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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Carver (ranked 4305 p4p, 4268 weight class) and Gus Steele (ranked 165 p4p, 158 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Steele!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steele as he jumps to the side.
Carver is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele closes the distance and pushes Carver back into the cage.
Carver jumps guard but Steele stands there with Carver around his waist. Carver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele jumps into guard, dragging Carver to the mat.
Steele throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Carver controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele has control of Carver's left arm, preventing Carver from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carver.
Steele working for a triangle but Carver defends it easily.
Steele seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele has a takedown stuffed.
Carver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steele.
Steele fails with the takedown.
Clay Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Steele.
Steele slaps away a takedown attempt from Carver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steele stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steele wants it to stay on the feet.
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a wild body kick that Carver sees coming a mile off.
Carver attempts a counter takedown but Steele avoids it well and moves away.
Steele shoots in for a double leg but Carver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick from Steele misses.
Steele drives through and clinches with Carver against the cage.
Carver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steele tries to clinch but Carver moves out of range.
Carver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steele darts in and clinches Carver up against the cage.
Carver tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steele has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking for a takedown.
Steele tries to pull guard but Carver won't allow it.
Steele pulls guard.
Carver tries to free his leg and advance position but Steele is retaining full guard.
Carver tries to stand but Steele is controlling from the bottom.
Steele looking for subs off his back but Carver has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steele wants to improve his position but Carver is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gus Steele.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gus Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Peltzer (ranked 4265 p4p, 4249 weight class) and Ivan Polichev (ranked 157 p4p, 156 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oskar Peltzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Polichev!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltzer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Ivan Polichev has been cut.
Polichev motions for Peltzer to come forward. Polichev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peltzer tries to counter by clinching up but Polichev breaks away and moves out of range.
Peltzer shoots in but no luck this time.
Polichev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peltzer swats away the attempt to clinch by Polichev.
Polichev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polichev 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.
Polichev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peltzer has closed the distance and engaged Polichev in a clinch.
Peltzer jumps guard and drags Polichev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltzer managing to control the position.
Polichev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltzer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltzer has control of Polichev's left arm, preventing Polichev from doing any damage.
Peltzer'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.
Peltzer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Polichev is pressing down on Peltzer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Polichev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peltzer.
Peltzer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peltzer controlling the pace.
Polichev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polichev wants to control but Peltzer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peltzer controlling the pace.
Polichev is trying to stand up here but Peltzer is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Peltzer seems content to control.
Polichev is trying to maintain the position but Peltzer is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peltzer fails with the takedown.
Peltzer throws a sloppy head kick and Polichev moves out of range easily.
Polichev doesn't manage to clinch there - Peltzer circles away.
Peltzer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Polichev shoots for a takedown but Peltzer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peltzer tries to counter by clinching up but Polichev breaks away and moves out of range.
Peltzer shoots in looking for a takedown but Polichev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peltzer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar Peltzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polichev shoots and misses
and Peltzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Polichev is looking to clinch but Peltzer is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltzer tries a head kick but it misses.
Peltzer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polichev, pushing him back against the cage.
Polichev jumps guard but Peltzer stands there with Polichev around his waist. Polichev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Polichev tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltzer avoids the damage to the body.
Polichev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peltzer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peltzer shoots in for a takedown but Polichev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polichev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peltzer shoots in but no luck this time.
Polichev has a takedown stuffed.
Peltzer closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Peltzer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peltzer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Peltzer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tua Hohepa (ranked 4266 p4p, 4256 weight class) and Bakari Lawal (ranked 159 p4p, 162 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tua Hohepa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bakari Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lawal enables Hohepa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lawal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lawal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hohepa defends well.
Lawal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hohepa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hohepa postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohepa is working Lawal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lawal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lawal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hohepa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hohepa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hohepa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hohepa drops back looking for a leg! Lawal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawal manages to kick Hohepa off! Hohepa jumps back into Lawal's guard.
Lawal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hohepa gets to his feet. Lawal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawal misses with a head kick.
Lawal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawal tries to keep at a distance but Hohepa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hohepa gets control of Lawal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hohepa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawal trying to control but Hohepa is working from the bottom.
