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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 1548 p4p, 2671 weight class) and Takashi Morimoto (ranked 218 p4p, 339 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Morimoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drago appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morimoto.
Drago half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Morimoto.
Morimoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drago gets double underhooks and turns Morimoto into the cage.
Morimoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Drago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morimoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Morimoto moves out of range easily.
Morimoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drago gets double underhooks and turns Morimoto into the cage.
Drago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morimoto on the side of the head.
Morimoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morimoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morimoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morimoto thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morimoto winds up and cracks Drago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drago trying to control here.
Drago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drago tries to get out of the position.
Drago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morimoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morimoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drago trying to hold on to Morimoto's head to control him but Morimoto postures up.
Drago pushes Morimoto off looking to stand but Morimoto dives back in and keeps control.
Drago trying to control here.
Morimoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
Morimoto drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Drago has hold of Morimoto's hands but Morimoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Morimoto controlling the action here.
Morimoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Morimoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morimoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morimoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morimoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Morimoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drago pushes Morimoto off looking to stand but Morimoto dives back in and keeps control.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morimoto is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Drago is trying to stand up here but Morimoto is controlling him well.
Morimoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morimoto on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drago taking some punishment here, with Morimoto in his half guard.
Morimoto working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morimoto working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morimoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morimoto lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Morimoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Morimoto shoots in.
Drago swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
Drago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morimoto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Morimoto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morimoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morimoto working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morimoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morimoto lands strikes from half guard.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morimoto slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
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 is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Drago throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Morimoto is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Morimoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morimoto working Drago over with strikes.
Morimoto working Drago over with strikes.
Morimoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morimoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morimoto drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Morimoto stops Drago from getting back to his feet.
Morimoto is keen to just control but Drago is a slippery customer.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
We've been informed that Morimoto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Morimoto works his way into side control.
Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drago to see if he's OK.
Morimoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drago down.
Morimoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Drago is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morimoto in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Drago looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Morimoto turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Morimoto!
Takashi Morimoto is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Takashi Morimoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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