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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Weiner (ranked 4255 p4p, 422 weight class) and Marko Rakic (ranked 23466 p4p, 539 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Weiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiner misses with a double jab.
Weiner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rakic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Weiner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rakic swivels and escapes.
As Weiner backs off Rakic throws a huge counter combo but Weiner manages to avoid it all.
Rakic with a jab.
Weiner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rakic counters with a crisp one two that drops Weiner! Rakic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Weiner to his feet! Weiner is in big trouble!
Weiner is rocked!
Weiner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rakic.
Weiner tries to score with a low kick but Rakic moves his leg out of the way.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rakic 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.
Weiner thows a leg kick but Rakic checks it
and Rakic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Weiner won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Weiner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weiner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Weiner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weiner seems to have got his legs back now.
Rakic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Weiner down.
Rakic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Weiner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weiner tries to buck Rakic off but Rakic is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic is looking to take a break and control but Weiner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rakic working away.
Rakic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weiner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weiner is trying to improve his position.
Weiner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rakic lands some shots froms side control.
Rakic tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rakic grinds an elbow into Weiner's temple.
Rakic working the ground and pound.
Rakic scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd goes nuts as Rakic knocks Weiner out cold with a massive hammerfist! Rakic Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marko Rakic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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