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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux has chosen Sliwa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
34 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Drago misses.
Lemieux with the counter takedown but Drago avoids it easily.
Lemieux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lemieux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lemieux throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drago tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lemieux is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick
and Lemieux counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Drago!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drago rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lemieux's guard! Nice work there by Drago!
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Drago is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemieux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemieux tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
Lemieux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Lemieux stands and throws Drago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lemieux throws an elbow but Drago slips to the side and avoids it well.
Drago struggling a bit here.
Drago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lemieux goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Drago has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lemieux but great work by Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is trying to improve his position.
Lemieux gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lemieux tries to roll over but Drago keeps him under control.
Lemieux keeps trying to improve his position.
Drago seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lemieux is holding on to half guard well.
Drago prevents Lemieux from improving his position.
Drago sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lemieux striking from half guard on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemieux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lemieux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ron Lemieux will probably get the nod.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago staying out of range there.
Lemieux scores with a jab. Drago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drago throws a low kick but Lemieux avoids it.
Lemieux looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target.
Drago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab, jab by Drago - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lemieux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux connects with a crisp jab.
Lemieux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lemieux with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Drago misses its target.
Lemieux swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago throws a head kick that misses
and Lemieux counters with a takedown into side control.
Drago taking a bit of punishment here - Lemieux scoring with strikes.
Lemieux with the ground and pound but Drago regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lemieux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lemieux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lemieux working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lemieux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lemieux is working away from the top position though.
Lemieux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drago sees it coming and defends easily.
Lemieux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemieux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lemieux not doing much here.
Lemieux trying to control from Drago's half guard. Drago has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Drago holds on and takes a little breather.
Lemieux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drago trying to control the position here.
Lemieux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lemieux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drago is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lemieux throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago pushes Lemieux up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Lemieux avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Lemieux.
Drago blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good leg kick by Lemieux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lemieux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drago looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drago throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
Lemieux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago stuns Lemieux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Lemieux misses
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago throws a lazy head kick
and Lemieux counters with a single leg into guard. Drago didn't expect that.
Drago is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lemieux dives into side control.
Lemieux misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lemieux in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lemieux tries to score with some ground and pound. Drago controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lemieux looking to control but instead Drago has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lemieux is looking for a kimura here.
Ron Lemieux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lemieux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lemieux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lemieux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drago does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drago is looking to improve his position.
Lemieux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drago's head.
Lemieux thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Drago has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lemieux is working away from the top position though.
Lemieux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lemieux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lemieux trying to mount his opponent but Drago defends it.
Drago tries to get to full guard but Lemieux has control of the leg.
Drago is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drago misses with a body kick.
And Lemieux tries to counter it with a takedown but Drago pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lemieux with the counter takedown but Drago avoids it easily.
Lemieux throws a combination. Drago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lemieux.
A big left from Lemieux misses.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemieux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lemieux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drago connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a body shot
and Drago counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lemieux's knee momentarily.
Lemieux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ron Lemieux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago throws a solid leg kick but Lemieux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drago.
Lemieux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemieux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lemieux lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Lemieux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lemieux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drago rather than just go for the knockout.
Lemieux misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Drago wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drago tries to clinch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Lemieux lands a nice hook to Drago's body. Drago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lemieux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lemieux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drago tries to clinch up but Lemieux circles away and keeps his distance.
Lemieux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lemieux blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lemieux dives in for a single leg takedown but Drago sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lemieux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago is looking to counter the offense by Lemieux and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ron Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago thows a body kick. Lemieux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Drago blocks a head kick by Lemieux.
Lemieux takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut
and Drago counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Lemieux tries to tie him up.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Lemieux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lemieux is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Drago has denied him.
A short right from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drago up against the cage.
Lemieux looking to slow down the pace here.
Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Drago.
Drago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago digs a right hand underneath Lemieux's ribcage. Lemieux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago working aggressively here.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago misses with the head strike.
Drago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lemieux.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Lemieux.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lemieux.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Lemieux jumps guard but Drago stands there with Lemieux around his waist. Lemieux gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ice Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.
Drago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lemieux.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago misses with some punches.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Drago prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
Drago lands a right hand.
Lemieux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drago smiles and moves away.
Drago checks a low kick from Lemieux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Lemieux with the counter takedown but Drago avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Lemieux.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago checks a low kick from Lemieux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Drago is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Lemieux shoots in.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Lemieux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drago moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Drago had his way with Ron Lemieux in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drago pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lemieux is out of range and Drago settles back down.
Lemieux fails to land the takedown.
Drago tried to score with a low kick but Lemieux checks it.
Drago throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
Drago throws a good cross that connects.
Lemieux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lemieux shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
We've been told by Drago's head coaches at Furia Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a chopping leg kick but Drago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
No luck for Lemieux with that takedown attempt.
Ice Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.
A jab from Lemieux misses.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Lemieux slips under a jab.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Drago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lemieux catches Drago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lemieux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a thumping low kick.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lemieux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drago's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux checks a leg kick nicely.
Ice Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drago blocks a jab.
It appears Drago was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux connects with a crisp jab.
Lemieux swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Ron Lemieux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drago pushes Lemieux away with a front kick.
Lemieux lands a lovely overhand right.
Lemieux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Lemieux looks to move away, Drago throws a big counter combo but Lemieux just gets out of the way.
Nice cross by Lemieux.
Drago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drago swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lemieux connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a low kick.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
Ice Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Lemieux.
Lemieux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Drago misses
and Lemieux counters with a single leg into guard. Drago didn't expect that.
Lemieux stands and throws Drago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drago is trying to work for a sweep but Lemieux has mounted him!
Lemieux controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Lemieux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lemieux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Lemieux!
An out of breath Ron Lemieux thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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