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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radu Dracul (ranked 76 p4p, 189 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 15 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Izanagi looks to throw a body kick
so Dracul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dracul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Izanagi wants to sweep but no luck.
Izanagi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dracul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izanagi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dracul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Izanagi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dracul. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul is pushing down on Izanagi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Izanagi is fighting to maintain full guard but Dracul has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dracul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Izanagi keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dracul trying to control the action but Izanagi is working from the bottom.
Dracul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Izanagi is refusing to be controlled, as Dracul sits in half guard.
Dracul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Izanagi's head.
Dracul has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dracul throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dracul content just to control the position here.
Dracul misses with some ground and pound and Izanagi recovers position to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul tries to pass to full mount but Izanagi defends it.
Dracul is nestled in close to Izanagi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dracul misses with a head shot. Izanagi uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dracul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Izanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Izanagi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dracul wants to control from the top but Izanagi keeps moving.
Izanagi seems keen to control Dracul's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi is trying to control the position but Dracul postures up.
Dracul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dracul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Izanagi's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Izanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Izanagi is trying to keep Dracul in close.
Dracul trying to control but Izanagi is working from the bottom.
Dracul's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Izanagi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dracul on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good shot there by Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a shot from downtown. Dracul moves away and avoids it.
Dracul feinted with a counter takedown.
Izanagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Dracul circles away.
Dracul tries to counter with a takedown but Izanagi is quick to defend against it.
Izanagi thows a leg kick but Dracul checks it
and Dracul counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Izanagi is staying active underneath Dracul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dracul throwing shots but Izanagi is blocking nicely.
Dracul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Izanagi with a nice calf kick.
Dracul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izanagi can do to turn this around?
Izanagi lands with a nice body kick.
Izanagi scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Izanagi is predictable there
and Dracul counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Izanagi!
Dracul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dracul looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Izanagi is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dracul.
Izanagi is looking for a sweep.
Izanagi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Izanagi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dracul postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dracul creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Izanagi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dracul works to advance to full mount. Izanagi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dracul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dracul scoring with strikes but Izanagi is staying in there.
Dracul throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dracul content just to control the position here.
Dracul throws some wild stikes that Izanagi manages to avoid easily.
Dracul looking to finish with strikes here!
Izanagi is looking to improve his position but Dracul isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dracul.
Radu Dracul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dracul looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dracul looking to control but Izanagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izanagi wants to control but Dracul is having none of it.
Dracul throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Izanagi because Dracul loaded up on that one.
Dracul landing strikes from the mount and Izanagi is in trouble!
Dracul tries to control but Izanagi wriggling away.
Dracul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dracul working Izanagi over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul landing strikes from the mount.
Dracul landing punches.
Izanagi is rocked!
Dracul sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Izanagi is still in real trouble! Can Dracul finish him?
Dracul loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Izanagi scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dracul land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dracul stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radu Dracul!
Radu Dracul retains his light heavyweight title!
Radu Dracul seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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