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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasha Ivanov (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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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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 St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jasha Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drago swivels and escapes.
Drago misses with the combination.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drago circles away.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivanov. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasha Ivanov.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ivanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Drago dodges an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago tries to circle away but Ivanov has him pinned against the cage.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Ivanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ivanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ivanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ivanov. That one must have hurt.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Ivanov forces Drago back against the cage and clinches.
Ivanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Ivanov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ivanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ivanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ivanov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
I looks like Ivanov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Ivanov sits in half guard.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ivanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Drago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to escape.
Ivanov drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Ivanov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drago is trying to stand back up but Ivanov is controlling him
Ivanov controlling the pace.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Drago is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago wants to stand up but Ivanov is controlling him.
Ivanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Drago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drago wants it to stay on the feet.
Drago works over Ivanov's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasha Ivanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ivanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ivanov slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to kick Ivanov off in order to stand up. Ivanov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ivanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ivanov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ivanov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drago's head.
Ivanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Drago pushes Ivanov off looking to stand but Ivanov dives back in and keeps control.
Drago kicks Ivanov off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drago avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ivanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasha Ivanov.
Ivanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drago looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov fails to land the takedown.
Ivanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drago!
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Drago trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ivanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drago can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ivanov content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying to stand but he's just given Ivanov his back.
Drago is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ivanov throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Drago!
Drago is trying to get back to his feet but Ivanov has full control of the position and if anything, Drago has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Drago is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Drago defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ivanov's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasha Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drago clinches but Ivanov breaks the clinch
and Ivanov counters by clinching up.
Ivanov keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drago napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Ivanov drags him back down.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
Drago tries to escape but Ivanov is in control.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Ivanov drags him back down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivanov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drago takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov decides to stand back up.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivanov. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ivanov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drago!
Ivanov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control the pace but Drago is squirming around nicely.
Drago manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Drago is trying to escape back to his feet but Ivanov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Ivanov prevents Drago from escaping the position.
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.
Jasha Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Ivanov is dominant here and he's now got Drago's back!
Drago has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jasha Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ivanov 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasha Ivanov!
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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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