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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orangu tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vladimir dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dragunov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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190 cm
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orangu tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, vladimir dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dragunov throws a quick inside leg kick.
tan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dragunov wants to clinch up but tan keeps it at a distance.
dragunov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
tan shoots in but no luck this time.
dragunov tries to clinch there but tan circles away.
tan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
dragunov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
tan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
dragunov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
tan landing with the ground and pound.
tan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
tan is breathing heavily.
tan throws and elbow that misses. dragunov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in tan's guard. Nice move by dragunov!
tan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
tan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
tan tries to strike from the bottom.
tan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
tan 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.
dragunov wanted to stand there but tan had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tan shoots for a double leg takedown but dragunov sprawls well. He's pushed tan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orangu tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dragunov tries to clinch there but tan circles away.
dragunov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dragunov is looking to clinch.
tan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. tan showed some decent athleticism there.
dragunov pushes tan off looking to stand but tan dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dragunov is trying to maintain the position but tan is very close to passing his half guard.
tan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
tan prevents dragunov from standing back up.
tan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
tan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
tan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
dragunov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from tan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dragunov tries to clinch but tan is having none of it.
dragunov is looking to clinch but tan is avoiding it.
dragunov tries to clinch there but tan circles away.
tan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dragunov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but tan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
tan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
dragunov wants to get back to his feet but tan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
tan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
dragunov is looking to stand up but tan isn't so interested in that idea.
tan lands a couple of digs.
tan stands up over dragunov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
tan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
tan with a nice head shot there.
tan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dragunov is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells tan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tan postures up.
tan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
tan landing with the ground and pound.
tan connects with a couple of short punches.
tan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
tan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
tan connects with a couple of short punches.
dragunov is trying to control the position but tan postures up.
tan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orangu tan dominated that round.
That's time! tan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
tan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
tan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dragunov is trying to control but can't.
dragunov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
tan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
tan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
dragunov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but tan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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. tan connects with a nice short shot to dragunov's temple.
dragunov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but tan scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tan stops dragunov from getting back to his feet.
tan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
dragunov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from tan.
tan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
dragunov wants to get back to his feet.
dragunov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dragunov lands a high kick!
dragunov moves in looking to clinch but tan pushes him off.
dragunov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
tan with a nice head shot there.
dragunov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst tan is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tan lands a couple of digs.
tan chips away with some ground and pound.
tan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
tan postures up.
tan distracts dragunov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
tan chips away with some ground and pound.
dragunov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
tan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
tan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
tan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of dragunov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan stands up over dragunov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
tan is working dragunov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
tan with a flurry of punches that miss.
tan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
dragunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
tan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of dragunov's head.
tan postures up and lands a big shot to dragunov's brow.
tan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
tan working the head with strikes.
tan working the head with strikes.
dragunov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but tan is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tan working the ground and pound from side control.
dragunov taking a bit of punishment here - tan scoring with strikes.
tan lands a decent elbow from side control.
tan lands a nice forearm strike.
tan working the body and head with strikes.
tan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
tan working the head with strikes.
tan cracks dragunov with a big right hand but dragunov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
tan landing a few strikes.
dragunov wants to control but tan postures up.
dragunov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orangu tan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
tan scores with a takedown into dragunov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells tan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
dragunov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
tan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
tan is working hard here to advance position.
dragunov forces the positional change into back control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tan showing good submission defense here.
dragunov doesn't have the hooks in and tan manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells tan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
tan connects with a couple of short punches.
dragunov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
dragunov has momentary wrist control but tan slips an elbow through the middle.
tan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
tan throws and elbow that misses. dragunov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in tan's guard. Nice move by dragunov!
dragunov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of tan is proving hard to escape from.
Orangu tan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
tan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
tan is striking but dragunov is not phased and passes to half guard.
tan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
tan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan trying to hold on to dragunov's head to control him but dragunov postures up.
tan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because dragunov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
tan tries to roll over but dragunov keeps him under control.
tan is controlling dragunov's trapped leg to prevent dragunov from advancing to side control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Orangu tan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
dragunov gets caught flat footed, as tan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orangu tan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
tan sitting in guard here, content to control.
vladimir dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tan pushes down on dragunov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
tan controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orangu tan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for tan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orangu tan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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