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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Novakovic (ranked 1748 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Richard Doherty (ranked 231 p4p, 278 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 St Petersburg, Marko Novakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novakovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novakovic.
Novakovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Doherty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Novakovic pushes Doherty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Novakovic.
It looks like Richard Doherty has been cut.
Doherty is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Doherty tries to stall but Novakovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Novakovic on the inside.
Doherty blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Novakovic.
Doherty wants to stall.
Doherty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novakovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Doherty to work.
Doherty has Novakovic pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Doherty.
Novakovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Novakovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Doherty blocking some punches.
Novakovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Novakovic as Doherty tries to tie him up.
Novakovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Novakovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Doherty.
A nice left hand lands by Novakovic.
Novakovic lands with a left to the head.
Doherty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doherty blocking some punches.
Novakovic has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
Novakovic just leaning against Doherty, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Novakovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novakovic misses with some punches.
Doherty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Novakovic being controlled against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novakovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Novakovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doherty or not.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Novakovic - that landed with a thud.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Novakovic working aggressively here.
Novakovic misses with a punch to the body.
Novakovic lands an uppercut.
A short left from Novakovic.
Novakovic working aggressively here.
Doherty is struggling to control the position.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novakovic can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty looking to stall.
Novakovic throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Novakovic.
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic throws a head punch that misses.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doherty taking a breather.
Doherty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Novakovic is keeping busy.
Novakovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Novakovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Doherty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Novakovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.
Novakovic drives through and clinches with Doherty against the cage.
Novakovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Novakovic can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Doherty.
Novakovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic misses with a body punch.
Marko Novakovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doherty.
Doherty looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Good body shot from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Doherty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doherty's elbow.
Doherty stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Doherty has Novakovic pushed against the cage.
Novakovic lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is trying to stall.
Novakovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Novakovic misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty looking to stall.
Novakovic has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
A hook to the body from Novakovic.
Doherty is breathing heavily.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty prevents a body shot from Novakovic.
Novakovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Novakovic is keeping busy.
Novakovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doherty can do to turn this around?
Novakovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doherty.
Doherty stalling in the clinch but Novakovic improves position.
A short left from Novakovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Novakovic lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novakovic.
Doherty is rocked!
Come on Novakovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Novakovic finish him?
Novakovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Novakovic.
Doherty seems to have recovered his senses.
Novakovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Novakovic creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Doherty's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Doherty drops to his knees and Novakovic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Novakovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Marko Novakovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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