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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
29 - 22 - 2 |
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212 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Djurdjevic misses
and Drogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogo.
Djurdjevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Djurdjevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Djurdjevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Djurdjevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Djurdjevic blocks a low kick nicely.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses.
Drogo closes the distance but Djurdjevic moves to the side
and Djurdjevic counters with a straight right hand.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Djurdjevic walks into a straight right hand from Drogo.
Djurdjevic misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Drogo.
Djurdjevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic works the jab nicely.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drogo.
Drogo staying out of range there.
Djurdjevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
A slow jab from Djurdjevic misses its intended target.
Djurdjevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo connects with a leg kick. Djurdjevic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drogo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Djurdjevic throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djurdjevic tries to work over Drogo's front leg with a kick but Drogo checks it.
Djurdjevic 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.
Drogo throws a leg kick which misses Djurdjevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Djurdjevic tries to avoid it.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Drogo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Djurdjevic lands with a hook. Drogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drogo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Djurdjevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Drogo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogo flicks out a counter leg kick but Djurdjevic steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Djurdjevic, pushing him back against the cage.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Djurdjevic avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Djurdjevic is blocking nicely.
Djurdjevic throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Djurdjevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drogo looks winded!
A hook to the body from Djurdjevic.
Drogo trying to land knees to the body.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djurdjevic avoids it.
Djurdjevic tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Djurdjevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
A frustrated look appears on Djurdjevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drogo smiles and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Djurdjevic checks a leg kick.
Drogo throws a low kick, looking for Djurdjevic's leg but Djurdjevic calmly moves out of range.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo clinches.
Drogo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Djurdjevic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drogo can turn it around.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Djurdjevic avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Djurdjevic tries to throw a body punch but Drogo avoids it by throwing Djurdjevic back against the cage.
Djurdjevic blocking some punches.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Djurdjevic avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Djurdjevic controls the action.
Djurdjevic presses Drogo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Djurdjevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Djurdjevic misses with a head kick.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses.
Djurdjevic throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Drogo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Djurdjevic on the side of the head.
Djurdjevic throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Drogo avoids the head kick by Djurdjevic.
Drogo slips a jab from Djurdjevic.
Drogo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djurdjevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Djurdjevic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drogo on the side of the head.
Djurdjevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
Drogo thuds a left hand into Djurdjevic's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drogo, right into the meat.
Drogo moves away from the strike by Djurdjevic.
Drogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Djurdjevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djurdjevic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drogo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Djurdjevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Drogo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Djurdjevic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drogos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drogo is rocked!
Djurdjevic and Drogo are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Djurdjevic throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Drogo into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Djurdjevic knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adis Djurdjevic!
During a confident post fight interview, Adis Djurdjevic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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