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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didiero Drogbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Mekhontsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Didiero Drogbah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Mekhontsev!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogbah lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Drogbah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drogbah lands with a nice combination. Mekhontsev backs away looking to recover.
Mekhontsev blocks a head kick by Drogbah.
Didiero Drogbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mekhontsev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogbah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mekhontsev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drogbah.
Mekhontsev connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mekhontsev tries to clinch up.
Drogbah keeps the fight on the outside.
Drogbah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mekhontsev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mekhontsev rushes Drogbah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drogbah is looking to break free of the clinch but Mekhontsev has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mekhontsev.
Drogbah jumps guard and drags Mekhontsev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mekhontsev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drogbah is proving hard to escape from.
Mekhontsev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekhontsev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drogbah, up you get!
Mekhontsev wants to clinch.
Mekhontsev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mekhontsev tries to clinch up.
Mekhontsev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogbah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mekhontsev looks gassed!
Drogbah misses with a low kick as Mekhontsev jumps back.
Drogbah lands a hook that stumbles Mekhontsev back into the cage. Drogbah follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Mekhontsev to the canvas! Drogbah pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Mekhontsev has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Didiero Drogbah!
Didiero Drogbah is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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