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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Palicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Palicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago avoids the body shot from Palicki.
Palicki clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the ropes.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Palicki has the dominant position.
Drago is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palicki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palicki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drago.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Palicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Palicki stops a takedown attempt from Drago.
Dan Palicki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Drago.
Drago wants a takedown.
Drago has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palicki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drago goes for a takedown attempt but Palicki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palicki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palicki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palicki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Palicki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palicki is breathing heavily.
Drago tries to get to full guard but Palicki has control of the leg.
Palicki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Palicki wants to control but Drago is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palicki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palicki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Palicki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drago wants to get back to full guard.
Drago has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palicki is working away from the top position though.
Drago is staying active underneath Palicki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drago is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palicki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drago is looking to improve his position.
Palicki stops Drago from getting back to his feet.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Palicki sits in half guard.
Drago wants to control but Palicki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Drago connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Palicki as Drago shoots in.
Drago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Palicki as Drago shoots in.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palicki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palicki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drago circles away.
Drago shoots in for a double leg but Palicki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Palicki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A lazy left from Drago finds it's target.
Palicki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drago fails with the takedown.
Palicki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drago backs up against the ropes.
Drago lands a glancing blow to the side of Palicki's head.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drago shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Drago wants to control but Palicki is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Drago will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drago lands a jab-cross combination.
Palicki darts in trying to clinch
and Drago counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Palicki!
Palicki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palicki defending well though.
Drago looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palicki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Palicki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palicki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palicki keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Palicki seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago wants to stand up but Palicki is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palicki has hold of Drago's hands but Drago slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Palicki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drago throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drago working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palicki's head.
Drago trying to control but Palicki is working from the bottom.
Drago throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drago wants to stand and escape but instead Palicki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drago wants to sweep here but Palicki controlling him for the moment.
Drago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palicki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palicki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Palicki working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palicki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Palicki postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
Palicki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drago is trying to keep Palicki in close.
Palicki wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Drago is striking but Palicki is not phased and passes to half guard.
Palicki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drago keeps working.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Drago might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Palicki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Palicki in particular looking to stall.
Palicki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drago is looking to improve his position.
Dan Palicki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago is staying active underneath Palicki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palicki. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palicki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Palicki dives in and scores a takedown into Drago's guard.
Palicki wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Palicki fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palicki is defended easily by Drago.
Nikolai Drago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palicki under the eye.
A left lands for Drago.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dan Palicki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Palicki is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Drago moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Drago!
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energy
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hype
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