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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Rakic (ranked 2850 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Loki Mills (ranked 377 p4p, 457 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Mills!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills misses with a combination
and Rakic counters with a one-two to the body.
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Rakic moves away and avoids it.
Rakic lands a left and a right that send Mills crashing to the mat, dazed. Rakic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rakic misses with the combination.
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!
Rakic shoots and misses
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakic manages to avoid it.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Rakic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mills's guard.
Our spies down at at Ludus Magnus inform us that Mills has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rakic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills has his foot on Rakic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rakic works his way back into a safe position though.
Mills had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakic defends it easily.
Rakic stopping the sweep attempt from Mills.
Rakic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rakic preventing the sweep.
Rakic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rakic works over Mills with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rakic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mills looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rakic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakic trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rakic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rakic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rakic working some strikes from top position.
Mills has his foot on Rakic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rakic works his way back into a safe position though.
Rakic scoring with some ground and pound.
Mills is rocked!
Mills working for a triangle but Rakic defends it easily.
Rakic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rakic landing some decent shots from guard.
Mills is still in real trouble! Can Rakic finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mills seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mills is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rakic is aware though and is defending well.
Rakic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mills has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rakic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rakic content to stall in guard here.
Rakic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mills on the ground.
Mills lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rakic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mills sprawls well initially but Rakic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mills kicks off Rakic and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills fails to land with a series of punches.
Rakic forces Mills back against the cage and clinches.
Rakic blocks a body shot from Mills.
Rakic breaks the clinch.
Mills stalks Rakic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rakic's face. Rakic staggers backwards, shaken.
Rakic throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Mills falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rakic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rakic rushes Mills and presses him up against the cage.
Rakic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mills tries to stall but Rakic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mills tries to work over Rakic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rakic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills has had enough of the clinch but Rakic keeps him there for the moment.
Mills is trying to break free.
Mills swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rakic has picked Mills up - he's going for a ride! Rakic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mills is looking to improve his position.
Mills is refusing to be controlled, as Rakic sits in half guard.
Mills is looking to improve his position.
Mills is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rakic pulls his head out easily.
Mills manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mills trying to control the position.
Rakic chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rakic 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.
Rakic misses with a wild combination.
Mills lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sloppy strikes from Mills. Those never looked like landing.
Mills takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rakic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mills looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mills bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rakic.
Mills throws a series of punches but Rakic moves out of range.
No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mills scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakic instigates a clinch.
Rakic lands a body shot.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rakic's elbow.
Mills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mills misses with a series of wild punches.
Loki Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakic breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rakic.
Rakic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rakic duly obliges.
Mills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rakic throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Rakic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mills can do to turn this around?
Mills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills misses with a double jab
and Rakic counters with a left and a right... And another left! Mills is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Rakic!
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