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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Markovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jimmy Cornett - Rollin 81. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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138 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn dips to his left and cracks Markovic with an uppercut!
Taphorn slips under a jab.
Markovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taphorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Markovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taphorn misses with a looping right.
Taphorn moves into range and clinches up with Markovic.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taphorn's efforts to push away.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Markovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Taphorn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Markovic.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by Markovic.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Markovic.
Taphorn is trying to break free.
Taphorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Markovic controls his hands.
Taphorn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Markovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn takes a shot to the head.
Markovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Markovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markovic misses with a body punch.
Taphorn gets through Markovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn working hard to break the clinch.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Come on Taphorn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Markovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Markovic or not.
Taphorn lands a body shot.
Markovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn working hard to break the clinch.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Markovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is trying to stall.
Markovic has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taphorn tries to work over Markovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taphorn is trying to break the clinch but Markovic has him pressed against the cage.
Markovic gets through Taphorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn looking to stall.
Taphorn tries to work over Markovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markovic lands a left hand.
Taphorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Markovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taphorn blocks an uppercut.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taphorn.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Markovic controls the action.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic working aggressively here.
Taphorn stalling in the clinch but Markovic improves position.
Markovic wants to stall.
Taphorn can't break the clinch.
Markovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markovic misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Markovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Markovic tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Markovic.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, jab by Taphorn - just one landing.
Taphorn throws a combination that misses
and Markovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taphorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Taphorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markovic.
That kick from Markovic tenderised Taphorn's leg. Taphorn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taphorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Taphorn throws a hook to the side of Markovic's head but Markovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws the left hand but Markovic avoids the punch easily.
Taphorn misses with a leg kick.
Markovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Taphorn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Markovic lands a jab to Taphorn's midsection.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic blocks a leg kick.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Markovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taphorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Markovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Markovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Taphorn.
Markovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taphorn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taphorn missing with a left hand there. Markovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Taphorn moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Taphorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab by Markovic.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Markovic but Markovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taphorn misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Markovic coming out on top.
Markovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Markovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taphorn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic cracks a nice hook into Taphorn's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taphorn.
Taphorn wants to clinch up but Markovic keeps it at a distance.
Taphorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Taphorn in the body.
Taphorn lands a jab to the nose.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Taphorn saw that one coming.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
Taphorn is looking for the big counter here.
Taphorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Taphorn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taphorn throws a big shot that misses.
Zoran Markovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Markovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Markovic lands a nice hook to Taphorn's body. Taphorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taphorn tries to clinch but Markovic is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taphorn checks a leg kick nicely.
Taphorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic misses the body punch
and Taphorn counters with a left and a right that stings Markovic.
Markovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taphorn.
Markovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taphorn's head backwards.
Markovic wants to slow Taphorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Taphorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Taphorn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Markovic coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Markovic!
Markovic checks a low kick from Taphorn.
It looked like Markovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taphorn.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Markovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taphorn's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Taphorn.
Markovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taphorn. That did some damage!
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taphorn.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic looks to land a body kick but Taphorn moved away.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
Taphorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Taphorn.
A chopping leg kick lands by Markovic.
Taphorn wants to land a leg kick but Markovic is out of range.
Taphorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Markovic's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic throws a wild body kick that Taphorn sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Markovic misses.
Taphorn scores with a nice right hand.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
Taphorn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Markovic is looking to chop away at Taphorn's legs.
Taphorn throws out a counter right but Markovic avoids it with no problem.
Taphorn blocks a jab.
Taphorn throws a chopping leg kick but Markovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Markovic throws a lazy right hand but Taphorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markovic is looking to wear down Taphorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Taphorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taphorn flicks out a counter leg kick but Markovic steps away.
Taphorn misses with an uppercut. Markovic saw that one coming.
Markovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taphorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Markovic throws a push kick but Taphorn slaps the foot to one side.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Taphorn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn missing with a left hand there. Markovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markovic moves away from the strike by Taphorn.
Markovic throws a leg kick
and Taphorn counters with a nice leg kick.
Markovic scores with a body shot.
Markovic swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Markovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taphorn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markovic throws a low kick but Taphorn moves out of range easily.
Markovic scores with a jab to the head.
Taphorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Taphorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taphorn's hands.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markovic thuds his shin into the meat of Taphorn's side.
Markovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Markovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taphorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taphorn trying to control but Markovic is working from the bottom.
Taphorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Markovic pushes Taphorn off and gets back to his feet.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
Markovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Markovic throws a shot from downtown. Taphorn moves away and avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Markovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Markovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Markovic 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 Taphorn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taphorn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taphorn misses with a two punch combination.
Markovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Markovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taphorn tries to land a leg kick but Markovic saw it coming and moves away.
Taphorn cracks Markovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Markovic sizes up Taphorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Taphorn misses
and Taphorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taphorn tries a low kick but Markovic avoids it.
Taphorn walks into a stiff left hand from Markovic.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taphorn!
A leg kick checked by Taphorn.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Taphorn tries to land a leg kick but Markovic saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markovic.
Taphorn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Markovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taphorn scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Taphorn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
Taphorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Markovic is out of range.
Taphorn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Markovic under the eye.
Taphorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taphorn's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Taphorn misses.
Taphorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taphorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taphorn throws a leg kick but Markovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Markovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taphorn can do to turn this around?
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Markovic misses.
Taphorn throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic is looking to slow Taphorn down with leg kicks.
Markovic blocks the body kick.
Markovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Taphorn throws a hook but Markovic blocks it.
Markovic scores with a shot to the body.
Taphorn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taphorn throws a low kick but Markovic avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a right hand
and Markovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Taphorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Taphorn misses its intended target.
Markovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taphorn's calf.
Taphorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markovic throws out the jab.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Markovic moved out of range.
Taphorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Taphorn.
Taphorn moves away from the strike by Markovic.
Markovic lands a front kick.
Taphorn slips a straight right by Markovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taphorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Markovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taphorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Markovic.
Markovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taphorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taphorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markovic is looking to counter punch.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Markovic stuns Taphorn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Markovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taphorn moves away.
That kick from Taphorn tenderised Markovic's leg. Markovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taphorn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taphorn wants to take a breather but Markovic is having none of it.
Markovic moves into full guard.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Markovic keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Markovic has one foot on Taphorn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Taphorn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Markovic in his tracks.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Taphorn avoids it.
It seemed like Taphorn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taphorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Taphorn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taphorn.
Taphorn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Markovic misses with a leg kick.
Markovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taphorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Markovic - that will leave a mark!
Taphorn throws a body kick that misses.
Taphorn needs to keep his hands up - Markovic had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taphorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taphorn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taphorn checks a leg kick.
Markovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Taphorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taphorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taphorn cracks Markovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taphorn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taphorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taphorn misses with a low kick.
Markovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Taphorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taphorn misses with a wild body shot.
Taphorn lands with a right hand.
Markovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Taphorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taphorn takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Markovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Taphorn shrugs it off.
Markovic lands with a straight right. Taphorn didn't see that one coming.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Taphorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taphorn throws a hook to the side of Markovic's head but Markovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Markovic tenderised Taphorn's leg. Taphorn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taphorn ducks right into an uppercut from Markovic.
Markovic staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Markovic misses the target.
Jab, jab by Markovic - just one landing.
Markovic swings widly with a right hand
letting Taphorn counter with a right hand.
Taphorn misses with a hook.
Taphorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Markovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic had his way with Peter Taphorn in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taphorn. Markovic shrugs it off though.
Taphorn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Markovic to the ground. Taphorn is now in Markovic's guard.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Markovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taphorn manages to get himself to full guard.
Markovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Markovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Markovic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Markovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Markovic's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Markovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Markovic keeps moving.
Markovic is trying to control the position but Taphorn postures up.
Markovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zoran Markovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taphorn postures up and lands a big shot to Markovic's brow.
Taphorn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Markovic dives on top into guard.
Markovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Taphorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taphorn working for a triangle but Markovic defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Taphorn misses with a low kick.
Markovic misses with a hook
and Taphorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Taphorn throws a hook but Markovic avoids it easily.
Taphorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taphorn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taphorn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Markovic swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws the kick towards the body but Markovic avoids it.
Taphorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Markovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Markovic cracks the inside of Taphorn's front leg.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Markovic.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick and Taphorn moves out of range easily.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Markovic ducks down to avoid it.
Taphorn throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Markovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Markovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taphorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Markovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic feints and then cracks Taphorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taphorn down.
Markovic takes a swing at Taphorn's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taphorn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Markovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Taphorn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taphorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taphorn misses with a looping left.
Markovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markovic thows a body kick. Taphorn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Markovic throws a body kick that misses.
Zoran Markovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taphorn throws out the jab.
Taphorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taphorn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Markovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Markovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Markovic!
Zoran Markovic is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Zoran Markovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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