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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 576 p4p, 219 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 63 p4p, 23 weight class). Orsic comes to the cage accompanied by KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Drozd looks to throw the jab but Orsic is out of range.
Orsic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orsic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drozd counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orsic throws a head punch that misses.
Orsic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drozd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orsic is looking for a takedown.
Orsic misses with some punches.
Drozd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drozd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orsic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd controlling the action here for a moment.
Drozd pushes Orsic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orsic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drozd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circling - Orsic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic fails to land with a series of punches.
Drozd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drozd lands a glancing blow to the side of Orsic's head.
Orsic punishes Drozd's body with a nice straight punch.
Drozd lands with a hook. Orsic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Drozd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orsic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drozd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsic.
Orsic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drozd at a distance.
Orsic scores with a nice right hand.
Drozd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orsic checks it well.
Jab, jab by Drozd - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drozd.
Drozd jabs Orsic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been hearing reports that Orsic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Drozd slips under a jab from Orsic.
Orsic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drozd as he jumps to the side.
Drozd throws out a counter right but Orsic avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Orsic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws a leg kick which misses Orsic's front leg but catches the back leg as Orsic tries to avoid it.
A big right from Drozd misses.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Drozd thows a body kick. Orsic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orsic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orsic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Drozd.
Drozd lands an overhand right.
Miroslav Drozd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drozd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drozd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drozd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drozd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orsic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drozd circles away quickly and effectively.
Drozd throws a body punch but Orsic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd digs a good hook to Orsic's body.
Orsic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drozd swivels and escapes.
Orsic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drozd lands a lovely overhand right.
Orsic lands with a hook. Drozd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orsic throws a shot from downtown. Drozd moves away and avoids it.
Drozd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orsic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drozd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Orsic coming out on top.
Drozd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drozd lands a really nice looking cross but Orsic seems unphased.
Orsic blocks a jab.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Orsic moves away from the strike by Drozd.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Drozd cracks Orsic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drozd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic moves into the clinch.
Drozd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drozd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drozd leaning against his opponent.
Orsic is stalling here.
Drozd misses with a body punch.
Orsic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drozd lands a body shot.
Drozd lands a shoulder strike.
Drozd is trying to maintain a safe position but Orsic gets an underhook and turns Drozd into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orsic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drozd lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Orsic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
Drozd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drozd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orsic avoids it.
Orsic is trying to pull guard but Drozd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Orsic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Orsic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Drozd looks to move away, Orsic throws a big counter combo but Drozd just gets out of the way.
Orsic misses with the combination.
Drozd misses the shot to the body.
As Drozd looks to move away, Orsic throws a big counter combo but Drozd just gets out of the way.
Drozd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsic was well out of range. Poor timing from Drozd.
Drozd throws a series of punches but Orsic moves out of range.
Drozd misses with a head kick.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drozd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drozd delivers a nice body kick.
Mate Orsic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drozd circles away quickly and effectively.
Drozd misses with a two punch combination.
Drozd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsic.
Orsic misses with an uppercut. Drozd saw that one coming.
Drozd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orsic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsic moves out of range as Drozd strikes.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic tries to bum rush Drozd with a series of wild strikes but Drozd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orsic throws the left hand but Drozd avoids the punch easily.
Orsic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Drozd as he connects with a hook.
Drozd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orsic's head.
Orsic blocks a leg kick.
Orsic looks to land a combination but Drozd avoids it well.
Orsic looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
Orsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Drozd misses with a jab to the body
and Orsic counters by moving into the clinch.
Drozd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drozd is stalling here.
Drozd stops a takedown attempt from Orsic.
Orsic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drozd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drozd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orsic on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd connects with a body shot.
Drozd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drozd needs to keep his hands up - Orsic had a free shot at his head there.
Drozd slips a jab and a cross from Orsic.
Orsic throws a right and a left that Drozd avoids nicely.
Drozd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Orsic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orsic slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Orsic misses its target.
Orsic misses the jab.
Drozd throws a right and a left that Orsic avoids nicely.
Drozd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orsic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drozd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drozd sizes up Orsic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drozd throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drozd misses with a shot to the body
and Orsic counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic tries to clinch up.
Orsic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drozd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drozd misses with a body shot.
Orsic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orsic slips a straight right by Drozd.
Orsic throws a right hand that Drozd ducks under and follows up with a left that Drozd also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsic. Drozd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drozd throws out a counter right but Orsic avoids it with no problem.
Drozd throws out a loose jab but Orsic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drozd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drozd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orsic in his tracks.
Drozd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orsic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orsic is looking to clinch.
Drozd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drozd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orsic on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drozd!
Drozd connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsic tries to clinch but Drozd is having none of it.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Orsic misses its intended target.
Drozd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orsic.
Orsic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drozd scores with a jab. Orsic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Drozd.
Orsic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drozd scores with a jab. Orsic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drozd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drozd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drozd lands a jab.
Drozd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drozd clobbers Orsic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice straight punches there by Orsic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orsic.
Orsic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orsic closes the distance and clinches up with Drozd, looking for a takedown. Orsic pushes Drozd against the cage but Drozd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drozd misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Orsic misses.
Drozd throws out a counter right but Orsic avoids it with no problem.
Drozd lands with a nice body kick.
Drozd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Orsic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drozd throws a big counter head kick but Orsic avoids it with no problem.
Orsic takes one to the chin there.
Drozd lands with a hook. Orsic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orsic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orsic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drozd counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orsic misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Drozd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orsic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orsic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orsic throws an overhand right that lands on Drozd's shoulder, as Drozd tries to avoid the shot.
Orsic tries to bum rush Drozd with a series of wild strikes but Drozd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drozd tries to avoid it but Orsic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drozd to the ground. Drozd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orsic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drozd lands a body shot.
Drozd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orsic in his tracks.
Orsic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drozd.
Drozd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drozd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drozd with a jab.
Drozd misses the jab.
Drozd misses with a hook. Orsic ducked under it nicely.
Drozd fails to land with a series of punches.
Mate Orsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orsic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drozd misses with a kick to the body.
Drozd jabs Orsic right on the nose. Orsic blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drozd defends well and Orsic ends up having to push Drozd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Drozd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Orsic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drozd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orsics head.
Orsic being controlled against the cage.
Drozd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Orsic has a couple of punches blocked by Drozd.
Orsic breaks from the clinch.
Orsic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drozd scores with a leg kick.
Orsic moves into the clinch successfully.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orsic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drozd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drozd landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Drozd.
Drozd pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Drozd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drozd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drozd leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drozd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Drozd throws a jab when Orsic was well out of range.
Drozd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orsic throws a combination that misses
and Drozd counters with a nice uppercut.
Drozd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Drozd.
Orsic looks to land a right hand but Drozd moved out of range.
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.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drozd 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drozd, as that shot connected.
Drozd scores with a sloppy right hand. Orsic should have avoided that one.
Orsic just misses with a punch to the body.
Orsic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orsic lands with a nice combination. Drozd backs away looking to recover.
Orsic fails with the takedown.
Orsic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drozd scores with a punch to the head.
Orsic misses with a double jab
and Drozd counters with a nice uppercut.
Drozd cracks Orsic with a good jab.
Drozd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Drozd.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Drozd!
A very excited looking Miroslav Drozd 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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