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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 5313 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Krispen Chace (ranked 511 p4p, 390 weight class). Krispen Chace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krispen Chace!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Drago.
It looks like Krispen Chace has been cut.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chace.
Drago is looking for a counter combo.
A cross from Chace lands.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Drago walks into a left hand.
Chace staying out of range there.
We've been told by Drago's head coaches at Squirrel Sports 🐿️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chace scores with a nice strike.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Chace moved out of range.
Drago cracks Chace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chace.
Chace's corner calls for a 1-2. Chace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chace moves out of range as Drago strikes.
Chace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chace tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Chace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chace slips a straight right by Drago.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Chace misses with a head kick.
Drago throws a hook but Chace blocks it.
Chace misses with a double jab
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chace.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Drago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Chace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Chace saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Chace misses.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Chace counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Drago.
Drago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drago clobbers Chace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drago jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drago misses with a left hand
and Chace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chace staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chace has time to react.
Chace slips a jab from Drago.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
enabling Chace to counter with a crisp jab.
Chace misses with a kick to the body.
Chace misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Drago misses.
Chace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Chace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chace appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chace rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
Chace misses with the head strike.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chace takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Drago misses.
Drago misses with the combination.
Chace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago throws a hook but Chace blocks it.
Chace looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chace to counter with a crisp jab.
Chace slips a straight right by Drago.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Chace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chace on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Chace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chace shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drago eats them both and turns towards Chace to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chace forces Drago back against the cage and clinches.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chace throws a counter combo.
Drago misses with a body punch
and Chace counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Drago moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChace.
Chace throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Chace lands a jab to the head.
Drago slips under a jab from Chace.
Drago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chace staying out of range there.
Chace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chace takes one to the chin there.
Chace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Chace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krispen Chace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Chace staying out of range there.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chace.
Chace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drago misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Chace. Beautiful body shot.
Chace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chace is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drago.
Chace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Chace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago throws a body punch but Chace moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chace! But no joy.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chace can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Chace moved out of range.
Drago misses with a hook
and Chace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Drago misses.
Chace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drago misses with a hook
and Chace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drago misses with a left hand
and Chace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivan Drago's cut is getting worse.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Chace throws a big shot that misses.
Chace connects with a looping right hand.
Chace misses with a body kick.
Drago with a hook.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chace blocks a jab.
Chace wants to counter the offense by Drago and move into the clinch position.
Nice defenses there by Chace.
Chace misses with a wild combination.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chace is breathing heavily.
Drago throws a hook but Chace avoids it easily.
Chace looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chace misses the shot to the body.
Drago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chace lands a glancing blow to the side of Drago's head.
Drago slips a jab from Chace.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chace 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.
Drago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chace has managed to clinch.
Chace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chace content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Chace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Chace saw that one coming.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Chace is just out of range.
Chace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chace slips a straight right by Drago.
A little jabbing left from Chace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drago.
Chace ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Chace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chace slips a straight right by Drago.
Chace throws out a counter right but Drago avoids it with no problem.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Chace wants to counter the offense by Drago and move into the clinch position.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Drago backs off Chace throws a huge counter combo but Drago manages to avoid it all.
Chace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chace throws a shot to the body.
Chace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Chace does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chace darts in and clinches Drago up against the cage.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drago lands with a right hand.
Chace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Chace's shoulder, as Chace tries to avoid the shot.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Chace moved out of range.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Chace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Chace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Chace slips the punch.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago catches Chace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drago lands a really nice looking cross but Chace seems unphased.
Drago thuds his right hand into Chace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chace slips under a jab.
Chace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Chace saw that one coming.
Chace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drago looks to land a combination but Chace avoids it well.
Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chace counters with a nice uppercut.
Chace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chace has managed to clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chace fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chace wants to clinch but Drago slips to the side
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chace misses with a hook
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chace.
Chace misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Chace counters with a series of strikes. Drago will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chace takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago throws a hook but Chace blocks it.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Chace slips the punch.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Chace is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Krispen Chace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
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energy
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