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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Tayeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 cm
25
193 lbs
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188 cm
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Michel Tayeb! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Drago does no damage. Drago misses with a body shot.
A combination from Drago does no damage. Tayeb tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance. Drago misses with a right hand and Tayeb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drago's knee momentarily. Tayeb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tayeb lands with an overhand left. Tayeb is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Tayeb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago misses with a combination
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Drago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Drago keeps the fight on the outside. Tayeb lands a body shot.
Tayeb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tayeb counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. A slapping body kick lands there for Tayeb. Drago looks gassed! Drago misses with a wild body shot. Tayeb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Tayeb scores with a jab to the body. Tayeb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Drago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tayeb lands a head shot. Tayeb works Drago's body with a nice hook. Tayeb is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight moves into the clinch position. Tayeb just leaning against Drago, taking a breather. Tayeb lands a nice uppercut. Tayeb just leaning against Drago, taking a breather. A hook to the body from Tayeb.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tayeb lands a nice elbow. Tayeb lands a right hand. Tayeb lands a nice elbow. Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A nice right hand lands inside from Tayeb. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tayeb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Tayeb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tayeb stalling against the ropes.
A short right from Tayeb. Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body. Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! A battle for position here, against the ropes. Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tayeb scores with a shoulder strike. A short right hand to the side of the head by Tayeb. Tayeb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut. Tayeb cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tayeb with a knee to the head.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A short right from Tayeb. A knee to the head by Tayeb.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards. Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected. Good body shot from Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a body punch. Tayeb lands an elbow inside. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy. Tayeb lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tayeb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tayeb looking to stall.
Tayeb lands a nice uppercut. Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Drago takes a shot to the head. Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position. Tayeb lands with a short head shot on the inside. Drago takes an elbow to the temple. Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Tayeb scores with a hook to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye. Tayeb works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches. Tayeb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Tayeb. Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up. Tayeb stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. Tayeb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drago's sensitive parts. Tayeb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Tayeb wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance. Drago gets tackled into the ropes by Tayeb. Tayeb maintains the clinch. Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Tayeb scores with a hook to the body. Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position. Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up. Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tayeb stalling.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body. Tayeb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. Tayeb jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tayeb tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tayeb jabs Drago right on the nose. Drago blinks but takes it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Tayeb scores with a body shot.
Tayeb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Tayeb connects with a crisp jab. Drago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tayeb. Tayeb circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Tayeb scores with a nice head shot. Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Tayeb counters with an inside leg kick. Tayeb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Drago steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tayeb. That one must have hurt. Tayeb gets in close and instigates a clinch. Tayeb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Tayeb lands a body shot. Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes. The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tayeb lands a shoulder strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tayeb. Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. Tayeb scores with an uppercut up the middle. Tayeb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards. Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position. Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes. Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position. Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body. Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment. Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Tayeb scores with a hook to the body. Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tayeb.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Tayeb looking to stall.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow. A battle for position here, against the ropes. A right handed body shot lands from Tayeb.
Tayeb will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drago up against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. Tayeb scores with a body shot.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb dominated that round. 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.
Drago misses with a looping left. Tayeb fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Drago misses and Tayeb counters with a low kick, right behind Drago 's knee. Drago misses with a hook
and Tayeb counters with a head kick. Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Tayeb. Drago on the wrong end of a nice hook. Drago with a nice cross. Tayeb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Tayeb wants to clinch. Tayeb tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it. Drago on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tayeb counters with a nice uppercut. Drago is breathing heavily. Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tayeb scores with a head kick.
Pete Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tayeb lands a head kick!
Tayeb works the jab nicely. Tayeb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tayeb throws a nice head kick!
Tayeb dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tayeb throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it. Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Tayeb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tayeb digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs. Tayeb scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one. Tayeb scores with a shot to the body.
Tayeb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tayeb scores with a head kick. Drago tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Tayeb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tayeb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Tayeb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Drago keeps the fight on the outside. Tayeb lands a right hook to the body.
Tayeb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye. Tayeb throws out a powerful jab. Tayeb rushes Drago and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Tayeb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head. Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
Tayeb taking a breather. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tayeb obliges. Tayeb lands with a light punch inside. Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nice body punch from Tayeb - that landed with a thud.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Tayeb.
Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tayeb lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected. A short left from Tayeb. Tayeb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards. Tayeb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Tayeb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses. Michel Tayeb has scored more points in the clinch so far. Tayeb lands a damaging elbow. Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tayeb scores with a nice hook to the head. A knee to the head by Tayeb.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A short right from Tayeb on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tayeb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage. Nice body punch from Tayeb - that landed with a thud.
Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment. Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Tayeb.
Nice elbow from Tayeb. Tayeb taking a breather. Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tayeb. Tayeb lands a nice elbow. A short right from Tayeb on the inside. Tayeb lands a nice elbow. Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes. Tayeb taking a breather. Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes. Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position. A bit of stalling here from Tayeb.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
Tayeb presses Drago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes. Tayeb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Tayeb scores with an uppercut up the middle. A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A left hand lands to the body for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands with a short head shot on the inside. Tayeb holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow.
