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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Horner's choice of entrance music: Roky Erickson - Stand For The Fire Demon. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Horner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Horner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonov misses with an uppercut. Horner saw that one coming.
Dragonov misses with a wild combination.
Dragonov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Horner lunges at Dragonov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dragonov's hand.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horner moves away.
Some wild striking there from Dragonov.
Horner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragonov blocks a jab.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Dragonov misses.
Horner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragonov.
Dragonov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horner under the eye.
Horner connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragonov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Horner scores with a jab.
Dragonov pushes Horner up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Horner working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov blocks a body shot from Horner.
Horner dodges an elbow strike from Dragonov.
Horner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragonov tries to stall but Horner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Horner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dragonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Horner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horner is trying to stall.
Horner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horner drops his hands momentarily and Dragonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horner lands a right hook to the body.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Horner is avoiding it.
Dragonov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dragonov throws a body punch but Horner moves out of range.
Marco Dragonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horner misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov drops his hands momentarily and Horner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horner thumps Dragonov with a low kick.
Horner slips a straight right by Dragonov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragonov blocks a leg kick.
Horner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragonov forces Horner back against the cage and clinches.
Dragonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horner misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horner.
Good body shot from Dragonov.
Dragonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Horner won't allow it.
Dragonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horner.
Horner blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horner.
Dragonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horners head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Horner on the inside.
Horner works on Dragonov's body with a couple of short punches.
Dragonov tries to throw a body punch but Horner avoids it by throwing Dragonov back against the cage.
Horner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Horner.
Dragonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horner can't find room to land a body shot as Dragonov controls the action.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horner is defending well for now.
Horner lands a shoulder strike.
Dragonov is trying to force a seperation but Horner has the dominant position.
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horner. Dragonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragonov clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horner breaks the clinch.
Horner throws out a loose jab but Dragonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Dragonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Horner doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Horner is having none of it.
Horner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dragonov connects with a right hand. Horner shakes it off.
Dragonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dragonov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horner.
Dragonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragonov lands a body shot.
Dragonov blocks a leg kick.
Dragonov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Horner misses.
Dragonov moves away from the strike by Horner.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragonov moves into the clinch successfully.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Marco Dragonov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horner is looking to score with low kicks.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Horner pushes him off.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horner looks to land a body kick but Dragonov moved away.
Dragonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horner.
Dragonov slips a jab and a cross from Horner.
Horner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horner.
Horner throws a head kick that half lands.
Horner throws the left hand but Dragonov avoids the punch easily.
Dragonov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horner throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragonov.
A right-left combo lands from Dragonov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dragonov!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dragonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Horner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Horner is avoiding it.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Horner is avoiding it.
Dragonov walks into a straight right hand from Horner.
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
Dragonov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horner working hard to break the clinch.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horner avoids it.
Dragonov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dragonov tries to throw a body punch but Horner avoids it by throwing Dragonov back against the cage.
Horner has a couple of punches blocked by Dragonov.
Horner misses with a punch to the body.
Dragonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Horner up against the cage.
Dragonov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner blocking some punches.
Dragonov blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragonov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Horner is working Dragonov over against the cage.
Horner is struggling to control the position.
Dragonov has Horner pressed against the cage.
Dragonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horners head.
A short right from Horner.
Horner wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragonov won't allow it.
Dragonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Horner has been cut.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horner lands with an overhand left.
Dragonov slips under a jab from Horner.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Horner is having none of it.
Dragonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragonov walks into a jab.
Horner throws a push kick but Dragonov slaps the foot to one side.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Horner moves out of range.
Horner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horner misses with a few strikes there.
Marco Dragonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Horner is avoiding it.
Horner just misses with a punch to the body.
Horner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horner throws a body kick the misses
and Dragonov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Horner misses.
Dragonov lands with a hook. Horner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov darts in and clinches Horner up against the cage.
Dragonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horner can't break the clinch.
Marco Dragonov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Dragonov.
Horner gets through Dragonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov scores with a shot to the side of Horner's head.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horner is defending well for now.
Horner misses with a body punch.
Dragonov with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dragonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Horner wants to break free but Dragonov has control.
Horner misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Dragonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Horner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragonov tries to clinch but Horner moves out of range.
Horner slips under a jab.
Dragonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragonov misses with an uppercut.
Dragonov scores with a nice head shot.
Horner misses the jab.
Horner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragonov.
Horner throws a head kick that misses.
Horner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horner throws a shot from downtown. Dragonov moves away and avoids it.
Dragonov lands the left hand.
Mike Horner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horner tries to keep at a distance but Dragonov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Horner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Horner keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dragonov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horner moves away.
Dragonov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Horner has time to react.
Dragonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Horner scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragonov should have avoided that one.
Dragonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horner.
Dragonov scores with the left hand. Horner knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Horner misses its intended target.
Horner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Horner is just out of range.
Horner works the jab nicely.
Horner takes one to the chin there.
Horner lands with a nice body punch.
Horner throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Horner circles away.
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragonov thinking.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Horner moves out of range.
Horner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dragonov lands the left hand.
Dragonov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Horner back to the cage. Dragonov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dragonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragonov scores with a one two! Horner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Horner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Horner.
Dragonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Horner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Horner - just one landing.
Dragonov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dragonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horner misses with a straight right.
Dragonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragonov.
Horner cracks a nice hook into Dragonov's ribs.
Horner throws a series of punches but Dragonov avoids them all with ease.
Mike Horner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horner misses with a wild combination.
Horner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Dragonov.
Horner throws a head kick that misses.
Dragonov defending well as Horner loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragonov misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Horner misses its intended target.
Horner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragonov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dragonov tries to clinch up but Horner circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Dragonov. That snapped Horner's head back.
Marco Dragonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horner lands a jab to Dragonov's midsection.
Horner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horner throws a head kick but Dragonov moves out of range.
Dragonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Dragonov.
Horner keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horner.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Horner.
I think Dragonov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marco Dragonov!
After winning the bout, Marco Dragonov 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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