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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Karlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markov Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anders Karlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markov Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Karlberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Jankovic which made him look bad.
Jankovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlberg backs up against the cage.
Karlberg is rocked!
Karlberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlberg.
Karlberg tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic scores with a takedown into Karlberg's guard.
Jankovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jankovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jankovic stops Karlberg from standing up.
Jankovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Karlberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karlberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Nice defenses there by Karlberg.
Jankovic stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Karlberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karlberg is breathing heavily.
Karlberg tries to clinch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Karlberg tries to clinch up.
Karlberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jankovic looks for a takedown but Karlberg sprawls well.
Karlberg tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Jankovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Karlberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Anders Karlberg has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlberg tries to clinch but Jankovic is having none of it.
Karlberg tries to clinch up.
Karlberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Karlberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Jankovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Jankovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karlberg momentarily.
Karlberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jankovic cracks Karlberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jankovic moves into range and clinches up with Karlberg.
Jankovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jankovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlberg tries to clinch up
and Jankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karlberg thinking.
Anders Karlberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karlberg thinking.
Karlberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Karlberg shoots in and bounces Jankovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Karlberg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlberg shoots and misses
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jankovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlberg moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Jankovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Jankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karlberg has a takedown stuffed.
Jankovic scores with a jab to the head.
Karlberg walks into a jab.
Karlberg darts in trying to clinch
and Jankovic counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Karlberg down! Jankovic is looking to finish but Karlberg is intelligently defending himself.
Karlberg keeping moving, preventing Jankovic from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlberg wants to stand up but Jankovic is controlling him.
Jankovic stands and steps away. Karlberg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Karlberg wants to clinch
and Jankovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jankovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karlberg slips a jab and a cross from Jankovic.
Karlberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlberg clinches up against the cage.
Jankovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karlberg has him pressed against the cage.
Karlberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jankovic prevents it.
Karlberg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jankovic.
Karlberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karlberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankovic's head.
Karlberg lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markov Jankovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anders Karlberg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karlberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Karlberg lands an elbow inside that Jankovic shrugs off.
Karlberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jankovics head.
Jankovic wants to break free but Karlberg has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlberg.
Jankovic is trying to break free.
Karlberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jankovics head.
Karlberg lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karlberg.
Karlberg breaks from the clinch.
Karlberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jankovic as he avoids it easily.
Karlberg is looking to clinch but Jankovic is avoiding it.
Karlberg shoots in but Jankovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jankovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlberg clinches but Jankovic breaks the clinch
and Jankovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jankovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jankovic is breathing heavily.
Jankovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karlberg moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karlberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jankovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karlberg tries to clinch
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlberg closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Karlberg.
Karlberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jankovic or not.
Karlberg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Karlberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankovic letting Karlberg take a breather here.
Jankovic tries to break the clinch but Karlberg is controlling the position.
Jankovic breaks from the clinch.
Jankovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jankovic has one foot on Karlberg's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Jankovic both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankovic lunges at Karlberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karlberg's hand.
Karlberg gets caught flat footed, as Jankovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jankovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Karlberg, up you get!
Jankovic looks to land a combination but Karlberg avoids it well.
Karlberg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anders Karlberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jankovic pushes Karlberg off and gets back to his feet.
Karlberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markov Jankovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karlberg tries to clinch there but Jankovic circles away.
Karlberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Karlberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlberg tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlberg works the jab nicely.
Karlberg lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Jankovic crumples to the floor! Karlberg milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anders Karlberg!
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