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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dandas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zoranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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260 lbs
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290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Dandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milan Zoranovic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoranovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Dandas.
Zoranovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dandas doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoranovic circles away.
Zoranovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Zoranovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Dandas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zoranovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dandas tries to avoid it but Zoranovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dandas to the ground. Dandas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dandas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dandas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zoranovic pinned against the cage. Zoranovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dandas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zoranovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dandas tries to clinch
and Zoranovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dandas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zoranovic.
Dandas wants to control but Zoranovic is keeping busy.
Dandas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dandas.
Dandas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zoranovic preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dandas holds on and takes a little breather.
Dandas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dandas trying to strike off his back.
Zoranovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dandas looking for a sweep. Not yet Dandas, not yet.
Dandas trying to strike off his back.
Dandas trying to keep a closed guard but Zoranovic is proving a slippery customer.
Dandas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dandas controls Zoranovic momentarily but Zoranovic frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bruce Dandas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandas clinches.
Dandas is pressed up against the cage. Zoranovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dandas down to the mat. Dandas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruce Dandas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zoranovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dandas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Zoranovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Dandas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dandas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zoranovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zoranovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Dandas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zoranovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zoranovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoranovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zoranovic stopping the sweep attempt from Dandas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoranovic landing with the ground and pound.
Zoranovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dandas keeping moving, preventing Zoranovic from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dandas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dandas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zoranovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Zoranovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zoranovic shoots for a takedown but Dandas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dandas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dandas fails with the takedown.
Dandas tests Zoranovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Milan Zoranovic has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoranovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dandas tries to avoid it but Zoranovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dandas to the ground. Dandas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zoranovic just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zoranovic!
Dandas trying to control the action but Zoranovic is working from the bottom.
Dandas working the ground and pound.
We've been informed that Zoranovic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dandas is looking to take a break and control but Zoranovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milan Zoranovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dandas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dandas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zoranovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dandas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dandas throwing strikes but Zoranovic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoranovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dandas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dandas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zoranovic's best efforts.
Dandas tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zoranovic has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dandas wants to hold on but Zoranovic pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zoranovic landing punches.
Zoranovic trying to control but Dandas is having none of it.
Dandas tries to hold on but Zoranovic postures up.
Zoranovic cracks Dandas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dandas tries to hold on but Zoranovic pushes him away.
Dandas regains half guard.
Zoranovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dandas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Milan Zoranovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Milan Zoranovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dandas is looking to clinch.
Zoranovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dandas wants to clinch
and Zoranovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zoranovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Dandas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoranovic passes Dandas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zoranovic is working for an americana but Dandas has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Zoranovic was thinking about the submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dandas wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dandas is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zoranovic is keeping the position for now.
Dandas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dandas passes Zoranovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dandas is working for an americana but Zoranovic has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dandas was thinking about the submission.
Dandas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zoranovic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dandas has Zoranovic in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zoranovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zoranovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zoranovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zoranovic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zoranovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dandas is on top in guard.
Dandas wants to control from the top but Zoranovic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milan Zoranovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zoranovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dandas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zoranovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dandas won't allow Zoranovic to sweep him here.
Dandas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zoranovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dandas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zoranovic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zoranovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zoranovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zoranovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zoranovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bruce Dandas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zoranovic wants to pass the guard but Dandas is defending well.
Dandas looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Zoranovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zoranovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Zoranovic!
Milan Zoranovic got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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RATING
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