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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes into the arena with James Brown - Living In America blaring out of the sound system. Ivan Drago has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong throws a head kick that misses
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zedong in his tracks.
Zedong misses with a looping right.
Drago takes a swing at Zedong's ribcage but misses.
Drago avoids the body shot from Zedong.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zedong manages to avoid it.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Zedong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Zedong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drago misses with a hook.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zedong lands a nice hook to Drago's body. Drago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zedong doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Zedong tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zedong lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Zedong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Zedong misses.
Zedong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago misses with a low kick.
Zedong throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Zedong blocks a jab.
Zedong throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zedong throws out the jab.
Zedong misses with a wild combination.
Zedong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zedong, right into the meat.
Zedong is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zedong misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drago swings for the body but Zedong moves out of range.
Zedong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zedong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zedong moves away.
Zedong scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drago. That's going to slow Zedong down.
Zedong throws a push kick but Drago slaps the foot to one side.
Zedong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drago sprawls well. Drago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zedong gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong lands a head kick. Drago smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zedong.
Zedong misses with a looping right.
Zedong doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Drago cracks Zedong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zedong thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zedong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drago to the mat! Drago manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zedong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zedong postures up in Drago's guard and throws a big left but Drago blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zedong's guard.
Zedong wants to stand but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Zedong.
Drago tries to free his leg and advance position but Zedong is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zedong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zedong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drago eats them both and turns towards Zedong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zedong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zedong tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Mao Zedong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago thuds a left hand into Zedong's body.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Zedong counters with a nice leg kick.
Zedong tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Drago punishes Zedong's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong throws a head kick that half lands.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zedong.
Drago is looking to slow Zedong down with leg kicks.
Drago throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drago misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drago.
Zedong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zedong thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Zedong tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Zedong throws a leg kick but Drago sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drago motions for Zedong to come forward. Drago throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Zedong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zedong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drago to the mat! Drago manages to get full guard.
Zedong with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zedong blocking the ground and pound.
Zedong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zedong is desperately trying to improve his position but Drago has a good base and remains in mount.
Zedong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong is working to get back to half guard.
Drago goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zedong is on top in guard.
Zedong is in close to Drago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zedong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drago has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zedong has managed to get both his arms back between Drago's legs - danger averted.
Zedong cracks Drago with a solid left hand.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Zedong from controlling successfully.
Drago keeping full guard, as Zedong tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zedong is aware though and is defending well.
Zedong trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zedong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong works over Drago with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zedong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago moves out of range as Zedong throws a body kick.
Drago scores with a punch to the head.
Zedong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zedong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drago blocks a body shot from Zedong.
Drago misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zedong.
Drago blocks a body shot from Zedong.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago blocking some punches.
Zedong misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Zedong swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Zedong.
Zedong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zedong misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zedong blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Drago.
Zedong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zedong.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Zedong.
Zedong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Zedong blocking some punches.
Drago wants to break free but Zedong has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zedong.
Zedong prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drago prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zedong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zedong swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zedong misses with a punch to the body.
Zedong takes an elbow to the temple.
Zedong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head.
Zedong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Zedong's ribcage. Zedong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zedong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Zedong avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago working Zedong over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zedong lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Zedong.
Stalling in the clinch from Zedong.
Zedong digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zedong slowing the pace effectively.
Zedong taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mao Zedong.
Well Zedong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
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hype
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