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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koyla Dragnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koyla Dragnov !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston tries to bum rush Dragnov with a series of wild strikes but Dragnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragnov dodges the punch combination from Preston.
No joy there for Preston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dragnov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dragnov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Preston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragnov throws a leg kick which misses Preston's front leg but catches the back leg as Preston tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragnov . That's going to slow Preston down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragnov has managed to clinch.
Dragnov landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jacob Preston has been cut.
Dragnov lands a knee to the head.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Dragnov scores with a knee to the head.
Dragnov with a knee to the head.
Dragnov drops Preston with a big knee straight up the middle! Preston is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dragnov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragnov connects with an inside leg kick.
Dragnov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Dragnov forces Preston back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dragnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Preston is rocked!
Dragnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Preston won't want to take too many of those.
Dragnov working Preston over with knees to the body.
Dragnov crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
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!
Dragnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragnov scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dragnov .
Dragnov lands a knee to the head.
Jacob Preston's cut is getting worse.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragnov .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragnov obliges.
Dragnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dragnov controlling the action here for a moment.
Dragnov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragnov .
Dragnov lands a knee to the head.
Dragnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Preston won't want to take too many of those.
Preston being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Dragnov .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Dragnov .
Preston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragnov working Preston over with knees to the body.
Preston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dragnov crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
Dragnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragnov won't allow it.
Dragnov lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragnov obliges.
Dragnov landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Dragnov .
Dragnov working Preston over with knees to the body.
Dragnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Preston won't want to take too many of those.
Dragnov lands a knee to the head.
Dragnov landing knees to the head.
Dragnov working Preston 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!
Dragnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Preston tries to break the clinch but Dragnov is controlling the position.
Dragnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Preston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dragnov with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dragnov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragnov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Preston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragnov landing knees to the head.
Dragnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Preston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dragnov landing knees to the head.
Dragnov with a knee to the head.
Dragnov scores with a knee to the head.
Dragnov has Preston pressed against the cage, preventing Preston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dragnov stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragnov keeps control of Preston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragnov lands a knee to the body.
Preston is trying to force a seperation but Dragnov has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koyla Dragnov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Preston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dragnov throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Dragnov tenderised Preston's leg. Preston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dragnov scores with a kick to the body.
Preston has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dragnov .
Dragnov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragnov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Preston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Preston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragnov .
Dragnov lands a leg kick that knocks Preston off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dragnov .
Jacob Preston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Preston keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragnov lands a leg kick that knocks Preston off balance momentarily.
Preston misses with a double jab
and Dragnov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragnov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Preston misses with a two punch combination.
Dragnov connects with a leg kick. Preston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragnov closes the distance and pushes Preston back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Dragnov .
Dragnov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Preston up against the cage.
Dragnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dragnov crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
Dragnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dragnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dragnov landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Dragnov to work.
Knees to the body from Dragnov .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragnov landing knees to the body.
Dragnov landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragnov obliges.
Dragnov lands a knee to the head.
Dragnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preston's efforts to push away.
Preston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koyla Dragnov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dragnov has Preston pressed against the cage, preventing Preston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dragnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragnov connects with a knee to the head.
Dragnov crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
Dragnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dragnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragnov landing knees to the body.
Dragnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Preston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragnov slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragnov lands a knee to the body.
Dragnov crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
Preston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragnov scores with a knee to the head.
Dragnov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dragnov scores with a knee to the head.
Dragnov lands a knee to the body.
Dragnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Preston won't want to take too many of those.
Dragnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Preston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dragnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragnov keeps control of Preston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragnov crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
Preston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragnov with a knee to the head.
Dragnov crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
Dragnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston working hard to break the clinch.
Dragnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Preston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preston throws a right and a left that Dragnov avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragnov forces Preston back against the cage and clinches.
Dragnov scores with a knee to the head.
Dragnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dragnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koyla Dragnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Preston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Preston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Dragnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragnov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragnov slips a jab and a cross from Preston.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Preston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dragnov - the referee stops the clock and Preston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dragnov . Preston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Dragnov tenderised Preston's leg. Preston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Preston lands with a nice combination. Dragnov backs away looking to recover.
Koyla Dragnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragnov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Dragnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Preston looks to land a combination but Dragnov avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Dragnov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dragnov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragnov .
Dragnov lands with a kick to the temple. Preston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dragnov misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston misses with a combination
and Dragnov counters with a leg kick.
Preston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Preston will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dragnov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dragnov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Preston's sensitive parts.
Preston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragnov .
Dragnov connects with a leg kick. Preston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dragnov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Preston if he has to take too many more of those.
Preston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jacob Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Dragnov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragnov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragnov .
A thudding body kick lands there by Dragnov !
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragnov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jacob Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragnov .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Dragnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Preston.
Dragnov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragnov .
An inside leg kick lands from Dragnov .
Dragnov lands a nice looking body kick.
Dragnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Dragnov tenderised Preston's leg. Preston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dragnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Preston.
Dragnov lands with a nice body kick.
Dragnov has Preston up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragnov controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Dragnov .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Dragnov .
Dragnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Preston won't want to take too many of those.
Dragnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dragnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Preston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dragnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Preston is trying to break the clinch but Dragnov has him pressed against the cage.
Dragnov working Preston over with knees to the body.
Dragnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Preston letting Dragnov take a breather here.
Preston is trying to push Dragnov away but Dragnov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragnov landing knees to the head.
Dragnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preston's efforts to push away.
Dragnov lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Preston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragnov .
Dragnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Preston is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Dragnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragnov working Preston over with knees to the body.
Dragnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragnov scores with a knee to the head.
Dragnov working Preston over with knees to the body.
Koyla Dragnov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragnov landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koyla Dragnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragnov 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koyla Dragnov !
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hype
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RATING
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