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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranian Hulk (ranked 1658 p4p, 1782 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 197 p4p, 214 weight class). Drago has chosen Drago Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hulk counters with a one-two to the body.
Hulk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hulk.
Hulk landing strikes.
Drago is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hulk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Drago is not content to let Hulk control the position.
Hulk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drago has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hulk swings around for an armbar but Drago sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hulk's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk is looking for a triangle but Drago pushes his legs off easily.
Hulk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hulk, not yet.
Hulk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drago defends it easily.
Drago is looking to stand up but Hulk won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulk is trying to control the position but Drago postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drago got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hulk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drago has managed to get both his arms back between Hulk's legs - danger averted.
Hulk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hulk, not yet.
Hulk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hulk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hulk looking to control.
Drago is looking to stand up but Hulk won't let him.
Drago won't allow Hulk to sweep him here.
Drago would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drago.
It looks like Iranian Hulk has been cut.
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Hulk is looking for a counter combo.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Hulk crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Hulk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hulk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Hulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hulk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a hook. Hulk ducked under it nicely.
Hulk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drago manages to circle out of the way.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hulk working the head and body with strikes.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hulk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hulk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hulk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hulk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hulk wants to work for an arm triangle but Drago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drago keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iranian Hulk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hulk dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Hulk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hulk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hulk takes one to the side of the head.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hulk is looking for a counter combo.
Drago is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Drago gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hulk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hulk stands up over Drago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hulk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hulk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Hulk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hulk trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Hulk chips away with some ground and pound.
Drago has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hulk is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Drago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hulk has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago tries to break free but Hulk pushes him back against the cage.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hulk.
Drago misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Hulk lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulk.
Drago throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago throws a right hand that Hulk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hulk also avoids with ease.
Hulk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Hulk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hulk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drago holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hulk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control here.
Hulk content to control rather than advance.
Drago works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hulk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulk.
Hulk content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Hulk counters with a takedown into side control.
Drago throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hulk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Hulk moved out of range.
Hulk is looking to counter the offense by Drago and move into the clinch.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago throws a series of punches but Hulk avoids them all with ease.
Hulk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drago throws a right and a left that Hulk avoids nicely.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Drago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is 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.
The cut man is working on Iranian Hulk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Hulk defending well as Drago loads up on a big left hand.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Hulk ducks down to avoid it.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drago sprawls well. Drago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hulk gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulk.
Iranian Hulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Hulk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hulk needs to keep his hands up - Drago had a free shot at his head there.
Hulk slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Hulk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drago's guard.
Drago has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hulk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hulk counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hulk throws a big counter combination but Drago scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulk circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Hulk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hulk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drago napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hulk cracks Drago with a big right hand but Drago just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drago, who protects the arm well.
Hulk trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
Hulk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hulk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drago is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Hulk is looking for a kimura here.
Hulk wants to work for an arm triangle but Drago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hulk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hulk lands a nice short elbow.
Iranian Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hulk is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Hulk is looking to stall here but Drago recovers full guard.
Hulk content to stall in guard here.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.
Hulk landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Drago made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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