That's six 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. Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes. Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches. Tayeb lands a hook that snaps the head of Drago backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tayeb. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A nice right hand lands inside from Tayeb. Tayeb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards. Tayeb is working Drago over against the ropes. Tayeb taking a breather. Drago takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb is pushing Drago up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Drago takes an elbow to the temple. Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes. Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage. Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position. Tayeb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tayeb manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drago tries to circle away but Tayeb has him pinned against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Tayeb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tayeb circles away quickly and effectively. Tayeb lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the ropes and back into rage. Tayeb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago. Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tayeb counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Tayeb scores with a jab. Drago acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Drago misses with a body punch
and Tayeb counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Tayeb tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tayeb throws out a powerful jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands a jab. Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top. Drago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Tayeb counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tayeb, as that shot connected.
Michel Tayeb is winning the standup battle so far. Tayeb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks. Tayeb scores with a jab to the body. Tayeb scores with a jab. Tayeb scores with a shot to the body.
Tayeb tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Drago thows a body shot but no joy. Tayeb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Tayeb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drago momentarily.
Good shot there by Tayeb. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tayeb. Drago misses the shot to the body. Tayeb connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off. Tayeb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Tayeb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Tayeb counters with a lovely straight right hand! Tayeb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drago takes a step back to recover. Tayeb cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Tayeb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Tayeb sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tayeb moves into range and clinches up with Drago. Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Drago takes an elbow to the forehead. Drago takes an elbow to the forehead. Tayeb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tayeb lands a good knee to the midsection. Drago won't want to take too many of those. Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes. Tayeb lands a good knee to the midsection. Drago won't want to take too many of those. Tayeb wants to stall.
Tayeb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb connects with a knee to the head.
Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy. Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tayeb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Drago tries to circle away but Tayeb has him pinned against the ropes. Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes. Tayeb leaning against his opponent.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body. Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut. Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes. Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. Drago misses with a double jab
and Tayeb counters with a body kick that stops Drago in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nice body kick there by Tayeb. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pete Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tayeb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Drago misses with a right hand and Tayeb counters with a nice leg kick. Tayeb thuds a left hand into Drago's body. Tayeb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center. Drago misses with a combination
and Tayeb counters with a nice leg kick. Tayeb doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Drago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tayeb scores with a jab to the body. Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tayeb tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tayeb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drago's head backwards. Drago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Tayeb connects with a body shot. Tayeb lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Tayeb. Tayeb thows a body kick. Drago tries to catch it but that hurt him. Tayeb wants to clinch. Tayeb tries to clinch up. Tayeb wants to clinch. Tayeb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket. Drago takes one to the chin there. Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tayeb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Tayeb lands with a nice body punch. Drago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tayeb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drago scrambles back to his feet. Tayeb sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tayeb tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance. Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tayeb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Tayeb jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Tayeb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drago's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Tayeb scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one. Drago misses with a combination
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Tayeb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the ropes. Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy. Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb scores with a shoulder strike. Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Tayeb effectively controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. A short left from Tayeb. Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage. Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off. Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Drago is trying to break free. A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes. Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
That's eight 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. Tayeb working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Tayeb. Drago has had enough of the clinch but Tayeb keeps him there for the moment. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up. A short left from Tayeb. Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body. Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position. Drago takes an elbow to the forehead. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Good body shot from Tayeb.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position. Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses. A nice left hand lands by Tayeb.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not. Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes. Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb lands with a left to the head. Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes. Tayeb lands a shot to the body. Tayeb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body. Tayeb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Drago takes a shot to the head. Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tayeb lands with a short head shot on the inside. Tayeb lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb clearly takes that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Tayeb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Tayeb ducks down to avoid it. Drago misses the body punch and Tayeb counters by moving into the clinch. Tayeb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head. Tayeb scores with a shoulder strike. Drago is trying to push Tayeb away but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Good body shot from Tayeb.
Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb presses Drago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment. Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tayeb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tayeb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tayeb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tayeb lands a nice shot to the body. Drago is trying to push Tayeb away but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Drago letting Tayeb take a breather here. Tayeb lands a hook to the side of the head. Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Tayeb lands a nice uppercut. Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayeb trying to stall but Drago improves his position.
Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Drago has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tayeb. Tayeb gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Tayeb looking to slow down the pace here. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. Tayeb digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs. The fight stays on the outside here - Tayeb looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tayeb counters with a nice kick to the body. Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tayeb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Tayeb tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tayeb sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tayeb gets a clinch. Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tayeb looking to slow down the pace here. Knees to the body from Tayeb.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tayeb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him. Tayeb wants to stall.
Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away. Tayeb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb misses with a short punch on the inside. Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes. A bit of stalling here from Tayeb.
Tayeb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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. Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position. Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch. Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Tayeb scores with a nice hook to the head. Tayeb lands a body shot. Drago can't break the clinch.
Tayeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
Tayeb lands a nice elbow. Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tayeb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Drago working hard to break the clinch. Tayeb lands a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off. Tayeb connects with a knee to the head.
