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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Sundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon comes to the cage accompanied by Taio Cruz-Dynamite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Sundin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sundin.
Sundin throws a shot from downtown. Dragon moves away and avoids it.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Sundin avoids them all with ease.
Sundin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragon throws out the jab.
Alex Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Sundin.
Dragon takes one on the button.
Sundin misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Dragon.
Sundin throws a shot from downtown. Dragon moves away and avoids it.
Dragon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Sundin does no damage.
Dragon connects with a nice looking jab.
Sundin misses with a left hand
and Dragon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon tests Sundin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Sundin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragon scores with a jab to the head.
Sundin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sundin misses with a hook.
Sundin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dragon on the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Dragon.
Sundin misses with a looping left.
Dragon looks to land a right hand but Sundin moved out of range.
Good work by Sundin as he checks the leg kick.
Sundin throws out a loose jab but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragon misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sundin blocks a leg kick.
Dragon throws a jab when Sundin was well out of range.
Dragon digs a good hook to Sundin's body.
Sundin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sundin throws a right hand that misses
and Dragon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sundin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundin.
A swing and a miss from Dragon.
Dragon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sundin's head.
Sundin misses the shot to the body.
Sundin thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Dragon misses.
Dragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sundin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a lazy right hand but Sundin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dragon throws a nice looking combination but Sundin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sundin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundin.
Sundin misses with a jab to the body
and Dragon counters with a two punch combo.
Dragon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sundin slips a jab from Dragon.
Dragon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Sundin.
Dragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragon throws a right and a left that Sundin avoids nicely.
Sundin looks to land a left hand but Dragon moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sundin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dragon thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon misses with a straight right.
Sundin misses with a body shot
and Dragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sundin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Dragon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragon.
Dragon blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sundin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sundin walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dragon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sundin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sundin moves away from the strike by Dragon.
Dragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragon lands a head shot.
Dragon thows a leg kick but Sundin checks it
and Sundin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sundin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragon tries to bum rush Sundin with a series of wild strikes but Sundin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Dragon.
Sloppy strikes from Dragon. Those never looked like landing.
Dragon throws a body punch but Sundin moves out of range.
Sundin misses with the combination.
Alex Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundin. Dragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon throws a right and a left that Sundin avoids nicely.
Sundin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragon is just out of range.
Dragon scores with a punch to the head.
Sundin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Dragon misses.
Dragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon slips a straight right by Sundin.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
Sundin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sundin throws a shot from downtown. Dragon moves away and avoids it.
Dragon throws a nice looking combination but Sundin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon slips a jab and a cross from Sundin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dragon.
Dragon throws a leg kick but Sundin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dragon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dragon duly obliges.
Dragon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sundin checks it well.
We've been informed that Sundin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sundin missing with a left hand there. Dragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragon looks to land a right hand but Sundin moved out of range.
Sundin throws a looping overhand right but Dragon ducks down to avoid it.
Dragon looks to land a left hand but Sundin moved out of range nicely.
Sundin throws a hook but Dragon avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sundin in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Dragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundin throws a shot from downtown. Dragon moves away and avoids it.
Dragon throws out a leg kick but Sundin moves out of range and Dragon only half commits.
Dragon wants to land a leg kick but Sundin is out of range.
A jab from Sundin misses.
Sundin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dragon throws a shot to the body.
Dragon connects with a nice looking jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dragon.
Sundin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sundin cracks a nice hook into Dragon's ribs.
Sundin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundin misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon slips a jab from Sundin.
Dragon stalks Sundin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sundin's face. Sundin staggers backwards, shaken.
Sundin slips a straight right by Dragon.
A slow jab from Sundin misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Dragon.
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!
Dragon sizes up Sundin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
Sundin lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sundin misses with a wild combination.
Sundin misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dragon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sundin looks to throw the jab but Dragon is out of range.
Dragon lands with a nice body punch.
Dragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragon slips under a jab from Sundin.
Sundin throws a lazy right hand but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sundin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dragon scores with a jab to the head.
Sundin slips under a jab from Dragon.
Sundin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sundin.
Dragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sundin.
Sundin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sundin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dragon counters with a three punch combo that has Sundin backing up. Sundin nods at Dragon to acknowledge the strikes.
Dragon misses with a looping right.
Sundin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dragon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dragon scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sundin slips a straight right by Dragon.
Jab from Dragon.
Sundin misses with an uppercut.
Sundin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Sundin.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sundin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sundin misses with a straight right.
Sundin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sundin.
Sundin moves out of range as Dragon strikes.
Alex Dragon is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragon scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sundin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragon.
Sundin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundin.
The fighters circling - Dragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragon throws a looping overhand right but Sundin ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundin throws a lazy right hand but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundin.
Sundin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dragon cracks Sundin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alex Dragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragon throws a hook to the side of Sundin's head but Sundin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragon throws a right hand that Sundin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sundin also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Sundin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon throws a lazy right hand but Sundin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Sundin lands a nice hook to Dragon's body. Dragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dragon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sundin throws the left hand but Dragon avoids the punch easily.
Dragon misses with an uppercut.
Sundin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sundin misses with a wild body shot.
Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Sundin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Sundin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragon throws a jab when Sundin was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sundin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivan Sundin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sundin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sundin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Dragon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dragon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Dragon!
Alex Dragon very nearly forgot to thank Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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RATING
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