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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zeljko Darko (ranked 4780 p4p, 4734 weight class) and Dragan Mitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeljko Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragan Mitrovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitrovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Darko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitrovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitrovic gets the takedown into side control.
Darko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitrovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mitrovic working away.
Darko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mitrovic presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Darko is looking to get to half guard.
Darko tries to lock up and control but Mitrovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitrovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mitrovic seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Darko is holding on tight.
Darko working to try and regain half guard.
Darko tries to hold on but Mitrovic pushes him away.
Darko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mitrovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mitrovic wants to stand but Darko is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Darko regains half guard.
Darko trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko is controlling Mitrovic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Darko looking for submissions off his back.
Darko is trying to control but can't.
Mitrovic is pressing down on Darko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Darko is holding on for now.
Darko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mitrovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko has his hands on Mitrovic's head, controlling the position.
Darko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mitrovic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mitrovic is trying to improve his position.
Mitrovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mitrovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darko works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko is looking for a triangle here but Mitrovic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Darko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darko tries to get out of the position.
Mitrovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darko keeps working.
Darko holds on to Mitrovic's head and controls the position momentarily.
Darko regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitrovic is looking for a kimura but Darko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mitrovic to get the leverage.
Darko is refusing to be controlled, as Mitrovic sits in half guard.
Darko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Mitrovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mitrovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darko attempts a counter takedown but Mitrovic avoids it well and moves away.
Mitrovic misses with a kick to the body.
Mitrovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Darko's guard.
Darko tries to strike from the bottom.
Darko working a defensive guard here.
Darko scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Mitrovic preventing the sweep.
Mitrovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko looking for a guillotine here but Mitrovic defends easily.
Mitrovic postures up in Darko's guard and throws a big left but Darko blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mitrovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darko wants to sweep here but Mitrovic controlling him for the moment.
Mitrovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Darko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitrovic manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitrovic wants to improve his position but instead Darko has moved into half guard.
Mitrovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darko.
Darko is thwarting Mitrovic's attempts to control the position.
Mitrovic punching from the bottom.
Mitrovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darko.
Darko is thwarting Mitrovic's attempts to control the position.
Mitrovic is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Darko is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko working over Mitrovic with some ground and pound. Mitrovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Darko prevents Mitrovic from improving his position.
Mitrovic is trying to control but Darko passes into side control!
Darko wants to stand but Mitrovic has his arm trapped.
Mitrovic dodges the ground and pound from Darko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mitrovic parries the strikes from Darko easily there. Darko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mitrovic to escape.
Dragan Mitrovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darko cracks Mitrovic with a big right hand but Mitrovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Darko working the ground and pound.
Darko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mitrovic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Darko misses with the ground and pound.
Mitrovic looks to move to half guard but instead Darko has passed into mount! Damn!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitrovic holds of for dear life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeljko Darko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Darko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mitrovic has one foot on Darko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mitrovic scores with a takedown into Darko's guard.
Darko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitrovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitrovic postures up.
Mitrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitrovic's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitrovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Darko throws a big right hand that misses.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darko preventing the sweep.
Mitrovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitrovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitrovic will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Darko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mitrovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Darko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitrovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darko back to the cage. Mitrovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Darko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Darko working Mitrovic over with strikes.
Darko is thwarting Mitrovic's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko winds up and cracks Mitrovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mitrovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darko throwing shots but Mitrovic is blocking nicely.
Mitrovic is trying to maintain the position but Darko is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mitrovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Darko wanted to stand there but Mitrovic had control of the position.
Darko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darko wants to get up but he can't break Mitrovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mitrovic is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mitrovic shoots in and bounces Darko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Darko is looking for a triangle but Mitrovic pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darko tries to strike from the bottom.
Darko is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dragan Mitrovic.
Well Mitrovic 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragan Mitrovic!
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energy
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