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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djordje Stankovic (ranked 1861 p4p, 2454 weight class) and Isaac Newton (ranked 238 p4p, 285 weight class). Stankovic comes into the arena with Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar blaring out of the sound system. 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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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djordje Stankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Newton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic lands with a nice combination. Newton backs away looking to recover.
Stankovic throws a big shot that misses.
Newton stalks Stankovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stankovic's face. Stankovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Stankovic jabs at Newton's body.
We've been told by Stankovic's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Newton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stankovic counters with a left and a right that stings Newton.
Newton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stankovic cracks Newton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Stankovic does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stankovic.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Stankovic moves out of range easily.
Newton looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Stankovic has knocked Newton down with a huge combo! Stankovic steps away and waves a wobbly Newton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Newton is rocked!
A slow jab from Stankovic misses its intended target.
Newton is still on wobbly legs! Can Stankovic finish him?
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Stankovic.
Newton seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Stankovic misses.
Stankovic drops Newton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Newton looks back up at him and smiles so Stankovic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stankovic misses with a wild combination.
Stankovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stankovic.
Stankovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
Newton slips under a jab from Stankovic.
A big right from Stankovic misses.
Stankovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Newton misses with a right hand
letting Stankovic counter with a right hand.
Stankovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
Stankovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newton.
Newton misses the jab.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Stankovic.
Newton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newton throws a big shot that misses.
Stankovic lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stankovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Newton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick by Newton misses
and Stankovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stankovic slips a jab from Newton.
Stankovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stankovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stankovic swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newton throws a jab when Stankovic was well out of range.
A jab from Newton misses.
Stankovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Stankovic swinging wildly here.
Newton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stankovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stankovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newton throws a right and a left that Stankovic avoids nicely.
Stankovic misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newton.
It looked like Stankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Newton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stankovic is looking to counter punch.
Newton throws a right and a left that Stankovic avoids nicely.
Stankovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stankovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton rushes Stankovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Stankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Stankovic.
A body shot lands from Stankovic.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Stankovic.
Newton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stankovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newton.
Stankovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
Newton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Stankovic as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Stankovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stankovic.
Newton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stankovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stankovic throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton blocks a jab.
Stankovic punishes Newton's body with a nice straight punch.
Stankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
A lazy left from Stankovic finds it's target.
A jab from Stankovic misses.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Stankovic clobbers Newton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stankovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stankovic throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Stankovic throws a big shot that misses.
Stankovic misses with a wild combination.
Stankovic just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djordje Stankovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Newton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stankovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Isaac Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Stankovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stankovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Newton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stankovic lands a jab to Newton's midsection.
Stankovic with a jab.
Newton walks into a jab.
Stankovic cracks Newton with a left hook right on the temple and Newton goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Stankovic lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Newton is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djordje Stankovic!
Djordje Stankovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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