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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 283 p4p, 12 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 288 p4p, 17 weight class). Astrok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Janna - Täyteen vaan. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Astrok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saric misses with a hook.
Astrok misses with an uppercut.
Saric throws out a counter right but Astrok avoids it with no problem.
Saric throws the kick towards the body but Astrok avoids it.
Astrok was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Astrok definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Astrok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Astrok ducks under a wild hook from Saric.
Saric misses with an uppercut.
Astrok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Astrok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Astrok throws a leg kick that misses.
Saric lands with a cross.
Astrok moves out of range of the strikes.
Astrok misses with a body shot.
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Astrok counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Astrok moves out of range as Saric throws a body kick.
Saric takes a swing at Astrok's ribcage but misses.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Astrok.
Saric misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astrok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Astrok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saric.
Saric throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab by Astrok.
Saric is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Astrok.
Nice uppercut lands for Saric. That snapped Astrok's head back.
Astrok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saric fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Astrok checks it well.
Astrok scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Astrok has managed to clinch.
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!
Astrok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saric's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Astrok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Saric tenderised Astrok's leg. Astrok is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astrok.
Astrok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric.
Astrok throws the left hand but Saric avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Astrok.
Astrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astrok misses with a straight right.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astrok jabs at Saric's body.
Saric loads up on a big right hand but Astrok slips the punch.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Astrok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Astrok wants to clinch.
Astrok staying out of range there.
Saric does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saric dodges the punch combination from Astrok.
Saric thuds his shin into the meat of Astrok's side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Astrok, as that shot connected.
Saric misses with a left hand
and Astrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws a shot from downtown. Astrok moves away and avoids it.
Saric scores with a decent looking hook.
Saric throws a jab when Astrok was well out of range.
It looked like Astrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Saric lands a leg kick that knocks Astrok off balance momentarily.
Saric's coach down at Men Only. No Liberals ! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saric's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Astrok throws a hook but Saric blocks it.
Astrok lands a jab.
Jab from Saric.
Astrok staying out of range there.
Astrok bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Astrok steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saric. That one must have hurt.
Astrok defending well as Saric loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Astrok misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saric, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saric crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Astrok - the referee stops the clock and Saric gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Astrok. Saric manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok works over Saric's head and body with a nice combination.
Saric looks for the body kick but Astrok saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric is looking to land body kicks.
Astrok lands a head kick. Saric smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saric throws a body kick that misses
and Astrok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saric cracks Astrok with an open hand slap.
Astrok misses with a kick to the body.
Astrok checks a low kick from Saric.
Saric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astrok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saric takes a swing at Astrok's ribcage but misses.
Saric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Astrok.
Astrok backing away here, and Saric unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Astrok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Astrok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saric moves out of range as Astrok throws a body kick.
Saric throws a shot from downtown. Astrok moves away and avoids it.
As Saric looks to move away, Astrok throws a big counter combo but Saric just gets out of the way.
Saric throws a wild body kick that Astrok sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elvis Astrok will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Astrok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saric is looking to chop away at Astrok's legs.
Saric dips to his left and cracks Astrok with an uppercut!
Saric looks to score with a jab to the body but Astrok is just out of range.
Astrok tries to clinch but Saric moves away
and Saric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saric throws a hook but Astrok avoids it easily.
Saric throws a chopping leg kick but Astrok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Astrok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Astrok lands a leg kick that knocks Saric off balance momentarily.
Astrok clinches with his opponent.
Astrok throws an elbow that misses.
Astrok pushes Saric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saric lands a left hand.
Saric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saric takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok cracks the inside of Saric's front leg.
Astrok thows a body kick. Saric tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Astrok looks to land a combination but Saric avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saric lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Astrok has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Astrok and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Astrok moves into the clinch successfully.
Saric wants to get back to striking at distance but Astrok won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saric.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Astrok has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saric.
Saric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Astrok backwards.
Astrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Saric avoids the damage to the body.
Saric tries to work over Astrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Astrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Astrok fails to land.
Saric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Astrok tries to clinch up.
Astrok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saric has time to react.
Astrok scores with a head kick. Saric tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Astrok digs a good hook to Saric's body.
