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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draszen Ibisevicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Classic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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205 cm
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250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draszen Ibisevicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Classic Man!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibisevicz blocks a head kick by Man.
Ibisevicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibisevicz misses with a hook
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Ibisevicz moves out of range easily.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ibisevicz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ibisevicz cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man throws a series of punches but Ibisevicz avoids them all with ease.
Ibisevicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibisevicz lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibisevicz moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Ibisevicz.
It looks like Classic Man has been cut.
Ibisevicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibisevicz lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Ibisevicz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ibisevicz lands with a good body shot.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Ibisevicz looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Ibisevicz throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Ibisevicz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Man is looking to chop away at Ibisevicz's legs.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ibisevicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Ibisevicz tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibisevicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ibisevicz. Those never looked like landing.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man takes a swing at Ibisevicz's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a series of punches but Ibisevicz avoids them all with ease.
Ibisevicz wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man misses with a head kick.
Ibisevicz jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Ibisevicz.
A jab from Ibisevicz finds it's way through Man's defenses.
Ibisevicz scores with a nice head shot.
Ibisevicz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibisevicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibisevicz misses the target.
Ibisevicz misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Ibisevicz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ibisevicz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Ibisevicz is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Ibisevicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibisevicz takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Ibisevicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Ibisevicz lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ibisevicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ibisevicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibisevicz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Ibisevicz moves out of range easily.
Ibisevicz misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ibisevicz checks a leg kick.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ibisevicz scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draszen Ibisevicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Classic Man's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ibisevicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Ibisevicz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man prevents a body shot from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibisevicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibisevicz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ibisevicz.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibisevicz to score with a decent uppercut.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibisevicz misses with a looping left.
Ibisevicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Classic Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man slips a jab from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibisevicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draszen Ibisevicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ibisevicz!
Ibisevicz swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
As Ibisevicz backs off Man throws a huge counter combo but Ibisevicz manages to avoid it all.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibisevicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibisevicz scores with a four punch combination!
Draszen Ibisevicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a right and a left that Ibisevicz avoids nicely.
Ibisevicz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Ibisevicz finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibisevicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man moves out of range as Ibisevicz strikes.
Ibisevicz misses the shot to the body.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ibisevicz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ibisevicz back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ibisevicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibisevicz clinches.
Ibisevicz blocks a body shot from Man.
Ibisevicz misses with the head strike.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Ibisevicz there.
Man swings for the body but Ibisevicz moves out of range.
Ibisevicz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibisevicz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibisevicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Ibisevicz checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibisevicz misses its target.
Ibisevicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Ibisevicz blocks a head kick by Man.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibisevicz misses the target.
Man tries to move into range but Ibisevicz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Man punishes Ibisevicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibisevicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ibisevicz looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a series of punches but Ibisevicz avoids them all with ease.
Ibisevicz cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibisevicz. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man moves forwards but Ibisevicz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz cracks Man with a good jab.
Ibisevicz misses with the combination.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ibisevicz moves into the clinch successfully.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibisevicz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draszen Ibisevicz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Classic Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Man throws a nice looking combination but Ibisevicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Ibisevicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibisevicz connects with a nice looking jab.
Man slips a straight right by Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Ibisevicz pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Ibisevicz tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibisevicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Ibisevicz there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Ibisevicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Ibisevicz is looking to counter punch.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Ibisevicz is out of range.
Ibisevicz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Man can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ibisevicz and Man drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ibisevicz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draszen Ibisevicz!
Draszen Ibisevicz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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