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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rajkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajkovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . 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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198 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Rajkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macnturf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macnturf punishes Rajkovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Rajkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Alexander Rajkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macnturf avoids the head kick by Rajkovic.
Macnturf misses with a right hand
and Rajkovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Macnturf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rajkovic throws a solid leg kick but Macnturf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rajkovic.
Rajkovic misses with a body punch
and Macnturf counters with a straight right hand.
Rajkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Macnturf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macnturf misses with a wild combination.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Macnturf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rajkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Macnturf.
Macnturf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Macnturf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Macnturf.
Macnturf misses with a straight left.
Macnturf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rajkovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macnturf.
Rajkovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rajkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rajkovic rushes Macnturf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Macnturf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Macnturf.
Macnturf is trying to break the clinch but Rajkovic is controlling him.
Rajkovic lands a body punch.
Macnturf wants to break free but Rajkovic has control.
Macnturf manages to break the clinch.
Rajkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macnturf.
A punch lands to the side of Rajkovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic looks to clinch
and Macnturf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rajkovic thinking.
Macnturf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rajkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rajkovic misses with a hook to the body
and Macnturf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macnturf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macnturf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rajkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macnturf's calf.
Macnturf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rajkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Macnturf looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajkovic is just out of range.
Macnturf throws a poor cross that misses
and Rajkovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Macnturf throws a poor cross that misses
and Rajkovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Macnturf thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macnturf misses with a right hand
and Rajkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Macnturf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick
and Macnturf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rajkovic looks to land a body kick but Macnturf moved away.
Rajkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Macnturf misses the shot to the body.
Rajkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rajkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Macnturf manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donk. Macnturf catches Rajkovic right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macnturf misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macnturf. Rajkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macnturf tests Rajkovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rajkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rajkovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Macnturf moves out of range of the leg kick from Rajkovic.
A combination from Macnturf does no damage.
Rajkovic tries to clinch but Macnturf moves out of range.
Rajkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macnturf moves away.
Macnturf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rajkovic feints and then cracks Macnturf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Macnturf down.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajkovic misses with a low kick as Macnturf jumps back.
Macnturf throws an overhand right that lands on Rajkovic's shoulder, as Rajkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Rajkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rajkovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rajkovic darts in trying to clinch
and Macnturf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rajkovic thows a body kick. Macnturf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Macnturf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rajkovic momentarily.
Rajkovic thows a leg kick but Macnturf checks it
and Macnturf counters with a left to the body.
Macnturf swings widly with a right hand
and Rajkovic counters with a left to the body.
Rajkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macnturf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rajkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rajkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Macnturf checks it well.
Rajkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macnturf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf connects with a jab.
Rajkovic throws a body kick the misses
and Macnturf counters with a left to the body.
Rajkovic cracks the inside of Macnturf's front leg.
Rajkovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Macnturf finds it's way round the side to connect with Rajkovic's head.
Macnturf takes a swing at Rajkovic's ribcage but misses.
Macnturf misses with an uppercut
and Rajkovic counters with a body kick that stops Macnturf in his tracks momentarily.
Macnturf checks a low kick from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Rajkovic.
Macnturf throws a jab when Rajkovic was well out of range.
Macnturf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macnturf blocks a head kick by Rajkovic.
Rajkovic is looking to wear down Macnturf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rajkovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Rajkovic moves in looking to clinch but Macnturf pushes him off.
Rajkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macnturf misses with a hook
and Rajkovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Macnturf counters with a straight right hand.
Rajkovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alexander Rajkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Macnturf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rajkovic counters with a leg kick.
Rajkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rajkovic misses with a low kick.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses
and Macnturf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rajkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Macnturf coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf checks a leg kick.
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Macnturf swings widly with a right hand
and Rajkovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Rajkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rajkovic lands with a right hand.
Rajkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macnturf manages to avoid it.
Macnturf swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rajkovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Macnturf misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Macnturf misses.
A head kick misses from Rajkovic.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rajkovic. Macnturf shrugs it off though.
Macnturf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic clinches up with Macnturf and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Rajkovic on the inside.
Rajkovic gets through Macnturf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macnturf backwards.
Rajkovic is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macnturf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rajkovic's brow.
Rajkovic blocks the elbow strike.
Macnturf letting Rajkovic take a breather here.
Rajkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macnturf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rajkovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rajkovic keeps control of Macnturf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rajkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macnturf is trying to break the clinch but Rajkovic is controlling him.
Rajkovic lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macnturf.
Rajkovic lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Stan Macnturf has been cut.
Macnturf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macnturf tries to break the clinch but Rajkovic is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rajkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stan Macnturf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Macnturf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rajkovic tries to clinch there but Macnturf circles away.
Rajkovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macnturf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Rajkovic.
Macnturf throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Macnturf works over Rajkovic's head and body with a nice combination.
Rajkovic looks to throw a body kick
and Macnturf counters with a nice uppercut.
Rajkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Macnturf in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rajkovic. Macnturf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macnturf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rajkovic scores with a nice head shot.
Macnturf throws a combination that misses
and Rajkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Rajkovic.
Macnturf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Macnturf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Macnturf.
Macnturf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Macnturf with a nice cross.
Macnturf avoids a kick to the body.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic lands with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rajkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rajkovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Macnturf counter with a right hand.
Macnturf moves out of range as Rajkovic throws a body kick.
Rajkovic throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Macnturf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Macnturf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macnturf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rajkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macnturf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macnturf swings for the body but Rajkovic moves out of range.
Macnturf takes one to the side of the head.
Rajkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macnturf. Rajkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rajkovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf throws a lazy right hand but Rajkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stan Macnturf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajkovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Macnturf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rajkovic misses with a low kick as Macnturf jumps back.
Rajkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macnturf throws an overhand right that lands on Rajkovic's shoulder, as Rajkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Macnturf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rajkovic thuds a left hand into Macnturf's body.
Rajkovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rajkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Macnturf looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajkovic is just out of range.
Macnturf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rajkovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Macnturf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf moves out of range of the body kick.
Rajkovic misses with a head kick.
Macnturf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Macnturf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rajkovic.
Rajkovic wants to clinch but Macnturf slips to the side
and Macnturf counters with a nice body shot.
Rajkovic throws a low kick but Macnturf avoids it.
Alexander Rajkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Macnturf does no damage.
Rajkovic scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Macnturf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macnturf throws a series of punches but Rajkovic avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Macnturf there.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rajkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rajkovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Rajkovic!
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energy
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hype
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