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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louey Draft will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
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215 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louey Draft!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klopfenstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Draft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klopfenstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draft tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klopfenstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draft lands with an overhand left.
Klopfenstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draft.
Louey Draft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draft tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klopfenstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draft shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klopfenstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Draft tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klopfenstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draft moves to clinch but Klopfenstein breaks away
and Klopfenstein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Klopfenstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draft.
Nice takedown defense from Klopfenstein . No joy for Draft on that attempt.
A combination from Draft does no damage.
Draft tries to clinch but Klopfenstein is having none of it.
Draft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klopfenstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Klopfenstein . No joy for Draft on that attempt.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louey Draft.
Draft closes the distance but Klopfenstein moves to the side
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice leg kick.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft shoots for a double leg takedown but Klopfenstein sprawls well. He's pushed Draft's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draft wants to clinch.
Klopfenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draft tries to clinch but Klopfenstein moves away
and Klopfenstein counters with a series of strikes. Draft will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draft looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft doesn't manage to clinch there - Klopfenstein circles away.
Draft tries to clinch up
and Klopfenstein counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Klopfenstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draft to score with a decent uppercut.
Draft tries to clinch there but Klopfenstein circles away.
Klopfenstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draft.
Draft moves to clinch but Klopfenstein breaks away
and Klopfenstein counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Klopfenstein counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Draft throws a right hand that Klopfenstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Klopfenstein also avoids with ease.
Draft scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft closes the distance but Klopfenstein moves to the side
and Klopfenstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Draft misses with a series of wild punches.
Draft closes the distance and clinches up with Klopfenstein , looking for a takedown. Draft pushes Klopfenstein against the cage but Klopfenstein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Louey Draft will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klopfenstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Draft.
Draft scores with a body shot.
Draft shoots in looking for a takedown but Klopfenstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draft's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Draft fails with a takedown attempt.
Draft will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louey Draft.
Draft shoots in looking for a takedown but Klopfenstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draft's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Draft tries to clinch but Klopfenstein is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draft.
Draft changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klopfenstein tries to avoid it but Draft manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klopfenstein to the ground. Klopfenstein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Draft is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Draft.
Draft tries to clinch but Klopfenstein moves away
and Klopfenstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Draft fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draft tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice kick to the body.
Draft is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft misses with a straight left.
Draft throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klopfenstein .
Draft tries to clinch up.
Draft is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draft misses with a body shot
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick. That will keep Draft thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Draft moves to clinch but Klopfenstein breaks away
and Klopfenstein counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to clinch up but Klopfenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Draft wants to clinch
and Klopfenstein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klopfenstein checks a leg kick.
Draft throws a poor cross that misses
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draft's knee momentarily.
Draft wants to clinch but Klopfenstein slips to the side
and Klopfenstein counters with an outside leg kick.
Draft gets a double leg takedown into Klopfenstein 's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Draft stopping the sweep attempt from Klopfenstein .
Draft throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Draft is fighting to break Klopfenstein 's control of his arms but Klopfenstein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klopfenstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draft.
Draft throws a big right hand that misses.
Draft tries to free his leg and advance position but Klopfenstein is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft throwing strikes from guard but Klopfenstein blocks nicely.
Draft throwing strikes from guard but Klopfenstein blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Draft shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klopfenstein as he jumps to the side.
Draft shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klopfenstein but Klopfenstein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draft misses with a takedown
and Klopfenstein counters with a head kick. That will keep Draft thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louey Draft.
Klopfenstein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Draft won't allow Klopfenstein to sweep him here.
Klopfenstein will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft is looking to work some ground and pound but Klopfenstein has wrist control.
Draft with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draft trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draft postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klopfenstein seems keen to control Draft's posture.
Draft is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Klopfenstein keeping full guard, as Draft tries to pass.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Draft pushing down on Klopfenstein 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Klopfenstein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Draft looks to land a strike but Klopfenstein avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Draft throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klopfenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Draft throws a big right hand that misses.
Draft throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Draft throws a big elbow that misses.
Klopfenstein working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draft accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein trying to keep a closed guard but Draft is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draft with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Draft wants to pass the guard but Klopfenstein is keeping the position.
Draft throwing strikes but missing.
Louey Draft is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draft wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Draft has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Draft tries to clinch up
and Klopfenstein counters with a low kick, right behind Draft 's knee.
Draft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klopfenstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draft moves in looking to clinch but Klopfenstein pushes him off.
Draft closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louey Draft comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draft 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louey Draft!
Louey Draft managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BALCO UNIFORM, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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