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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stavros Drivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Fleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drivas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rob Hubbard - Commando. Fleek has chosen "Binge & Purge" by Clutch as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 cm
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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290 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stavros Drivas! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Fleek! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fleek throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Drivas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Drivas drives through and clinches with Fleek against the cage.
Drivas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drivas misses with an elbow over the top. Fleek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drivas has him pressed against the cage. Fleek working aggressively here.
Fleek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drivas wants to clinch. Fleek looks to land a combination but Drivas avoids it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fleek swings for the body but Drivas moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Drivas blocks the leg kick.
Fleek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drivas has time to react. Fleek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Fleek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fleek misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fleek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Drivas shoots in but Fleek avoids the takedown attempt easily. Drivas fails in his attempt to clinch. Drivas fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stavros Drivas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fleek thows a left - swing and a miss! Fleek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Drivas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Fleek wants to control but Drivas is keeping busy and won't allow it. Fleek gets back to full guard.
Drivas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fleek can do anything to dispel that myth. Drivas stopping the sweep attempt from Fleek. Drivas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fleek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fleek holds on and takes a little breather. Drivas postures up and lands a big shot to Fleek's brow. Fleek tries to land a sweep but no joy. Fleek wants to stand up but Drivas is controlling him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fleek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Fleek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drivas tries to clinch up but Fleek circles away and keeps his distance. Good shot there by Fleek. Fleek throws a series of punches but Drivas avoids them all with ease. Drivas tries to clinch but Fleek is having none of it. Fleek waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Drivas. Fleek stuffs the takedown attempt from Drivas. Drivas gets slowly back to his feet. Fleek thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drivas tries to clinch up. Drivas closes the distance and clinches. Fleek breaks the clinch.
Fleek misses with a low kick. Fleek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fleek looks to land a left hand but Drivas moved out of range nicely. Fleek takes a swing at Drivas's ribcage but misses. Drivas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleek. Fleek throws a solid leg kick but Drivas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fleek. Fleek throws a hook but Drivas blocks it. Fleek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Drivas throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Drivas scores with a jab. Fleek acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Fleek misses with a wild combination.
Fleek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drivas moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fleek tries to bum rush Drivas with a series of wild strikes but Drivas uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Drivas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A big left from Fleek misses. Drivas looks to throw the jab but Fleek is out of range. Fleek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drivas tries to clinch there but Fleek circles away.
Drivas shoots in but no luck this time. Fleek looks to score with a jab to the body but Drivas is just out of range. A big left from Fleek misses. Drivas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fleek circles away. Drivas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fleek as he avoids it easily. Fleek throws a shot from downtown. Drivas moves away and avoids it. Fleek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drivas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleek. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Fleek will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fleek throws a good cross that connects.
Fleek fails to land with a series of punches.
Fleek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drivas in his tracks. Fleek just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drivas in his tracks. Fleek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Fleek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drivas swings for the body but Fleek moves out of range.
Drivas tries to clinch up. Drivas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fleek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Stavros Drivas has been cut. Fleek misses with a hook. Fleek throws a shot from downtown. Drivas moves away and avoids it. Fleek pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fleek pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Drivas moves in looking to clinch but Fleek pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drivas moves into the clinch successfully.
Fleek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Fleek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fleek can't break the clinch.
Fleek wants to get back to striking at distance but Drivas won't allow it.
Fleek breaks the clinch.
Fleek looks to land a right hand but Drivas moved out of range. Drivas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Michael Fleek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fleek throws a jab when Drivas was well out of range. Fleek misses with an uppercut. Fleek cracks a nice hook into Drivas's ribs. Fleek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drivas. Drivas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Fleek misses with a shot to the body and Drivas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drivas. Fleek tries to break free but Drivas pushes him back against the cage. Fleek wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fleek tries to circle away but Drivas has him pinned against the cage. Fleek is trying to break the clinch but Drivas is controlling him. Drivas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Drivas breaks from the clinch.
Fleek tried to score with a low kick but Drivas checks it. Fleek throws the left hand but Drivas avoids the punch easily. Fleek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drivas is looking to clinch but Fleek is avoiding it.
Drivas fails in his attempt to clinch. Drivas shoots in but Fleek avoids the takedown attempt easily. Fleek misses with a jab to the body
and Drivas counters with a head kick. That will keep Fleek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Fleek lands with an overhand left. Fleek swats away the attempt to clinch by Drivas. Fleek connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drivas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drivas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drivas walks into a left hand. Fleek lands with a shot to the body. Fleek lands a nice shot that snaps Drivas's head back.
Fleek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Fleek misses with a few strikes there.
Fleek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Drivas is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Fleek's face as he tries to break the clinch. Fleek breaks the clinch.
Drivas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fleek loads up on a big right hand but Drivas slips the punch. Drivas throws a sloppy head kick and Fleek counters with a head kick. That will keep Drivas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Drivas moves out of range as Fleek strikes. Drivas ducks under a wild hook from Fleek. Drivas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleek.
Fleek circles away from the clinch attempt and Fleek counters with a nice uppercut. Fleek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fleek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drivas. Drivas ducks under a wild hook from Fleek. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fleek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fleek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fleek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drivas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drivas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Drivas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleek. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fleek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Stavros Drivas's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drivas shoots in but Fleek avoids the takedown attempt easily. Fleek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Drivas slips a jab from Fleek. Fleek lands a nice looking body shot.
Fleek looks for the body kick but Drivas saw that one coming. Fleek throws a looping overhand right but Drivas ducks down to avoid it. Fleek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drivas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fleek looks to land a left hand but Drivas moved out of range nicely. Fleek scores with a punch to the head. Fleek looks to land a combination but Drivas avoids it well. Michael Fleek seems to be getting the better of the standup. Drivas slips a straight right by Fleek. Fleek swings for the body but Drivas moves out of range.
Drivas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drivas tries to clinch but Fleek moves out of range. Drivas tries to clinch up but Fleek circles away and keeps his distance. Fleek circles away from the clinch attempt and Fleek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A jab from Fleek finds it's way through Drivas's defenses. Fleek misses with a body shot.
Drivas is looking to clinch. Fleek lands a with a good body shot. Fleek just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drivas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fleek ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fleek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Michael Fleek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fleek scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Drivas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drivas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stavros Drivas's cut is getting worse. Fleek looks to land a combination but Drivas avoids it well. A cross from Fleek lands. Fleek just misses with a punch to the body.
Drivas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Fleek misses the jab. Fleek's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fleek duly obliges. Fleek's corner calls for a 1-2. Fleek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stavros Drivas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Fleek connects with a right hand. Drivas shakes it off. A swing and a miss from Fleek. Drivas walks into a left hand.
Jeez, Stavros Drivas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Drivas on the wrong end of a nice jab. Drivas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stavros Drivas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Fleek! Michael Fleek retains his super heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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