Saric keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric avoids the head kick by Astrok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astrok misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Saric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Astrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Saric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body kick from Saric.
Saric throws a hook but Astrok avoids it easily.
Astrok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elvis Astrok is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Saric misses.
Astrok avoids the body shot from Saric.
Astrok throws a push kick but Saric slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Astrok.
Crunch! Saric slams his shin into Astrok's torso.
Astrok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Astrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saric manages to avoid it.
Saric cracks the inside of Astrok's front leg.
Astrok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Astrok doesn't manage to clinch there - Saric circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses with a hook. Astrok ducked under it nicely.
Astrok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saric can pounce on him.
Astrok gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saric.
Saric checks a low kick from Astrok.
Astrok throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Astrok misses its intended target.
Astrok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Astrok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Astrok throws a head kick that Saric semi-blocks.
Astrok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Astrok misses with a low kick as Saric jumps back.
Astrok throws a head kick but Saric moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saric lands a leg kick that knocks Astrok off balance momentarily.
Saric throws a hook to the side of Astrok's head but Astrok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Astrok tries to work over Saric's front leg with a kick but Saric checks it.
Astrok walks into a stiff left hand from Saric.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astrok blocks the body kick.
Astrok was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astrok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Astrok throws the kick towards the body but Saric avoids it.
Saric looks to land a left hand but Astrok moved out of range nicely.
Astrok throws a leg kick but Saric sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Astrok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Astrok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astrok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Saric.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saric misses with an uppercut
and Astrok counters with a nice uppercut.
Astrok tries to clinch there but Saric circles away.
Saric cracks Astrok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Saric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Astrok walks into a straight right hand from Saric.
Astrok takes a swing at Saric's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Saric.
Saric thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Astrok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric looks to throw the jab but Astrok is out of range.
Astrok was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saric moves out of range of the strikes.
Astrok moves out of range of the body kick.
Astrok scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Astrok.
Saric staying out of range there.
Astrok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Astrok.
Saric has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Astrok.
Saric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Astrok.
Saric throws a lazy right hand but Astrok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saric throws out a loose jab but Astrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astrok seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Astrok looks to land a right hand but Saric moved out of range.
Saric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Astrok crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saric - the referee stops the clock and Astrok gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saric. Astrok manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Astrok moves out of range as Saric throws a body kick.
Saric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saric scores with a decent looking hook.
Astrok instigates a clinch.
Saric manages to break the clinch.
Astrok connects with a nice looking jab.
Saric misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Saric finds it's target.
Saric throws the left hand but Astrok avoids the punch easily.
Astrok moves out of range of the body kick from Saric.
Astrok scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saric tries a low kick but Astrok avoids it.
Astrok is looking to counter with head kicks.
Astrok blocks the body kick.
Saric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Astrok has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saric lands with a good body shot.
Astrok checks the leg kick nicely there.
Astrok tries to clinch up but Saric circles away and keeps his distance.
Astrok misses with a wild body shot.
Saric scores with a kick to the body.
Astrok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Astrok misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saric.
Astrok throws a chopping leg kick but Saric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Astrok wants to land a leg kick but Saric is out of range.
Saric thuds his shin into the meat of Astrok's side.
Saric lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saric with a hook.
Saric throws a hook but Astrok blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok throws a wild body kick that Saric sees coming a mile off.
Saric let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Astrok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Astrok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Astrok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saric lands with a hook. Astrok tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Astrok ducks under a wild hook from Saric.
Astrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Saric throws a big shot that misses.
Saric staying out of range there.
Astrok lands a jab.
Astrok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saric to score with a decent uppercut.
Saric misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saric lands a head shot.
Astrok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saric moves out of range as Astrok strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astrok takes one on the button.
Saric lands with a nice body punch.
Astrok looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Astrok, as that shot connected.
Saric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Astrok throws a head kick that misses.
Astrok swings for the body but Saric moves out of range.
Astrok slips under a jab from Saric.
A lazy left from Astrok finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Astrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astrok ducks under a wild hook from Saric.
Astrok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saric throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big left from Astrok misses.
Saric throws a shot from downtown. Astrok moves away and avoids it.
Astrok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zdravko Saric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saric has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zdravko Saric!
Zdravko Saric managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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