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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedjeljko Markovic (ranked 1347 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 180 p4p, 183 weight class). Leader comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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189 cm 20 205 4 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm 20 205 5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 4 - 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 Las Vegas, Master Leader! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Markovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Markovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A looping hook to the body misses from Leader. Markovic does a little dance to reset his feet. A counter left hand to the body from Markovic misses its target. Markovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leader misses with a looping left. Markovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Leader's head. Markovic misses with an uppercut. Leader saw that one coming. Markovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Leader misses with a body shot.
Markovic jabbing away but nothing is landing. Markovic slips under a jab from Leader. Markovic misses with a straight left. It seemed like Leader was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Markovic takes a swing at Leader's ribcage but misses. Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markovic. Markovic swings for the body but Leader moves out of range.
Leader connects with a nice looking jab.
Markovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Leader misses the jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Leader. Markovic does a little dance to reset his feet. Leader is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Markovic digs a good body shot into Leader's ribs. Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leader.
Leader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Markovic with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Markovic on the wrong end of a nice hook. Leader throws a jab but it's blocked by Markovic. Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leader moves away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Leader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Leader. Markovic misses with a straight left. Nice uppercut there from Markovic. Leader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away. Leader throws a wild combination but nothing lands. An attempted straight right counter from Markovic misses the target. Markovic throws a right hand that misses
and Markovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leader scores with a nice strike. Leader misses with a wild combination.
Markovic is looking to counter punch. Leader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away. Markovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Nedjeljko Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Leader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Markovic loads up on a big right hand but Leader slips the punch. Leader lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic misses with a right hand and Leader counters with a nice body shot. Leader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leader throws a predictable looking body shot
and Markovic counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Leader does a little dance to reset his feet. Leader misses with a body shot.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leader moves away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leader connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Markovic's hands. Leader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Markovic's head. Leader throws a predictable looking body shot
and Markovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Markovic 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.
Markovic throws a sloppy body shot
letting Leader counter with a right hand. Leader slips under a jab from Markovic. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Master Leader will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Markovic throws a good cross that connects.
Leader slips a straight right by Markovic. A little jabbing left from Leader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Leader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Leader takes a shot right to the bread basket. Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leader was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic. Leader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away. Markovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leader appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Markovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Markovic scores with a nice strike. Leader avoids the body shot from Markovic.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Leader scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Leader catches Markovic right on the button with a cross. Leader takes a body punch but keeps moving. Leader misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Markovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Markovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leader on the side of the head. Markovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leader. It looked like Markovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Markovic misses the jab. Markovic misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Markovic throws a body shot but no joy. Sloppy strikes from Leader. Those never looked like landing. Leader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Markovic has time to react. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leader. A quick step to the side and Markovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Leader scores with a jab. Markovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Markovic is rocked! Markovic takes a swing at Leader's ribcage but misses. Oh Markovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Leader lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Markovic head around and knocks him out cold! Leader hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Master Leader! Master Leader decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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