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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puncho Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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199 lbs
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180 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Puncho Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitali Dragonov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pound misses.
Pound looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puncho Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Pound does no damage.
Pound tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pound throws a series of punches but Dragonov moves out of range.
Pound throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Pound, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragonov gets the takedown into side control.
Pound managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dragonov.
Dragonov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pound is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dragonov working the ground and pound but Pound is defending the strikes.
Dragonov cracks Pound with a big right hand but Pound just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragonov lands a nice forearm strike.
Dragonov working away.
Dragonov trying to control the action but Pound is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pound down.
Pound is breathing heavily.
Dragonov controls the position.
Dragonov is looking to take a break and control but Pound is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dragonov looks up at the clock and then as Pound takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dragonov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dragonov working the ground and pound.
Pound takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Dragonov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov working the ground and pound.
Dragonov landing a few strikes.
Dragonov working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov working the ground and pound.
Dragonov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dragonov working the ground and pound.
Dragonov is chipping away with strikes.
Dragonov lands some shots froms side control.
Dragonov is putting a hurting on Pound here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pound is trying to buck Dragonov off.
Dragonov landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound wants to control but Dragonov postures up.
Dragonov happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragonov landing a few strikes.
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Dragonov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pound some visible discomfort.
Dragonov working the ground and pound from side control.
Pound is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pound takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dragonov is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pound takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dragonov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pound, who protects the arm well.
Dragonov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dragonov cracks Pound with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragonov taking a breather here.
Dragonov working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Dragonov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dragonov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pound sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dragonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pound.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pound throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Vitali Dragonov has been cut.
Pound lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Pound misses with a head kick.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Pound fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pound looks to land a combination but Dragonov avoids it well.
Dragonov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pound is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vitali Dragonov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pound has hold of Dragonov's hands but Dragonov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dragonov lands a nice short elbow.
Dragonov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dragonov controlling the action here.
Pound taking some punishment here, with Dragonov in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov controlling the action here.
Dragonov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dragonov moves into full mount! Pound won't be happy about that!
Dragonov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pound on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pound tries to get out of the position.
Pound is bucking up trying to escape but Dragonov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dragonov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pound?
Dragonov landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov is landing with some decent strikes but Pound is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dragonov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dragonov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Dragonov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dragonov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pound really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dragonov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dragonov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov unloading with bombs!
Dragonov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pound in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dragonov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragonov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pound looks a forlorn figure.
Dragonov breaks from Pound's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pound can't escape the position.
Dragonov lands a big shot there that rocks Pound but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Dragonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitali Dragonov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pound leaves Dragonov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pound throws a series of punches but Dragonov avoids them all with ease.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Pound is avoiding it.
Pound throws a jab when Dragonov was well out of range.
Pound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragonov shoots for a takedown but Pound saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pound tries a head kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dragonov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov lands a few punches from side control.
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Pound on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pound takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pound takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Dragonov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Dragonov landing a few strikes.
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.
Pound on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pound manages to get back to half guard.
Pound avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dragonov.
Pound is trying to maintain the position but Dragonov is very close to passing his half guard.
Dragonov working over Pound with some ground and pound. Pound looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dragonov lands with a punch from half guard.
Pound tries to roll over but Dragonov keeps him under control.
Dragonov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dragonov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dragonov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pound is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dragonov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pound's head.
Pound is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragonov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pound tries to avoid it but Dragonov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pound to the ground. Pound escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Puncho Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitali Dragonov.
Pound throws a sloppy head kick and Dragonov moves out of range easily.
Pound misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dragonov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dragonov tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pound's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dragonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pound regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dragonov lands a nice short elbow.
Dragonov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Puncho Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitali Dragonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pound is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitali Dragonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dragonov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitali Dragonov!
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