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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 452 p4p, 2815 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 70 p4p, 327 weight class). Alela comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like a Bitch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drozd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drozd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drozd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drozd avoids it really well and circles away.
Alela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drozd is out of range and Alela settles back down.
Alela clobbers Drozd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drozd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drozd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alela throws out the jab.
Drozd throws a jab when Alela was well out of range.
Jab by Drozd.
Alela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drozd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alela loads up on a big right hand but Drozd slips the punch.
Drozd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alela misses with a straight right.
Alela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drozd.
Drozd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alela shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alela showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alela stops Drozd from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela wants to pass to mount but Drozd is defending the position.
Alela prevents Drozd from standing back up.
Alela is trying to work for a kimura but Drozd is defending well.
Drozd is trying to stand back up but Alela is controlling him
Alela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drozd is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Drozd scores with a shot to the body.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Alela moved out of range nicely.
Alela is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Alela.
Alela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alela misses with a straight left.
Drozd cracks Alela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alela tries to score with a low kick but Drozd moves his leg out of the way.
Drozd is looking to slow Alela down with leg kicks.
Alela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miroslav Drozd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drozd throws a sloppy head kick and Alela moves out of range easily.
Alela misses with a body shot.
Alela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alela shoots for a double leg takedown but Drozd sprawls well. He's pushed Alela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drozd moves away from the strike by Alela.
Drozd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Drozd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drozd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd ducks under a wild hook from Alela.
Drozd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alela momentarily.
Drozd jabs at Alela's body.
Alela throws a series of punches but Drozd moves out of range.
Nice cross by Drozd.
Drozd 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.
Alela takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Drozd.
Drozd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drozd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drozd pushes Alela off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela is looking to chop away at Drozd's legs.
Drozd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drozd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drozd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drozd throws a sloppy head kick and Alela moves out of range easily.
Drozd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd looks to land a combination. Alela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drozd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alela's sensitive parts.
Alela shoots in for a double leg but Drozd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sao Alela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drozd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
Alela misses with a lunging right hand
and Drozd counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Drozd moved out of range.
Drozd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alela's head.
Alela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drozd.
Alela misses with a head kick.
Drozd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alela drops his hands momentarily and Drozd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alela staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Drozd moved out of range.
Alela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drozd defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drozd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Drozd misses.
A leg kick checked by Drozd.
A big left from Alela misses.
Drozd lands with a nice combination. Alela backs away looking to recover.
Alela throws a leg kick but Drozd moved away.
Drozd flicks out a counter leg kick but Alela steps away.
Drozd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Alela misses.
Alela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drozd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drozd stalks Alela and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alela's face. Alela staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drozd. That did some damage!
Drozd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drozd lands with a straight right. Alela didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alela looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alela misses with a hook. Drozd ducked under it nicely.
Drozd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alela misses with a series of wild punches.
Alela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alela throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range.
Alela misses with a few strikes there.
Alela misses with a low kick.
Drozd moves away from the strike by Alela.
Drozd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drozd.
Alela walks into a jab.
Drozd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab by Drozd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela fails to land with a series of punches.
Drozd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drozd dips to his left and cracks Alela with an uppercut!
Drozd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drozd feints a jab promting Alela to slip. Drozd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alela slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alela walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Drozd.
Drozd lands with a nice combination. Alela backs away looking to recover.
Drozd connects with a body shot.
Alela shoots in looking for a takedown. Drozd tries to sprawl out of it but Alela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drozd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drozd lands with a nice body kick.
Alela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alela is defended easily by Drozd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sao Alela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alela dodges the punch combination from Drozd.
Drozd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drozd to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Alela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drozd throws a one two combo.
Alela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alela throws a head kick that misses.
Drozd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drozd thuds his shin into the meat of Alela's side.
Alela moves out of range of the body kick.
Drozd blocks a jab.
Alela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drozd lands with a straight right. Alela didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Drozd misses.
Drozd slips a jab and a cross from Alela.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drozd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drozd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alela eats them both and turns towards Drozd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice combination there by Drozd.
Alela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drozd tries a head kick but it misses.
Drozd lands a nice shot to the body.
Alela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alela misses with a body shot
and Drozd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drozd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alela.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alela or perhaps it was just good defense by Drozd, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drozd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drozd connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drozd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drozd is working the combinations to good effect here.
A telegraphed right hand from Alela misses the target.
Drozd moves out of range as Alela strikes.
Donk. Drozd catches Alela right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Alela lands a lovely overhand right.
Alela fakes the leg kick and cracks Drozd in the body.
No luck for Alela with that takedown attempt.
Drozd scores with a nice body kick.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drozd throws a shot to the body.
Drozd throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick from Alela misses.
Drozd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alela throws a hook but Drozd blocks it.
Alela throws a head kick that half lands.
Alela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drozd throws a series of punches but Alela moves out of range.
Alela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela 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.
Drozd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drozd scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drozd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Drozd.
A telegraphed right hand from Alela misses the target.
Drozd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alela misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Drozd.
Alela misses with a takedown
and Drozd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drozd looks to land a combination. Alela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alela on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drozd!
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!
Drozd digs a good hook to Alela's body.
Drozd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drozd lands with a cross.
Alela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drozd but Drozd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sao Alela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drozd thuds his shin into the meat of Alela's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Alela.
Alela walks into a left hand.
Drozd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Drozd lands a really nice looking cross but Alela seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Alela.
It seemed like Drozd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alela throws a hook but Drozd avoids it easily.
Alela misses with a straight left.
Alela misses with a straight right.
Drozd clobbers Alela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drozd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drozd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drozd lands with a nice combination. Alela backs away looking to recover.
Drozd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alela. That did some damage!
Drozd throws a leg kick which misses Alela's front leg but catches the back leg as Alela tries to avoid it.
Drozd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drozd fails to land with a series of punches.
Drozd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Drozd - just one landing.
Alela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drozd throws out the jab.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drozd.
Drozd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drozd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drozd tries to sprawl but Alela drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Drozd is looking to escape.
Alela tries to pass to full mount but Drozd defends it.
Drozd tries to kick Alela off but Alela keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drozd is staying active underneath Alela, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miroslav Drozd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela stops Drozd from getting back to his feet.
Alela seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drozd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drozd tries to kick Alela off but Alela keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drozd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drozd circles away quickly and effectively.
Sao Alela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Drozd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela throws a head kick but Drozd moves out of range.
Drozd connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drozd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drozd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drozd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Alela.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Drozd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drozd 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Drozd!
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