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BUDO: The Art of War I PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Nakashiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakashiba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moonlight Densetsu!. Tetsuya Nakashiba has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuya Nakashiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Long!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakashiba.
Long moves out of range of the body kick from Nakashiba.
A head kick misses from Nakashiba.
Nakashiba misses with a body kick.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakashiba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakashiba.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakashiba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakashiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Tetsuya Nakashiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakashiba misses with a low kick.
Nakashiba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Long struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is trying to improve his position.
Nakashiba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Long knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Long avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakashiba misses with a low kick as Long jumps back.
Nakashiba tries to land a front kick but Long steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakashiba has managed to clinch.
Long tightens his grip and picks Nakashiba up, before dumping him to the ground. Nakashiba manages to land in guard.
Nakashiba is looking for a triangle but Long pushes his legs off easily.
Long showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nakashiba wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Long stays in close to Nakashiba's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakashiba working for a triangle but Long defends it easily.
Nakashiba is breathing heavily.
Long wants to control from the top but Nakashiba keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to pass the guard.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakashiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakashiba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakashiba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Nakashiba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Long!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long holds on to Nakashiba around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to improve his position but Nakashiba has taken his back! Nakashiba has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Long tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Nakashiba Pushes Long away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tetsuya Nakashiba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Van Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roosmalen comes to the ring accompanied by tupac - ambitionz az a ridah. Kevin Van Roosmalen looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Van Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Van Roosmalen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Roosmalen goes for a takedown attempt but Bravo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bravo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Roosmalen takes a step back to recover.
Bravo darts in and clinches Van Roosmalen up against the ropes.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Roosmalen misses with a straight right.
Bravo clinches.
Bravo tightens his grip and picks Van Roosmalen up, before dumping him to the ground. Van Roosmalen manages to land in guard.
Bravo passes Van Roosmalen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bravo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bravo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Van Roosmalen tries to clinch but Bravo moves away
and Bravo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Roosmalen's guard now.
Bravo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Van Roosmalen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bravo swivels and escapes.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bravo lands strikes from half guard.
Van Roosmalen is refusing to be controlled, as Bravo sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen taking some punishment here, with Bravo in his half guard.
Van Roosmalen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Roosmalen tries to get out of the position.
Van Roosmalen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bravo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bravo throws some wild stikes that Van Roosmalen manages to avoid easily.
Van Roosmalen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Van Roosmalen is squirming around, avoiding Bravo's attempts to control the action.
Bravo controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Van Roosmalen working to try and regain half guard.
Bravo get's back to his feet.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Roosmalen throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Roosmalen's guard now.
Bravo postures up.
Bravo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bravo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bravo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo stops Van Roosmalen from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bravo lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bravo stops Van Roosmalen from getting back to his feet.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but Van Roosmalen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravo passes the guard and advances to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo landing strikes from the mount and Van Roosmalen is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Bravo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo goes for a takedown attempt but Van Roosmalen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Roosmalen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roosmalen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bravo pushing down on Van Roosmalen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bravo slows the pace down in half guard.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to full guard.
Van Roosmalen is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Roosmalen tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Van Roosmalen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelo Bravo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sven Verdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen I stand Alone - Godsmack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the ring it seems that Sven Verdek has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sven Verdek seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Verdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Verdek.
Parker tries to improve position but can't.
Verdek postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Verdek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Verdek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Verdek in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Verdek's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Parker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Verdek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Parker tries to buck Verdek off but Verdek is having none of it.
Verdek could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Verdek trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker stops Verdek from passing to mount.
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.
Verdek throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Parker wants to control but Verdek postures up.
Verdek has an Americana. Parker didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Verdek is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Verdek hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sven Verdek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ajhodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Sambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Ajhodia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sambo moves in looking to clinch but Ajhodia pushes him off.
Sambo blocks a head kick by Ajhodia.
Sambo moves in looking to clinch but Ajhodia pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sambo.
Sambo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matt Ajhodia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Ajhodia misses.
Sambo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ajhodia as he jumps to the side.
Sambo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ajhodia stalks Sambo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sambo's face. Sambo staggers backwards, shaken.
Sambo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sambo tries to clinch up.
Ajhodia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Ajhodia.
Sambo misses with a head kick.
Sambo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ajhodia can't do much from the bottom here.
Ajhodia is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambo working away.
Sambo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ajhodia to his feet.
Ajhodia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sambo's sensitive parts.
Sambo tries to clinch up but Ajhodia circles away and keeps his distance.
Ajhodia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Ajhodia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Ajhodia both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ajhodia connects with a high kick.
Sambo is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Sambo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ajhodia is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Sambo hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Ajhodia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine comes to the ring accompanied by Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . The key to victory for Saku Thirtynine has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Inoki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoki is looking to chop away at Thirtynine's legs.