Lawal passes into half guard.
Hohepa has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lawal is on him like a limpet, forcing Hohepa back against the cage.
Lawal jumps guard but Hohepa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hohepa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawal has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohepa tries to pull guard but Lawal won't allow it.
Lawal manages to break the clinch.
Hohepa scores with a one two! Lawal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawal is defended easily by Hohepa.
As Lawal tries to get set, Hohepa tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawal manages to avoid the attempt.
Hohepa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawal as he jumps to the side.
Lawal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hohepa.
Lawal dives in for a single leg takedown but Hohepa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tua Hohepa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bakari Lawal.
Hohepa tries for a takedown but Lawal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hohepa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawal.
Hohepa goes for a double leg but Lawal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lawal continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohepa tries to land a knee to the head but Lawal blocks with his arms.
Hohepa jumps guard but Lawal stands there with Hohepa around his waist. Hohepa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lawal slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawal is trying to pull guard but Hohepa has him pressed against the cage.
Lawal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hohepa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawal tries a head kick but it misses.
Hohepa misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohepa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Lawal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tua Hohepa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hohepa 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tua Hohepa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Gomi (ranked 4264 p4p, 4267 weight class) and Nicolai Grigorev (ranked 163 p4p, 161 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akihiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolai Grigorev!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Grigorev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grigorev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Grigorev sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Grigorev.
Gomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grigorev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akihiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grigorev shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomi gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Grigorev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomi to keep the fight standing.
Gomi jumps guard.
Grigorev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Grigorev from controlling successfully.
Gomi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grigorev defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gomi tries to get out of the position.
Gomi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grigorev is aware though and is defending well.
Grigorev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi pulls Grigorev in close to his closed guard and prevents Grigorev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Grigorev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomi tries to strike from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gomi pulls Grigorev in close to his closed guard and prevents Grigorev from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gomi drives through and clinches with Grigorev against the cage.
Gomi jumps guard but Grigorev stands there with Gomi around his waist. Gomi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grigorev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gomi prevents it.
Grigorev stops a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Grigorev has had enough of the clinch but Gomi keeps him there for the moment.
Gomi pulls guard.
Gomi has control of Grigorev's left arm, preventing Grigorev from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi pushes Grigorev off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gomi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Grigorev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomi jumps guard and drags Grigorev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grigorev's guard.
Grigorev being controlled here, momentarily.
Grigorev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomi stays in close to Grigorev's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akihiro Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Gomi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nung Chadee (ranked 4248 p4p, 4279 weight class) and Yury Drago (ranked 160 p4p, 164 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nung Chadee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yury Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drago crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chadee - the referee stops the clock and Drago gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chadee. Drago manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chadee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago moves into range and clinches up with Chadee.
Chadee jumps guard but Drago turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chadee is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Drago controlling the action here for a moment.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Chadee has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chadee is working for takedown but Drago is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drago looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadee prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
Chadee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drago smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nung Chadee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chadee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chadee fails with the takedown.
And Drago tries to counter it with a takedown but Chadee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chadee slips a jab from Drago.
Drago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drago wants it to stay on the feet.
Drago tries for a takedown but Chadee circles away easily
and Chadee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chadee tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chadee misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drago looks for a takedown but Chadee sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chadee avoiding damage as Drago throws knees to the body.
Drago 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.
Chadee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
Drago pulls guard effortlessly.
Drago wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chadee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
Chadee wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Drago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chadee passes into half guard.
Drago makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadee throws an elbow that misses. Drago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chadee's guard. Nice move by Drago!
Chadee wants to sweep here but Drago controlling him for the moment.
Drago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drago stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chadee stalks Drago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drago's face. Drago staggers backwards, shaken.
Chadee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago has his takedown stuffed
and Chadee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drago really felt that one!
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chadee, pushing him back against the cage.
Drago is trying to trip Chadee. He has hold of a leg but Chadee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Drago persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chadee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drago looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chadee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chadee can't keep his opponent in guard - Drago advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yury Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yury Drago!
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