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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doric Dienekes (ranked 233 p4p, 129 weight class) and Ivan Jankovic (ranked 30 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Jankovic throws the left hand but Dienekes avoids the punch easily.
Dienekes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dienekes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jankovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dienekes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dienekes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dienekes stalling.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dienekes.
Jankovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jankovic wants to improve his position but Dienekes is controlling well.
Dienekes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jankovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dienekes wants to control but Jankovic is keeping him busy.
Dienekes uses his free foot to push down on Jankovic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jankovic.
Jankovic is squirming around, avoiding Dienekes's attempts to control the action.
Jankovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dienekes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dienekes throws a wild left hand from mount and Jankovic manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jankovic is squirming around, avoiding Dienekes's attempts to control the action.
Dienekes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dienekes thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankovic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dienekes.
Dienekes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jankovic has worked his arm free - good work by Jankovic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dienekes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dienekes misses with the ground and pound.
Dienekes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dienekes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jankovic is not content to let Dienekes control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doric Dienekes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dienekes avoids the body shot from Jankovic.
Dienekes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dienekes has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dienekes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankovic pulls Dienekes in close to his closed guard and prevents Dienekes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dienekes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jankovic is keeping the position for now.
Dienekes 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.
Dienekes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dienekes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankovic can do to turn this around?
Dienekes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dienekes content to stall in guard here.
Dienekes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doric Dienekes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dienekes slips nicely into half guard.
Dienekes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jankovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dienekes.
Dienekes thows a huge punch but Jankovic dodges it nicely.
Jankovic is refusing to be controlled, as Dienekes sits in half guard.
Jankovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jankovic is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic is looking to control Dienekes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jankovic avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dienekes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dienekes wants to pass to mount but Jankovic is defending the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dienekes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jankovic avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dienekes.
And Jankovic responds with a good body kick, but Dienekes manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doric Dienekes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes shoots for a takedown but Jankovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jankovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doric Dienekes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Jankovic as Dienekes shoots in.
Jankovic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dienekes blocks it well.
Jankovic throws out a loose jab but Dienekes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dienekes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jankovic misses with an uppercut
and Dienekes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dienekes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dienekes looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic looking to control.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dienekes trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Dienekes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jankovic keeping full guard, as Dienekes tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jankovic throws a lazy body kick
and Dienekes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dienekes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dienekes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dienekes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dienekes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Dienekes from controlling successfully.
Dienekes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Dienekes from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dienekes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jankovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dienekes blocks a head kick by Jankovic.
Dienekes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dienekes with a poor takedown
and Jankovic counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Jankovic looks at the referee who does nothing so Jankovic lands a crushing right that sends Dienekes to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jankovic! Ivan Jankovic retains his middleweight title!
Ivan Jankovic 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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