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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinten McCloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinten McCloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Drogba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba moves in looking to clinch but McCloud pushes him off.
Drogba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCloud has closed the distance and engaged Drogba in a clinch.
McCloud jumps guard but Drogba stands there with McCloud around his waist. McCloud gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCloud fails to pull guard.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
McCloud jumps guard.
McCloud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but McCloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCloud is working hard here to advance position.
McCloud controls Drogba momentarily but Drogba frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drogba closes the distance looking to clinch
so McCloud counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCloud looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McCloud's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCloud is controlling him.
McCloud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCloud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCloud thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCloud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCloud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drogba is keeping the position for now.
McCloud drops back looking for a leg! Drogba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drogba manages to kick McCloud off! McCloud jumps back into Drogba's guard.
McCloud is pushing down on Drogba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drogba is fighting to maintain full guard but McCloud has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloud slows the pace down in half guard.
McCloud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drogba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, McCloud seems content to control.
Drogba is not content to let McCloud control the position.
McCloud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McCloud works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCloud is looking to take a break and control but Drogba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drogba prevents McCloud from improving position.
Drogba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCloud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCloud tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCloud has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCloud in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinten McCloud dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCloud closes the distance and clinches up with Drogba, looking for a takedown. McCloud pushes Drogba against the cage but Drogba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCloud scores with a shot to the body.
McCloud scores with a one two! Drogba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drogba throws a head kick that McCloud semi-blocks.
McCloud throws a series of punches but Drogba moves out of range.
A punch combination from McCloud misses.
Drogba clinches up against the cage.
McCloud fails to pull guard.
McCloud is working for takedown but Drogba is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinten McCloud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCloud tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drogba smiles and moves away.
Drogba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCloud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCloud.
McCloud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogba clinches but McCloud breaks the clinch
and McCloud counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drogba!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogba really wants to buck McCloud off and get back to his feet.
McCloud looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drogba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCloud is landing with some decent strikes but Drogba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCloud fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCloud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCloud has control of Drogba's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Drogba regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McCloud lands a heavy elbow.
Drogba is rocked!
McCloud postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Drogba badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of McCloud around the waist but McCloud pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! McCloud is the winner by TKO! McCloud jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinten McCloud!
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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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