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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makoto Ohe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ClawFinger - Do what I say kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Dragov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Makoto Ohe!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohe wants to clinch but Dragov slips to the side
and Dragov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makoto Ohe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragov forces Ohe back against the cage and clinches.
Dragov is trying to push Ohe away but Ohe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dragov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ohe gets underhooks to prevent Dragov's takedown attempt.
Dragov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dragov tries to work over Ohe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ohe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ohe moves to clinch but Dragov breaks away
and Dragov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ohe moves to clinch but Dragov breaks away
letting Dragov counter with a right hand.
Ohe leaves Dragov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Dragov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohe throws a right hand that misses
and Dragov counters with a two punch combo.
Dragov cracks Ohe with a good jab.
Dragov is looking to clinch.
Dragov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ohe tries to clinch up
and Dragov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ohe's guard now.
Ohe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dragov wants to control from the top but Ohe keeps moving.
Dragov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohe wants to get back to his feet but Dragov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dragov lands a couple of digs.
Dragov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dragov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dragov throwing strikes but missing.
Dragov trying to control but Ohe is working from the bottom.
Dragov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dragov wants to control from the top but Ohe keeps moving.
Dragov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dragov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oleg Dragov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dragov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dragov duly obliges.
A punch combination from Dragov misses.
Ohe darts in trying to clinch
and Dragov counters with a left and a right that stings Ohe.
Ohe walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov throws a looping overhand right but Ohe ducks down to avoid it.
Dragov blocks a head kick by Ohe.
Dragov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ohe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dragov somewhat.
Dragov fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragov.
Ohe tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohe. Dragov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohe throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov dominated that 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.
Dragov shoots in but Ohe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dragov avoids the body shot from Ohe.
Ohe misses the shot to the body.
Dragov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohe.
Ohe misses with an uppercut
and Dragov counters with a single leg into guard. Ohe didn't expect that.
Dragov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ohe uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dragov lands with a hook. Ohe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ohe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragov.
A solid body kick from Ohe.
Oleg Dragov is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragov tries to keep at a distance but Ohe has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohe is pressed up against the cage. Dragov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ohe down to the mat. Ohe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Dragov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohe misses the body punch
and Dragov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ohe tries to clinch but Dragov is having none of it.
Dragov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dragov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ohe throws a head kick but Dragov moves out of range.
Dragov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ohe on the side of the head.
Ohe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragov lands with a hook. Ohe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dragov closes the distance and pushes Ohe back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dragov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohe.
Dragov can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dragov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ohe working Dragov over with knees to the body.
Dragov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ohe is keeping busy.
Dragov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ohe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragov's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragov tries to pull guard but Ohe won't allow it.
Dragov working aggressively here.
Ohe stalling against the cage.
Ohe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragov is working for takedown but Ohe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dragov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ohe working Dragov over with knees to the body.
Dragov is working Ohe over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ohe.
Dragov tries to score a body lock takedown but Ohe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dragov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ohe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Makoto Ohe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov can't get the takedown.
Ohe prevents Dragov from breaking the clinch.
Dragov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ohe is pressed up against the cage. Dragov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ohe down to the mat. Ohe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ohe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ohe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ohe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Dragov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Ohe. No joy for Dragov on that attempt.
Ohe lands a high kick!
Ohe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dragov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ohe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dragov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Dragov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohe thuds his shin into the meat of Dragov's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohe wants to clinch but Dragov slips to the side
enabling Dragov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ohe working Dragov over with knees to the body.
Dragov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohe's elbow.
Dragov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ohe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ohe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ohe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohe throws a jab when Dragov was well out of range.
Dragov tries to clinch up but Ohe circles away and keeps his distance.
Makoto Ohe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohe misses with a double jab
and Dragov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ohe swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dragov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohe looks for the body kick but Dragov saw that one coming.
Ohe moves to clinch but Dragov breaks away
and Dragov counters with a series of strikes. Ohe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ohe tries to clinch but Dragov moves away
letting Dragov counter with a right hand.
Ohe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dragov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ohe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dragov.
Dragov can't find room to land a body shot as Ohe controls the action.
Dragov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ohe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dragov fails to land.
Dragov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragov fails to pull guard.
Ohe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dragov.
Ohe trying to land knees to the body.
Dragov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ohe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dragov is trying to break the clinch but Ohe has him pressed against the cage.
Ohe scores with a shot to the side of Dragov's head.
Oleg Dragov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohe blocking some punches.
Ohe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ohe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four 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.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dragov managing to block the knees to the body from Ohe.
Ohe scores with a shoulder strike.
Ohe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dragov.
Ohe trying to land knees to the body.
Dragov managing to block the knees to the body from Ohe.
Ohe breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makoto Ohe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Dragov!
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