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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 1434 p4p, 1937 weight class) and Tevita Maui (ranked 158 p4p, 223 weight class). Maui has chosen Turn Down For What as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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200 cm
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdravko Dren Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dren Jr gets tackled into the cage by Maui. Maui maintains the clinch.
Dren Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dren Jr has picked Maui up - he's going for a ride! Dren Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dren Jr not doing much here.
Dren Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maui defending well though.
Dren Jr 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.
Dren Jr moves nicely into side control.
Dren Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dren Jr is looking to take a break and control but Maui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dren Jr scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maui is trying to escape the position but Dren Jr is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maui is not content to let Dren Jr control the position.
An elbow from Dren Jr crashes against the mat.
Maui takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Dren Jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dren Jr is looking to take a break and control but Maui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dren Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dren Jr controlling the position from side mount.
Dren Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr advances to mount.
Dren Jr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dren Jr controlling the pace for now.
Maui is squirming around, avoiding Dren Jr's attempts to control the action.
Maui in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maui is bucking up trying to escape but Dren Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dren Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dren Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dren Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maui is bucking up trying to escape but Dren Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maui is squirming around, avoiding Dren Jr's attempts to control the action.
Dren Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Dren Jr looking to finish Maui with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maui!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Maui but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dren Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Maui but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dren Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Tevita Maui has been cut.
Dren Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Dren Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dren Jr controlling his opponent.
Dren Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dren Jr is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maui to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maui shrugs it off.
Dren Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Tevita Maui's cut even more.
Dren Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maui?
The cut above Tevita Maui's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dren Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Dren Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dren Jr throws a nice looking combination but Maui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maui closes the distance and pushes Dren Jr back into the cage.
Dren Jr lands a body shot.
Dren Jr lands a nice elbow.
Dren Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maui backwards.
Tevita Maui's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tevita Maui's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zdravko Dren Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Zdravko Dren Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Tevita Maui stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great fight.'.
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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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