markovic doesn't seem phased though.
Fist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fist misses the jab.
Markovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Markovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markovic throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Markovic at a distance.
Markovic cracks Fist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fist misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Fist.
Markovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fist lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Markovic.
Markovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fist.
Markovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right 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!
Markovic connects with a body shot that sends Fist's belly button to the back.
Markovic throws a lazy right hand but Fist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markovic tries for a takedown but Fist sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Markovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist throws a right hand that Markovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Markovic also avoids with ease.
Markovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Markovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Fist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Markovic misses with a wild combination.
Markovic swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.
Fist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Fist.
Fist with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Fist.
Fist feinted with a counter takedown.
Markovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Markovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fist on the side of the head.
Fist moves away from the strike by Markovic.
Markovic lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist slips a jab from Markovic.
Markovic misses with a straight right.
Markovic gets tackled into the cage by Fist. Fist maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fist fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Second Fist.
I think Fist 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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