Inoki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thirtynine!
Thirtynine taking shots to the head.
Thirtynine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thirtynine is trying to stand.
Thirtynine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thirtynine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Inoki cracks Thirtynine with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thirtynine squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thirtynine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Inoki cracks Thirtynine with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thirtynine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
Thirtynine keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Inoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Inoki connects with a nice short shot to Thirtynine's temple.
Inoki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Inoki is thwarting Thirtynine's attempts to control the position.
Inoki working Thirtynine over with strikes.
Thirtynine is looking to improve his position.
Thirtynine is looking to escape.
Inoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thirtynine is trying to maintain the position but Inoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Inoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thirtynine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thirtynine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoki being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Inoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thirtynine controls Inoki momentarily but Inoki frees himself.
Thirtynine wants to stand and escape but Inoki is having none of it.
Inoki throws and elbow that misses. Thirtynine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Inoki's guard. Nice move by Thirtynine!
Inoki keeping moving, preventing Thirtynine from controlling successfully.
Thirtynine stopping the sweep attempt from Inoki.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Inoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inoki but Inoki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thirtynine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Inoki counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thirtynine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Inoki off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine has the hooks in. Inoki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Thirtynine scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Inoki is looking for a way out.
Thirtynine is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Inoki taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Thirtynine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saku Thirtynine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mici Maca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Tribune. 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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230 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 Tokyo, Mici Maca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago scores a takedown into full mount!
Maca tries to lock up and control but Drago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Maca has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Maca!
Maca trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maca trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maca is one step ahead there.
Drago will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Maca from controlling successfully.
Maca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maca looking to sit in guard and control but Drago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drago prevents Maca from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maca with a poor takedown
and Drago counters with a takedown into side control.
Maca is breathing heavily.
Maca is looking for a sweep.
Drago is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drago tries for a kimura but Maca is defending well.
Maca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maca regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maca gets full guard.
Maca throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Drago wants to control from the top but Maca keeps moving.
Drago sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maca working for a triangle but Drago defends it easily.
Drago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maca keeping full guard, as Drago tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maca had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Drago is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Maca Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Drago's back instead.
Maca is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Maca gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Maca gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Maca apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Maca misses with a takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maca taking some punishment here, with Drago in his half guard.
Drago wants to stand but Maca has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Maca wants to get back to full guard.
Drago is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maca is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drago trying to mount his opponent but Maca defends it.
Maca controlling the position well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drago drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maca is keeping the position for now.
Drago stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a single leg into guard. Maca didn't expect that.
Drago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maca is trying to control the position but Drago postures up.
Drago trying to control but Maca is working from the bottom.
Drago preventing the sweep.
Maca is pulling down on Drago's head to control his posture.
Drago has gone for a leg lock! Maca slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drago's guard.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Maca is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drago is trying to keep Maca in close.
Drago working for submissions but it's allowed Maca to get to half guard.
Maca wants to take a breather but Drago is having none of it.
Drago actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maca shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
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.
Maca scores a takedown into full mount!
Maca prevents Drago from getting the reversal.
Maca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drago can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Drago is working to get back to half guard.
Drago bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Drago wants to stand and escape but instead Maca has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drago working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maca is one step ahead there.
Maca could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maca trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drago's guard.
Maca wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Maca controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Maca from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Drago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maca throwing strikes but missing.
Maca wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Maca preventing the sweep.
Maca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drago is proving hard to escape from.
Maca stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Drago will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drago looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maca has his takedown stuffed
and Drago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maca's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mici Maca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago forces his way into half guard.
Drago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drago with a poor takedown
and Maca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maca tries to clinch
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago is trying to trip Maca. He has hold of a leg but Maca is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Drago persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Maca working a defensive guard here.
Drago pushes down on Maca's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maca is refusing to be controlled, as Drago sits in half guard.
Drago wants to stand but Maca has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Drago is looking for a kimura here.
Maca moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maca keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Maca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drago trying to control but Maca is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maca has his takedown stuffed
and Drago counters with a single leg into guard. Maca didn't expect that.
Drago is looking to advance position but Maca has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Maca working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan Drago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drago tries to lock up and control but Maca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago is in a horrible position here. Maca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maca controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago can't escape the position.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maca looking to control but Drago is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to get to half guard.
Drago tries to hold on but Maca postures up.
Drago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maca can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drago is looking to escape.
Drago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drago is squirming around, avoiding Maca's attempts to control the action.
Maca lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Drago is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drago is still in real trouble! Can Maca finish him?
Maca scoring with strikes but Drago is staying in there.
Maca controlling the pace for now.
Maca get's back to his feet.
Maca gets a big slam - oh, Drago is out! Drago is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mici Maca!
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hype
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