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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedjeljko Markovic (ranked 2198 p4p, 1500 weight class) and Robert Brown (ranked 286 p4p, 200 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nedjeljko Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Brown!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown tests Markovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic slips under a jab.
Markovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Markovic swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Markovic missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markovic working hard to break the clinch.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
Markovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Markovic lands a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Markovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Markovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Markovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown prevents a body shot from Markovic.
Brown working aggressively here.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
A short left from Markovic.
Markovic gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Markovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Markovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markovic.
Markovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Markovic tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markovic.
Markovic lands with a light punch inside.
Brown misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Brown.
Markovic misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Good body shot from Markovic.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Markovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Markovic back against the cage.
Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Robert Brown has been cut.
Brown slips a jab from Markovic.
Markovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
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!
Markovic staying out of range there.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown is looking to clinch but Markovic is avoiding it.
Markovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown blocks a jab.
Markovic takes one to the side of the head.
Markovic keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Markovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Brown lands a jab to Markovic's midsection.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Markovic. That snapped Brown's head back.
Jab by Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Markovic misses the target.
Brown tries to clinch up but Markovic circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Markovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but Markovic steps away.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Markovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Markovic throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Brown digs a good body shot into Markovic's ribs.
Markovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Markovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Markovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Markovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves away from the strike by Markovic.
Brown clinches up with Markovic and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Markovic avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Markovic tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown working aggressively here.
Markovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Markovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown prevents a body shot from Markovic.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown blocks a body shot from Markovic.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Markovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown jumps guard and drags Markovic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Markovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown looking for subs off his back but Markovic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Markovic prevents Brown from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown blocking the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control but Markovic is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic controlling from the full mount.
Markovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brown wants to hold on but Markovic pushes him away.
Markovic controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown tries to hold on but Markovic pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nedjeljko Markovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Markovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Markovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markovic scrambles back to his feet.
Brown pushes Markovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Markovic pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markovic.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic misses with some punches.
Brown blocking some punches.
Markovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Markovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Markovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Markovic controls his hands.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Markovic lands a right hand.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Markovic working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Markovic.
Markovic lands with a right to the head.
Markovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markovic is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Markovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nedjeljko Markovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Markovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Markovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Markovic breaks the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Markovic is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Markovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Robert Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Markovic. That snapped Brown's head back.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown slips under a jab from Markovic.
Markovic ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Markovic jabs at Brown's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Markovic.
Nedjeljko Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
Brown wants to counter the offense by Markovic and move into the clinch position.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Markovic is able to avoid easily.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Markovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a jab when Markovic was well out of range.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Markovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Markovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic slips a jab from Brown.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
A combination from Markovic does no damage.
Brown throws a jab when Markovic was well out of range.
Brown throws a low kick but Markovic moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nedjeljko Markovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Markovic 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedjeljko Markovic!
A relieved looking Nedjeljko Markovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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