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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dirty house. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Timberloke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drogba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogba misses the shot to the body.
Drogba just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timberloke throws a hook to the side of Drogba's head but Drogba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timberloke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drogba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Drogba takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timberloke throws a jab when Drogba was well out of range.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timberloke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogba.
Drogba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drogba moves in looking to clinch but Timberloke pushes him off.
Drogba defending well as Timberloke loads up on a big left hand.
Timberloke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drogba misses with a leg kick.
Timberloke connects with a looping right hand.
Timberloke checks a low kick from Drogba.
Timberloke lands a head shot.
Timberloke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drogba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Timberloke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Timberloke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba takes a swing at Timberloke's ribcage but misses.
Timberloke throws a big shot that misses.
Timberloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogba was well out of range. Poor timing from Timberloke.
Drogba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Timberloke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Drogba misses.
Timberloke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timberloke lands with a shot to the body.
Timberloke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogba.
Timberloke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Timberloke as he checks the leg kick.
Drogba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Timberloke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drogba thinking.
Timberloke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogba. Drogba obviously looking to wear him down.
Drogba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogba throws out a leg kick but Timberloke moves out of range and Drogba only half commits.
Timberloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drogba throws a head kick but Timberloke moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Timberloke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogba is looking to wear down Timberloke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Timberloke throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Timberloke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Timberloke blocks a head kick by Drogba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Timberloke's calf.
Drogba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Timberloke dips to his left and cracks Drogba with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timberloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogba moves away.
Timberloke thows a body shot but no joy.
Timberloke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Drogba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timberloke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogba closes the distance but Timberloke moves to the side
and Timberloke counters with a stiff right hand.
Timberloke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Timberloke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Timberloke misses with a wild body shot.
Timberloke stuns Drogba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Timberloke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drogba - the referee stops the clock and Timberloke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drogba. Timberloke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Timberloke throws a hook but Drogba avoids it easily.
Drogba tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Timberloke to counter with a crisp jab.
Drogba tries to clinch but Timberloke moves out of range.
Drogba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timberloke. That did some damage!
Timberloke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Timberloke avoids a kick to the body.
Drogba is looking to land body kicks.
Timberloke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drogba scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Timberloke counters with a nice uppercut.
Drogba fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timberloke. Drogba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogba throws a body punch but Timberloke moves out of range.
Drogba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drogba tries to clinch
and Timberloke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Timberloke lands a jab-cross combination.
Timberloke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timberloke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timberloke loads up on a big right hand but Drogba slips the punch.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke connects with the punch.
Timberloke's corner calls for a 1-2. Timberloke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Timberloke avoids the head kick by Drogba.
Drogba throws a solid leg kick but Timberloke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drogba.
Timberloke misses with a straight left.
Timberloke throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Drogba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timberloke.
Timberloke misses with an uppercut.
Timberloke throws the left hand but Drogba avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timberloke. Drogba does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke takes a swing at Drogba's ribcage but misses.
Timberloke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogba.
Drogba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Timberloke misses its intended target.
Drogba misses the body punch
and Timberloke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drogba thinking.
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Timberloke checks it.
Timberloke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Timberloke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drogba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Timberloke counters with a stiff right hand.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timberloke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke throws a right hand that Drogba ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogba also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Timberloke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timberloke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Timberloke blocks the body kick.
Timberloke takes a swing at Drogba's ribcage but misses.
Drogba digs a good body shot into Timberloke's ribs.
Drogba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timberloke.
Drogba lands with a kick to the temple. Timberloke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Timberloke connects with a jab.
Drogba walks into a jab.
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drogba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timberloke throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Timberloke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Timberloke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drogba counters with a left to the body.
Drogba throws a chopping leg kick but Timberloke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Timberloke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drogba counters with a solid body kick.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Justin Timberloke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Timberloke, as that shot connected.
Timberloke avoids the head kick by Drogba.
Timberloke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Timberloke checks a low kick from Drogba.
Timberloke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a head kick but Timberloke moves out of range.
Timberloke takes a swing at Drogba's ribcage but misses.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drogba misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogba.
Drogba just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Timberloke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timberloke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timberloke misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Timberloke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drogba counters with an inside leg kick.
Timberloke connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke avoids a kick to the body.
Timberloke misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Timberloke checks a leg kick.
Timberloke moves out of range of the leg kick from Drogba.
Drogba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Timberloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogba was well out of range. Poor timing from Timberloke.
Some bone on bone action there as Timberloke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timberloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogba.
Timberloke throws a looping overhand right but Drogba ducks down to avoid it.
Timberloke connects with a body shot that sends Drogba's belly button to the back.
Timberloke misses with a body shot.
Timberloke lands with a straight right. Drogba didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke works Drogba's body with a nice hook.
Timberloke misses with an uppercut.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Timberloke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drogba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timberloke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timberloke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drogba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Timberloke's knee momentarily.
Timberloke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drogba clinches with his opponent.
Didier Drogba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke lands a right hand.
Timberloke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogba slips under a jab from Timberloke.
Drogba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Timberloke checks a low kick from Drogba.
Timberloke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Timberloke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogba.
A jab from Timberloke misses.
Drogba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timberloke manages to avoid it.
Justin Timberloke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timberloke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drogba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Timberloke lunges at Drogba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drogba's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Didier Drogba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Timberloke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Justin Timberloke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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