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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arax Lightspeed (ranked 1249 p4p, 735 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 127 p4p, 81 weight class). Lightspeed comes to the cage accompanied by Silver Scrapes - Danny McCarthy. Arax Lightspeed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arax Lightspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightspeed.
Drozd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Lightspeed misses the target.
Lightspeed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drozd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd connects with a body shot that sends Lightspeed's belly button to the back.
Lightspeed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drozd will feel that in the morning.
Drozd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightspeed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drozd looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightspeed is just out of range.
Drozd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drozd moves to clinch but Lightspeed breaks away
letting Lightspeed counter with a right hand.
Lightspeed moves into the clinch successfully.
Drozd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lightspeeds head.
Drozd misses with the head strike.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Lightspeed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drozd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drozd misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd prevents a body shot from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drozd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightspeed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drozd swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drozd misses with a knee strike.
Drozd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed blocks an uppercut.
Drozd has a couple of punches blocked by Lightspeed.
Drozd misses with the head strike.
Lightspeed tries a body shot but Drozd blocks it.
Drozd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lightspeed struggles to land a body shot inside as Drozd controls his hands.
Lightspeed tries a body shot but Drozd blocks it.
Lightspeed scores with a shot to the side of Drozd's head.
Lightspeed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drozd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightspeed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightspeed.
Lightspeed can't find room to land a body shot as Drozd controls the action.
Drozd working aggressively here.
Drozd lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightspeed lands with a right to the head.
Lightspeed digs a right hand into Drozd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drozd's gas tank.
Drozd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightspeed avoids it.
Drozd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lightspeed managing to block the knees to the body from Drozd.
Drozd misses with some punches.
Drozd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
Drozd pushes Lightspeed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightspeed struggles to land a body shot inside as Drozd controls his hands.
Lightspeed throws a head punch that misses.
Lightspeed blocking some punches.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Lightspeed misses with a body punch.
Lightspeed misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightspeed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drozds head.
Lightspeed digs a right hand underneath Drozd's ribcage. Drozd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed misses with the head strike.
Drozd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightspeed misses with the head strike.
Drozd lands with a short shot to the head.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Lightspeed throws a punch but it's blocked by Drozd.
A short body shot lands from Lightspeed as the two fighters clinch.
Lightspeed cracks Drozd with a nice body shot.
Drozd looks winded!
Drozd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Lightspeed.
Drozd throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightspeed.
A short uppercut from Lightspeed.
Drozd tries a knee to the head but Lightspeed blocks it.
Drozd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drozd misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Lightspeed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
Drozd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightspeed lands a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed scores with a shot to the side of Drozd's head.
Lightspeed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightspeed tries to throw a body punch but Drozd avoids it by throwing Lightspeed back against the cage.
Drozd misses with a body punch.
Drozd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drozd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drozd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drozd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightspeed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drozd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drozd blocks a body shot from Lightspeed.
Drozd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightspeed's elbow.
Drozd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightspeed is defending well for now.
Lightspeed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drozd blocking some punches.
A short right from Lightspeed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arax Lightspeed will probably get the nod.
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.
Drozd misses with a looping right.
Lightspeed throws a hook but Drozd avoids it easily.
Drozd unleashes a big counter combination but Lightspeed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lightspeed avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Drozd misses.
Drozd has closed the distance and engaged Lightspeed in a clinch.
Drozd throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightspeed.
Drozd missing with knees to the body.
Lightspeed can't find room to land a body shot as Drozd controls the action.
Lightspeed lands a shoulder strike.
Drozd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightspeed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drozd's elbow.
Drozd struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightspeed controls his hands.
Lightspeed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightspeed lands a hook that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Nice body punch from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drozd swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drozd misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Drozd fails to land.
Lightspeed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drozd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lightspeed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drozd or not.
Drozd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drozd is breathing heavily.
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
Lightspeed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drozd in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lightspeed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drozd misses with a knee to the head.
Lightspeed managing to block the knees to the body from Drozd.
A hook to the body from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed is working Drozd over against the cage.
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
Lightspeed can't find room to land a body shot as Drozd controls the action.
Drozd takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed lands with a light punch inside.
Drozd is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightspeed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drozd is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightspeed finish him?
Lightspeed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Lightspeed pushes Drozd against the cage. Lightspeed is working some dirty boxing. Lightspeed pushes off with a quick right hook! Drozd goes down! Drozd tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lightspeed moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arax Lightspeed!
A victorious Arax Lightspeed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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