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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djordje Stankovic (ranked 954 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 119 p4p, 151 weight class). Stankovic comes to the cage accompanied by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar. Djordje Stankovic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 16 - 13 - 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 37 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stankovic swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stankovic lands a head shot.
Stark blocks a jab.
Stark steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stankovic.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stark has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stankovic throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stankovic takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
Stankovic lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Stankovic counters with a left to the body.
Stankovic with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stankovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stankovic misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Stankovic.
Stankovic drops Stark with a beautiful combination! Stark stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stankovic is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stankovic cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stankovic clobbers Stark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stankovic lands a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Stankovic as Stark shoots in.
Djordje Stankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
Sloppy strikes from Stankovic. Those never looked like landing.
Stankovic backing away here, and Stark unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Stankovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Djordje Stankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stankovic misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stankovic tries to sprawl but Stark drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stark is thwarting Stankovic's attempts to control the position.
Stankovic trying to get back to full guard but Stark takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic gets back to half guard.
Stankovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stankovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Stark prevents Stankovic from improving his position.
Stark stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Stankovic misses its intended target.
Stankovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stark's head backwards.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stankovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Some wild striking there from Stankovic.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Stankovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djordje Stankovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
That's time! Stankovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stankovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark takes one to the side of the head.
Stankovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Stankovic.
Stankovic misses with a wild body shot.
Stankovic backing away here, and Stark unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stankovic throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stankovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stankovic misses with a body shot.
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Stankovic counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stankovic is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, Stankovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stankovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stankovic wants to control but Stark postures up.
Stark tries to stand but Stankovic is controlling his head.
Stark stands up.
Stankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic lands the left hand.
Stankovic throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stankovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stankovic looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Stankovic jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Stankovic.
Stark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stankovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stark decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stankovic to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stankovic throws out the jab.
Stankovic misses with a straight right.
Stankovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Stark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Djordje Stankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
Djordje Stankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
Stark moves forwards but Stankovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Stankovic.
Stankovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stankovic misses with a few strikes there.
Stankovic lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
Stankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark moves out of range as Stankovic strikes.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stankovic throws out the jab.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Stankovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stankovic lands with a straight right. Stark didn't see that one coming.
Stankovic works over Stark's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djordje Stankovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark defending well as Stankovic loads up on a big left hand.
Stark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stankovic swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Stankovic.
Stankovic misses with a wild body shot.
Stankovic scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into Stankovic's guard.
Stankovic trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic has a closed guard, preventing Stark from standing up.
Stark is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stankovic is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Stark wanted to stand there but Stankovic had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stark gets to his feet - Stankovic follows without any prompting.
Stankovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark shoots for a takedown but Stankovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stark moves out of range as Stankovic strikes.
Stankovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Djordje Stankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
Nice sprawl there from Stankovic as Stark shoots in.
Stark feints and as Stankovic raises his hands in defense, Stark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stankovic pushes Stark off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stankovic manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Stankovic.
Stankovic throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Stankovic misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark is looking for the big counter here.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt
and Stankovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stankovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Djordje Stankovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stankovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Djordje Stankovic!
Djordje Stankovic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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