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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luck Lucky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luck Lucky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Drago's chin.
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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188 cm
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luck Lucky! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lucky has closed the distance and engaged Drago in a clinch.
Lucky keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lucky breaks the clinch.
Drago misses with the combination.
Lucky shoots in looking for a takedown. Drago tries to sprawl out of it but Lucky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Lucky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drago was covering up waiting for the punch and Lucky finishes the takedown easily into guard. Lucky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Lucky gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Drago throws a right and a left that Lucky avoids nicely. Lucky lands with a slapping head kick. Lucky shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lucky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drago misses with the combination.
Lucky clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage. Lucky with a knee to the head.
Lucky tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Lucky. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lucky prevents Drago from breaking the clinch. Lucky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lucky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drago tries to break free but Lucky pushes him back against the cage. Lucky is working for takedown but Drago is calmly controlling the position for now. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Lucky is controlling him. Lucky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Lucky has him pressed against the cage. Drago gets underhooks to prevent Lucky's takedown attempt.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucky has him pressed against the cage. Drago is pressed up against the cage. Lucky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drago down to the mat. Drago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Lucky is breathing heavily. Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucky has a takedown stuffed. Lucky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drago leaves Lucky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Drago throws a series of punches but Lucky avoids them all with ease. Lucky moves into the clinch. Lucky jumps into guard, dragging Drago to the mat.
Drago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lucky is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lucky looking to control but Drago passes into half guard.
Lucky is looking to control Drago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucky avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. It looks like Drago is going to stand back up.
Lucky manages to escape and get back to his feet! Drago lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lucky backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Lucky.
The fight moves into the clinch position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luck Lucky dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Drago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Lucky wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position. Lucky wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Drago wants to get back to his feet but Lucky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lucky looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Lucky wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving. Lucky working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Lucky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lucky. Lucky takes one on the button. Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lucky. Drago blocks a head kick by Lucky.
Pete Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Drago misses with an uppercut. Lucky saw that one coming. Drago misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Drago does no damage. Pete Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Lucky takes the fight into the clinch. Lucky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lucky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lucky decides to stand back up. Lucky steps back and let's Drago get back to his feet. Lucky feints and as Drago raises his hands in defense, Lucky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Lucky tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard. Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Lucky wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving. Lucky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lucky is pushing down on Drago's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drago is fighting to maintain full guard but Lucky has managed to sneak the leg through. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lucky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lucky pushes Drago away with a front kick. Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucky counters with a body kick that stops Drago in his tracks momentarily. A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Lucky does a little dance to reset his feet. Lucky has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucky is trying to drag Drago to the mat but Drago just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Drago tries to break the clinch but Lucky is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luck Lucky dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucky scores with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Lucky's head back.
Lucky has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucky goes for a takedown attempt but Drago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lucky closes the distance and clinches. Lucky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lucky. Lucky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Lucky. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lucky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lucky has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Lucky is trying to break the clinch but Drago is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Lucky is controlling him. Drago can't break the clinch.
Drago is pressed up against the cage. Lucky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drago down to the mat. Drago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Drago lands a jab-cross combination. Drago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luck Lucky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lucky has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Lucky on the inside. Lucky is working for takedown but Drago is calmly controlling the position for now. Lucky tries to pull guard but Drago won't allow it.
Drago tries to break free but Lucky pushes him back against the cage. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Lucky has him pressed against the cage. Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lucky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lucky gets a clinch. Drago can't break the clinch.
Lucky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago throws a right and a left that Lucky avoids nicely. Lucky clinches up against the cage. Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lucky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away. Lucky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lucky lands a nice knee to the body. Lucky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drago smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drago swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
Drago misses with an uppercut. Drago takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Lucky has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucky has him pressed against the cage. Lucky tries for a takedown but Drago manages to get underhooks.
Lucky breaks from the clinch.
Drago throws a right hand that Lucky ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucky also avoids with ease. Drago misses with a wild combination.
Lucky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Drago throws a right hand that Lucky ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucky also avoids with ease. Drago throws a nice looking combination but Lucky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lucky dives in and grabs Drago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes down on Lucky's head and hops out. Lucky drives through with a takedown into guard. Lucky looking to pass the guard. Lucky trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Luck Lucky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Drago has a closed guard, preventing Lucky from standing up. Pete Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Drago working for submissions but it's allowed Lucky to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luck Lucky. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lucky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luck Lucky!
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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
37% |
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