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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mici Maca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Tribune. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mici Maca! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Drago! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Drago scores a takedown into full mount! Maca tries to lock up and control but Drago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Drago is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Maca has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Maca! Maca trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom. Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Maca trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maca is one step ahead there. Drago will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Maca from controlling successfully. Maca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maca looking to sit in guard and control but Drago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Drago prevents Maca from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Maca with a poor takedown and Drago counters with a takedown into side control. Maca is breathing heavily. Maca is looking for a sweep. Drago is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Drago tries for a kimura but Maca is defending well. Maca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Maca regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drago tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Maca gets full guard. Maca throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy. Drago wants to control from the top but Maca keeps moving. Drago sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Maca working for a triangle but Drago defends it easily.
Drago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Maca keeping full guard, as Drago tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Maca had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Drago is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Maca Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Drago's back instead. Maca is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Maca gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Maca gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Maca apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Maca misses with a takedown attempt and Drago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Drago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Maca taking some punishment here, with Drago in his half guard. Drago wants to stand but Maca has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Maca wants to get back to full guard. Drago is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Drago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maca is trying to get back to full guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Drago looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Drago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drago trying to mount his opponent but Maca defends it. Maca controlling the position well. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Drago seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Drago drives through with a takedown into guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maca is keeping the position for now. Drago stands up from guard. Let's bang! Maca with a lazy takedown attempt and Drago counters with a single leg into guard. Maca didn't expect that. Drago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Maca is trying to control the position but Drago postures up. Drago trying to control but Maca is working from the bottom. Drago preventing the sweep. Maca is pulling down on Drago's head to control his posture. Drago has gone for a leg lock! Maca slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drago's guard. Drago is breathing heavily. Maca is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drago is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Drago is trying to keep Maca in close.
Drago working for submissions but it's allowed Maca to get to half guard.
Maca wants to take a breather but Drago is having none of it. Drago actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Maca shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting Drago counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Maca scores a takedown into full mount! Maca prevents Drago from getting the reversal. Maca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drago can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Drago is working to get back to half guard.
Drago bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Drago wants to stand and escape but instead Maca has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Drago working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maca is one step ahead there. Maca could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Maca trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drago's guard. Maca wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving. Maca controls from within his opponent's guard. Drago keeping moving, preventing Maca from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Good leg kick by Drago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drago moves into the clinch. Drago pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maca throwing strikes but missing. Maca wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving. Maca preventing the sweep. Maca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drago is proving hard to escape from. Maca stopping the sweep attempt from Drago. Drago will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drago looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Maca has his takedown stuffed and Drago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maca's guard now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mici Maca. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Drago forces his way into half guard. Drago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s 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. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drago with a poor takedown and Maca counters with a lovely shot to the body. Maca tries to clinch and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Drago is trying to trip Maca. He has hold of a leg but Maca is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Drago persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Maca working a defensive guard here.
Drago pushes down on Maca's leg and manages to get into half guard. Maca is refusing to be controlled, as Drago sits in half guard. Drago wants to stand but Maca has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Drago is looking for a kimura here.
Maca moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Maca keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully. Maca looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Drago trying to control but Maca is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Maca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maca has his takedown stuffed and Drago counters with a single leg into guard. Maca didn't expect that. Drago is looking to advance position but Maca has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Maca working away from the top, dropping strikes. Drago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ivan Drago has got the better of the ground game so far. Drago tries to lock up and control but Maca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Drago is in a horrible position here. Maca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maca controlling the pace for now. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Drago can't escape the position.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Maca looking to control but Drago is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drago is looking to get to half guard. Drago tries to hold on but Maca postures up. Drago tries to get back to half guard but can't. Maca can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drago is looking to escape. Drago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drago is squirming around, avoiding Maca's attempts to control the action. Maca lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Drago is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Drago is still in real trouble! Can Maca finish him? Maca scoring with strikes but Drago is staying in there. Maca controlling the pace for now. Maca get's back to his feet. Maca gets a big slam - oh, Drago is out! Drago is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mici Maca!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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