Tayeb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drago. Tayeb lands a body punch. Tayeb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Tayeb stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position. Tayeb can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him. Tayeb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Tayeb lands a body shot. Tayeb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tayeb lands a left hand.
Tayeb scores a nice knee to the body.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him. Tayeb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Drago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drago tries to circle away but Tayeb has him pinned against the ropes.
That's six 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. Tayeb trying to stall but Drago improves his position.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. Tayeb digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank. Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tayeb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A shot in the inside from Tayeb. Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Tayeb won't allow it.
Tayeb lands a right hand. Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected. Tayeb lands a damaging elbow. Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position. A nice glancing elbow lands by Tayeb. A nice left hand lands by Tayeb.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead. The referee calls for Tayeb to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands a nice knee to the body. Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away. Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tayeb lands with a left to the head. Tayeb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb lands a hook to the side of the head. Tayeb taking a breather.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes. Drago tries to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling the position. A short body shot lands from Tayeb as the two fighters clinch.
Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away. Tayeb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards. Stalling in the clinch from Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Tayeb seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Drago is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. Drago is trying to break the clinch but Tayeb is controlling him. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy. Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off. Drago takes an elbow to the forehead. Tayeb stalling against the ropes.
Tayeb keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayeb scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head. Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayeb digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected. Tayeb lands an elbow inside. Tayeb lands a body punch. Tayeb cracks Drago with a nice body shot. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut. Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Tayeb tries to tie him up. Tayeb with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayeb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes. Tayeb is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tayeb. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Tayeb had his way with Pete Drago in that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tayeb tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range. Drago throws a sloppy body shot
and Tayeb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drago's knee momentarily. Drago throws a hook but Tayeb avoids it easily. Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Tayeb lands with a shot to the body. Tayeb scores with a leg kick.
Tayeb lands with a shot to the body. Tayeb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drago sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Tayeb closes the distance and pushes Drago back into the ropes. Tayeb taking a breather. Tayeb is working Drago over against the ropes. Tayeb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Drago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Tayeb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tayeb tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tayeb landing knees to the body.
Tayeb pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tayeb lands with a short shot to the head. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Tayeb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tayeb lands a nice shot to the body. Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut. Tayeb lands a nice elbow. Tayeb lands with a short shot to the head. Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut. Tayeb scores with a nice hook to the head. Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb is trying to stall.
Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses. Tayeb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tayeb is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Tayeb into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Maybe Tayeb would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Nice body punch from Tayeb. A right hand to the body from Tayeb.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tayeb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch. Tayeb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards. Tayeb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. Drago swinging wildly here.
Tayeb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Tayeb there. Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tayeb moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off. Tayeb dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tayeb moves into the clinch successfully.
Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tayeb is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Tayeb lands an elbow inside. Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses. Tayeb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not. Tayeb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Tayeb lands a nice shot to the body. Tayeb stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayeb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Tayeb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tayeb working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tayeb lands with a light punch inside. Tayeb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tayeb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses. Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tayeb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Still in the clinch, Tayeb scores with a nice short uppercut. Tayeb lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Drago is trying to break free. Drago working hard to break the clinch. Tayeb lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tayeb.
Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Tayeb lands with a light punch inside. Tayeb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head. Tayeb trying to stall but Drago improves his position.
Tayeb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow. Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes. Tayeb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago. Drago takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tayeb has Drago pressed against the ropes, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Tayeb has double underhooks. Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's six 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. Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tayeb trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tayeb into the ropes. Tayeb prevents Drago from breaking the clinch. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michel Tayeb. The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Tayeb connects with a body shot. Tayeb doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Tayeb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Drago drops his hands momentarily and Tayeb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Tayeb tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance. Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Tayeb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Drago tries to keep at a distance but Tayeb has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Tayeb digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank. Tayeb taking a breather. Tayeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Drago wants to break free but Tayeb has control.
Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
Tayeb presses Drago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Tayeb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tayeb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drago blocks it with crossed arms. Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off. Tayeb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tayeb wants to stall.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch. Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tayeb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tayeb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Drago is trying to force a seperation but Tayeb has the dominant position. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tayeb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tayeb looking to slow down the pace here. Tayeb stalling the fight.
Drago tries to break free but Tayeb pushes him back against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tayeb lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment. Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tayeb digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank. Tayeb crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage. Tayeb landing knees to the head.
Tayeb is trying to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body. Tayeb misses with a short punch on the inside. Tayeb lands on the inside with an uppercut. Drago can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayeb.
Tayeb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drago is trying to push Tayeb away but Tayeb has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Tayeb lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off. Tayeb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tayeb working Drago over with knees to the body. Tayeb is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tayeb has his back to the ropes. Tayeb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away. Tayeb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nice body punch from Tayeb. Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Pete Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tayeb scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Michel Tayeb showed his dominance in that final round. Well Tayeb 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Michel Tayeb! Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Michel Tayeb! Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Michel Tayeb!
Michel Tayeb wins by unanimous decision!
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