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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is James Brown - Living In America. A fine choice. Lester Howell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Drago misses.
Howell swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Howell misses with a hook to the body
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howell thows a body shot but no joy.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Howell blocks a jab.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Howell lands in his opponent's guard.
Drago pulls Howell in close to his closed guard and prevents Howell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Howell postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howell works over Drago with some ground and pound from guard.
Drago pulls Howell in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago looking for a sweep. Not yet Drago, not yet.
Drago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Howell!
Drago trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Howell wants to control but Drago is having none of it.
Drago tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to control the pace but Howell is squirming around nicely.
Drago throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Howell is working to get back to half guard.
Drago avoids the attempt from Howell to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Howell is squirming around, avoiding Drago's attempts to control the action.
Drago misses with a head shot.
Drago looking to secure an arm triangle but Howell defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago wants to control the pace but Howell is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
A punch lands to the side of Drago 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drago rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Howell blocks the low kick.
Drago throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Drago.
Howell with a nice cross.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely.
Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Howell is able to avoid easily.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Howell misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the body from Howell misses
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lester Howell has been cut.
Howell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Howell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drago takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
Howell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with a nice leg kick.
Howell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drago thuds his shin into the meat of Howell's side.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lester Howell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howell's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Howell lands a nice hook to Drago's body. Drago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drago throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Howell's head back.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.
Howell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Howell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Howell misses with a body shot
and Drago counters with a good low kick that Howell was not able to check.
Drago throws the left hand but Howell avoids the punch easily.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Drago.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howell avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago throws a series of strikes that have Howell backpedaling.
Howell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drago counters with a three punch combo that has Howell backing up. Howell nods at Drago to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a leg kick but Howell checks it.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.
Drago throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago is looking to chop away at Howell's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Drago throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Howell misses with a body shot
and Drago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howell misses with a body punch
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell misses with a body shot.
Howell thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howell shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Drago misses.
Howell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
A jab from Drago misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Drago.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Howell misses the body punch
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
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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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