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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surkho Dratchev (ranked 3379 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 354 p4p, 282 weight class). Alistair Ubereem has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem throws a shot to the body.
Ubereem misses with a right hand
and Dratchev counters with a nice body shot.
Ubereem misses with a hook.
Dratchev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dratchev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ubereem lands a left hand.
Ubereem lands a nice uppercut.
Ubereem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dratchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Ubereem controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ubereem.
Ubereem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dratchev's elbow.
Dratchev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ubereem tries a body shot but Dratchev blocks it.
Ubereem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ubereem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dratchev's efforts to push away.
Ubereem misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ubereem on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ubereem.
Dratchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Ubereem.
A short body shot lands from Ubereem as the two fighters clinch.
Dratchev prevents a body shot from Ubereem.
Ubereem blocks an uppercut.
Dratchev is trying to break free.
Ubereem digs a right hand into Dratchev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dratchev's gas tank.
Dratchev is breathing heavily.
Ubereem has Dratchev pressed against the cage, preventing Dratchev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dratchev working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dratchev misses with some punches.
Ubereem struggles to land a body shot inside as Dratchev controls his hands.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Dratchev avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Ubereem misses with the head strike.
Ubereem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dratchev's elbow.
Ubereem lands a right hand.
Dratchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ubereems head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ubereem.
Dratchev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ubereem fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dratchev.
A short right from Ubereem.
Dratchev working aggressively here.
Dratchev misses with a punch to the body.
Dratchev prevents a body shot from Ubereem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev working hard to break the clinch.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Dratchev avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Ubereem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dratchev prevents a body shot from Ubereem.
Dratchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dratchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ubereem swings wildly with an uppercut but Dratchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ubereem lands a body punch.
Ubereem works on Dratchev's body with a couple of short punches.
Ubereem blocking some punches.
Dratchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ubereem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dratchev lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev blocking some punches.
Dratchev misses with the head strike.
Dratchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dratchev.
Dratchev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ubereem lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dratchev fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Ubereem.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Dratchev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Dratchev avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Dratchev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ubereem.
Dratchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dratchev takes a shot to the head.
Ubereem tries a body shot but Dratchev blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem 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.
Ubereem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Surkho Dratchev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dratchev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ubereem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dratchev lands a nice hook to Ubereem's body. Ubereem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dratchev misses with a shot to the body
and Ubereem counters with a left to the body.
Dratchev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ubereem.
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dratchev was well out of range. Poor timing from Ubereem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ubereem. Dratchev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ubereem misses with a wild body shot.
Dratchev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ubereem connects with a jab.
It looks like Surkho Dratchev has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev takes the fight into the clinch.
Dratchev manages to break the clinch.
Ubereem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dratchev.
Ubereem keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ubereem missing with a left hand there. Dratchev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dratchev misses with a left hand
and Ubereem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dratchev swats away the attempt to clinch by Ubereem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem takes the fight into the clinch.
Dratchev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ubereem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dratchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dratchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ubereem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ubereem misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dratchev backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ubereem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Alistair Ubereem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dratchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Ubereem.
Ubereem misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev is trying to force a seperation but Ubereem has the dominant position.
Dratchev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ubereem lands with a left to the head.
Ubereem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ubereem throws a punch but it's blocked by Dratchev.
Dratchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ubereem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ubereem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ubereem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dratchev backwards.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Ubereem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dratchev.
Nice body punch from Ubereem - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Ubereem.
Ubereem struggles to land a body shot inside as Dratchev controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ubereem misses with some punches.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ubereem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ubereem.
Ubereem scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Ubereem.
Ubereem lands a shoulder strike.
Ubereem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ubereem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dratchev backwards.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Dratchev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ubereem backwards.
Ubereem misses with a body punch.
Dratchev blocks a body shot from Ubereem.
Dratchev has a couple of punches blocked by Ubereem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Surkho Dratchev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dratchev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dratchev takes a swing at Ubereem's ribcage but misses.
Dratchev lands a left and a right that send Ubereem crashing to the mat, dazed. Dratchev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ubereem is rocked!
It looks like Alistair Ubereem has been cut.
Dratchev ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ubereem out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Surkho Dratchev!
An out of breath Surkho Dratchev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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