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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Block Obama (ranked 2647 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Mohan Draxinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Block Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohan Draxinger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama lands with a nice body punch.
Draxinger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Draxinger counters with a body kick.
Draxinger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draxinger scores with a head kick. Obama tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Obama scores with a punch to the head.
Draxinger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draxinger scrambles back to his feet.
Block Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draxinger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Mohan Draxinger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama cracks a nice hook into Draxinger's ribs.
Obama scores with the left hand. Draxinger knows he should have avoided that one.
Draxinger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Draxinger moves into the clinch successfully.
Draxinger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draxinger trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draxinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Draxinger avoiding damage.
Obama gets through Draxinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draxinger's elbow.
Obama is trying to pull guard but Draxinger has him pressed against the cage.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Draxinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
Obama tries a body shot but Draxinger blocks it.
Draxinger leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Draxinger's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draxinger with a knee to the head.
Draxinger slowing the pace effectively.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draxinger's elbow.
Obama lands a right hand.
Draxinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Obama.
Draxinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draxinger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Draxinger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Draxinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obama jumps guard but Draxinger stands there with Obama around his waist. Obama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Block Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama can't break the clinch.
Obama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Draxinger walks away with a smile on his face. Obama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Draxinger moves forwards but Obama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draxinger misses with a hook to the body
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obama throws a lazy right hand but Draxinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Draxinger misses.
Obama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama cracks Draxinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obama.
Draxinger is rocked!
Obama scores with a nice head shot.
Draxinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama throws a hook but Draxinger blocks it.
Draxinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draxinger tries a quick counter leg kick but Obama is wise to it.
A cross from Obama lands.
Obama lands the left hand.
Obama connects with a jab.
Obama jabs Draxinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Draxinger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Obama throws the left hand but Draxinger avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Draxinger misses.
Obama misses with an uppercut. Draxinger saw that one coming.
Draxinger seems to have recovered his senses.
Obama scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Block Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohan Draxinger's cut.
That's time! Obama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Obama throws a body punch but Draxinger moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Obama.
Draxinger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Draxinger is just out of range.
Obama takes a swing at Draxinger's ribcage but misses.
Draxinger connects with the punch.
Draxinger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Draxinger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Block Obama is winning the standup battle so far.
Draxinger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Obama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draxinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draxinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draxinger takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draxinger moves away.
Obama misses with a looping left.
Obama with a hook.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draxinger on the side of the head.
Obama misses with a body punch
and Draxinger counters with a leg kick.
Draxinger throws a head kick that misses
and Obama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draxinger can do to turn this around?
Obama lands with a good body shot.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draxinger under the eye.
Obama misses with a lunging right hand
and Draxinger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Draxinger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama lands with an overhand left.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
Draxinger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obama looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Draxinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draxinger throws a head kick but Obama moves out of range.
Obama scores with a jab. Draxinger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draxinger throws a sloppy head kick and Obama moves out of range easily.
Obama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draxinger throws a leg kick which misses Obama's front leg but catches the back leg as Obama tries to avoid it.
Obama lands a nice shot that snaps Draxinger's head back.
Obama avoids the body shot from Draxinger.
Obama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Draxinger falls backwards - clearly groggy! Obama dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Block Obama!
During a confident post fight interview, Block Obama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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