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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 265 p4p, 40 weight class) and Downwith Drago (ranked 333 p4p, 52 weight class). Downwith Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Downwith Drago!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago feints and as James raises his hands in defense, Drago changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James working a defensive guard here.
Drago loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drago has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Drago controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drago wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drago throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
James is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drago shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Drago finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Drago slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James wants to control but Drago is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James working a defensive guard but Drago manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drago is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drago misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James looks to move to half guard but instead Drago has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Drago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
Drago looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drago postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
James has Drago pulled in close to control his posture.
Drago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drago manages to get himself to full guard.
James looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drago trying to control the position.
Drago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. James defends it easily.
James postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
It looks like Downwith Drago has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James chips away with some ground and pound.
James works over Drago with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Downwith Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Downwith Drago's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
James is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
James regains half guard, as Drago was trying to land strikes.
Drago slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drago trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago with a flurry of punches that miss.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James pulls Drago in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drago manages to get himself to full guard.
James wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Drago controlling the position.
James throwing strikes but missing.
Drago is controlling James's posture.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drago pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
James distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Drago wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drago is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drago looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Downwith Drago.
Drago stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drago shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Downwith Drago has got the better of the ground game so far.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drago manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drago is on top in guard.
James lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That has opened up Downwith Drago's cut even more.
James stands up over Drago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The cut above Downwith Drago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Downwith Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyson James!
Tyson James is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tyson James thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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