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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Soares (ranked 1098 p4p, 708 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 122 p4p, 81 weight class). Gabriel Soares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miroslav Drozd's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Drozd. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares is looking to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch.
Drozd closes the distance and clinches.
Soares has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drozd uses from the top position.
Soares looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drozd defends it easily.
Drozd stands and steps away. Soares gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Drozd misses.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soares slips a straight right by Drozd.
Drozd moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd slows down the pace here.
Come on Drozd - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd won't allow it.
Drozd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Drozd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drozd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drozd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Drozd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Soares seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drozd can turn it around.
Drozd working Soares over with knees to the body.
Drozd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drozd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drozd leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drozd misses with a body punch.
Drozd looking to slow down the pace here.
Drozd slows down the pace here.
Drozd struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Drozd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Drozd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soares misses with some punches.
Soares jumps guard but Drozd turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soares as Drozd tries to tie him up.
Drozd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drozd looking to slow down the pace here.
Drozd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soares's face.
Soares blocks a body shot from Drozd.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drozd slowing the pace effectively.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soares is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Drozd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drozd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Soares misses.
Drozd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares slips a straight right by Drozd.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soares misses with a hook
and Drozd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drozd.
Soares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drozd looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Drozd scores with a nice head shot.
Drozd moves in looking to clinch but Soares pushes him off.
Soares wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Soares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drozd wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drozd moves out of range as Soares strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drozd! But no joy.
Drozd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drozd wants to clinch up but Soares keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Soares.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drozd throws a sloppy head kick and Soares moves out of range easily.
Soares drops his hands momentarily and Drozd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soares blocks a head kick by Drozd.
Drozd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Drozd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soares has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Drozd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soares wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd drives through and clinches with Soares against the cage.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drozd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soares.
Soares pulls Drozd into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd stands up and waves to Soares to follow him.
Drozd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drozd lands the left hand.
Soares moves into the clinch.
Drozd trying to control the position but instead, Soares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drozd into the cage.
Drozd misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drozd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soares blocks it with crossed arms.
Drozd blocking some punches.
Soares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drozd to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drozd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drozd just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drozd has Soares pressed against the cage.
Drozd tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
Drozd throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Drozd has him pressed against the cage.
Drozd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soares trying to stall but Drozd improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drozd walks away with a smile on his face. Soares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Drozd misses.
As Drozd tries to get set, Soares tries to push him back and clinch up but Drozd manages to avoid the attempt.
Soares throws a hook but Drozd avoids it easily.
Drozd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soares.
Soares throws a jab when Drozd was well out of range.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drozd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Soares lands with a nice body punch.
Drozd is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drozd. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares is looking to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch.
Drozd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drozd.
As Drozd tries to get set, Soares tries to push him back and clinch up but Drozd manages to avoid the attempt.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Drozd misses the shot to the body.
Drozd clobbers Soares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drozd drives through and clinches with Soares against the cage.
Drozd slowing the pace effectively.
Drozd stalling.
Drozd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares fails to pull guard.
Soares fails to pull guard.
Drozd swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Drozd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd won't allow it.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Drozd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Soares misses.
Drozd moves into the clinch.
Soares being controlled against the cage.
Drozd tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd won't allow it.
Drozd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drozd misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd won't allow it.
Drozd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drozd being controlled against the cage.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drozd smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Drozd tries to get set, Soares tries to push him back and clinch up but Drozd manages to avoid the attempt.
Drozd defending well as Soares loads up on a big left hand.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Drozd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drozd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soares doesn't seem bothered though.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drozd.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drozd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soares is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drozd. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares tries to counter by clinching up but Drozd breaks away and moves out of range.
Drozd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
A jab from Drozd misses.
Soares clinches with his opponent.
Drozd misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd stalling the fight.
Drozd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drozd continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soares trying to control the position but instead, Drozd has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soares into the cage.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soares is keeping busy.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soares is keeping busy.
Drozd is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drozd smiles and moves away.
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
Drozd slips a straight right by Soares.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Drozd does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares is looking to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares is looking to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Soares.
Drozd lands with a right hand.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Drozd connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Drozd.
Drozd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drozd manages to circle out of the way.
Drozd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
As Drozd tries to get set, Soares tries to push him back and clinch up but Drozd manages to avoid the attempt.
Drozd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soares throws a shot from downtown. Drozd moves away and avoids it.
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.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drozd misses with a straight right.
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a looping left.
Soares gets a clinch.
Soares tries to pull guard but Drozd holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Soares to work.
Drozd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Drozd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drozd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Drozd!
Miroslav Drozd thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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