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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Kleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitaliy Kleva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kleva counters by clinching up.
Kleva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kleva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kleva clinches with his opponent.
Drogba tries for a takedown but Kleva manages to get underhooks.
Drogba is breathing heavily.
Drogba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kleva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Drogba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogba wants a takedown but no success here.
Kleva landing knees to the head.
Kleva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kleva tries to clinch up.
Kleva closes the distance and clinches.
Drogba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kleva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kleva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kleva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drogba gets tackled into the cage by Kleva. Kleva maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kleva.
Kleva breaks the clinch.
Kleva doesn't manage to clinch there - Drogba circles away.
Kleva tries to clinch up.
Kleva closes the distance and pushes Drogba back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jerome Drogba has been cut.
Kleva successfully pulls guard.
Drogba is looking to work some ground and pound but Kleva has wrist control.
Drogba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kleva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drogba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drogba thows a big elbow that misses.
Drogba won't allow Kleva to get back to his feet.
Kleva pushes Drogba off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vitaliy Kleva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kleva darts in and clinches Drogba up against the cage.
Kleva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kleva tries to clinch there but Drogba circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleva drives through and clinches with Drogba against the cage.
Drogba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kleva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kleva tries to clinch there but Drogba circles away.
Kleva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drogba, pushing him back against the cage.
Kleva scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Kleva.
Kleva breaks the clinch.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kleva clinches.
Kleva pulls guard effortlessly.
Drogba prevents Kleva from getting back to his feet.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba throws a big right hand that misses.
Kleva keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.
Drogba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drogba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drogba is looking to work some ground and pound but Kleva has wrist control.
Drogba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kleva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drogba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drogba throws a big right hand that misses.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleva pushes Drogba off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kleva darts in trying to clinch
and Drogba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Kleva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Drogba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drogba fails with the takedown
and Kleva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kleva.
Kleva scores with a knee to the head.
Kleva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drogba's face.
Drogba wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Kleva.
Kleva drags the fight down to the ground.
Drogba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drogba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drogba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drogba 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.
Drogba throwing strikes from guard but Kleva blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kleva is keeping the position for now.
Drogba looking to sit in guard and control but Kleva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kleva won't allow Drogba to get back to his feet.
Drogba controlling the position.
Kleva throwing strikes from guard but Drogba blocks nicely.
Kleva trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kleva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kleva won't allow Drogba to get back to his feet.
Kleva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kleva wants to stand but Drogba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drogba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drogba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kleva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Drogba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kleva leaning against his opponent.
Kleva gets underhooks to prevent Drogba's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drogba up against the cage.
Kleva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kleva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kleva clinches.
Drogba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drogba has Kleva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kleva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four 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.
Kleva decides to pull guard.
Drogba looking to pass the guard.
Drogba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Drogba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drogba pushing down on Kleva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kleva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kleva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drogba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Kleva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Drogba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Drogba misses with a takedown attempt
and Kleva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kleva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kleva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drogba's face.
Kleva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kleva rushes Drogba and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kleva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kleva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogba swats away the attempt to clinch by Kleva.
Kleva darts in and clinches Drogba up against the cage.
Kleva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drogba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kleva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kleva.
Kleva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Drogba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Drogba but he's now mounted!
Drogba is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kleva wants to control the pace but Drogba is squirming around nicely.
Kleva avoids the attempt from Drogba to control.
Drogba is desperately trying to improve his position but Kleva has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two 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.
Drogba tries to hold on but Kleva pushes him away.
Drogba really wants to buck Kleva off and get back to his feet.
Drogba 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.
Drogba gets back to half guard.
Drogba kicks off Kleva and gets to his feet.
Drogba misses with a takedown attempt
and Kleva counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Drogba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kleva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kleva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jerome Drogba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drogba has his takedown stuffed
and Kleva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kleva gets underhooks to prevent Drogba's takedown attempt.
Kleva taking a breather.
Kleva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drogba.
Kleva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogba tightens his grip and picks Kleva up, before dumping him to the ground. Kleva manages to land in guard.
Kleva has momentary wrist control but Drogba slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleva keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.
Drogba controlling from the top position.
Drogba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drogba passes Kleva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jerome Drogba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitaliy Kleva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drogba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaliy Kleva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kleva 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Kleva!
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