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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Bronze (ranked 5749 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Draganov (ranked 25322 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dragan Draganov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Draganov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bronze has picked Draganov up - he's going for a ride! Bronze dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Draganov tries to kick Bronze off but Bronze keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bronze wants to stand up but Draganov is controlling the position.
Draganov punching from the bottom.
Draganov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Draganov is looking for a sweep. Bronze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronze wants to control but Draganov is keeping him busy.
Bronze tries to pass to full mount but Draganov defends it.
Draganov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bronze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Draganov tries to kick Bronze off but Bronze keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze trying to control the action but Draganov is working from the bottom.
Draganov moves into full guard.
Draganov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bronze puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bronze slows the pace down in half guard.
Draganov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Draganov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Draganov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bronze uses it to pass to side control.
Draganov wants to control but Bronze postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov is looking for a sweep.
Bronze tries for a kimura but Draganov is defending well.
Bronze is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draganov tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Draganov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draganov is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Draganov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bronze landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Draganov is trying to get back to half guard.
Draganov is trying to escape the position but Bronze is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is looking to take a break and control but Draganov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draganov misses with a strike from the bottom.
Draganov is looking for a sweep.
Draganov keeps trying to improve his position.
Bronze swings around for an armbar but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bronze's guard.
Draganov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Draganov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draganov stopping the sweep attempt from Bronze.
Bronze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draganov is controlling him.
Draganov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronze is looking for a triangle but Draganov pushes his legs off easily.
Bronze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devin Bronze 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.
Draganov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bronze back to the cage. Draganov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've been informed that Draganov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Draganov throws a wild body kick that Bronze sees coming a mile off.
Draganov rushes Bronze and presses him up against the cage.
Bronze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Draganov is trying to drag Bronze to the mat but Bronze just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze moves into the clinch.
Draganov prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draganov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bronze prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bronze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Devin Bronze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Draganov.
Bronze manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Draganov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bronze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bronze looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronze, not yet.
Bronze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Draganov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Draganov won't allow Bronze to sweep him here.
Draganov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bronze looking to control.
Draganov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bronze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draganov shoots for a double leg takedown but Bronze sprawls well. He's pushed Draganov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bronze is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Draganov.
Draganov lands a nice hook to Bronze's body. Bronze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draganov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bronze swivels and escapes.
Draganov pushes Bronze up against the cage in a clinch.
Draganov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bronze uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draganov is looking for a triangle but Bronze pushes his legs off easily.
Draganov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bronze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bronze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bronze won't allow Draganov to get back to his feet.
Draganov striking off his back, scoring a few points.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Devin Bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Draganov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bronze jumps into guard, dragging Draganov to the mat.
Bronze trying to control the position.
Draganov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Draganov moves into the clinch successfully.
Draganov tries to pull guard but Bronze forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draganov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Draganov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Draganov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Draganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bronze looks to land a body kick but Draganov moved away.
Draganov moves into the clinch.
Draganov is stalling here.
Bronze is working for takedown but Draganov is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bronze uses from the top position.
Bronze won't allow Draganov to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Draganov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bronze connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draganov striking off his back but it's not causing Bronze any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Draganov is striking but Bronze is not phased and passes to half guard.
Draganov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Draganov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bronze prevents Draganov from improving his position.
Draganov is in trouble now - Bronze has advanced to mount!
Devin Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draganov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Draganov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands a big shot there that rocks Draganov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Draganov is trying desperately to improve position.
Bronze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Draganov is looking to escape.
Bronze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Draganov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Draganov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bronze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Draganov is looking to escape.
Draganov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draganov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Draganov is working to get back to half guard.
Draganov is squirming around, avoiding Bronze's attempts to control the action.
Draganov is trying to reverse the position but instead Bronze has taken his back - oops!
Draganov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bronze's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bronze throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draganov trying to control the action but Bronze just sinks the hooks in.
Bronze wants to control but Draganov is keeping busy.
Draganov is trying to break free.
Bronze tries to keep control of the position but Draganov is staying busy.
Draganov tries to escape but Bronze has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Draganov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronze trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Draganov doesn't escape.
Draganov turns into Bronze and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Bronze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bronze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Devin Bronze!
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RATING
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