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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Ronald!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronald drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
Drago tries to pull guard but Ronald holds him up against the cage and eventually Drago drops back down to his feet.
Ronald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drago is trying to stall.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Ronald is controlling the position.
Drago fails to pull guard.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Ronald has double underhooks.
Ronald breaks from the clinch.
Brad Ronald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronald misses with a double jab.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago blocks the body kick.
Ronald misses with a wild combination.
Ronald throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Ronald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald lands a front kick.
Ronald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ronald at a distance.
Ronald looks gassed!
Ronald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ronald fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up with Ronald, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes Ronald against the cage but Ronald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drago tries to clinch but Ronald moves out of range.
Drago lands a head kick. Ronald smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drago is looking to clinch but Ronald is avoiding it.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drago throws a leg kick which misses Ronald's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronald tries to avoid it.
Ronald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronald swinging wilding here.
Ronald is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Ronald sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Ronald misses
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago jumps guard but Ronald stands there with Drago around his waist. Drago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drago jumps guard but Ronald stands there with Drago around his waist. Drago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Ronald has double underhooks.
Ronald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ronald breaks from the clinch.
Ronald lands a front kick.
Ronald throws a series of punches but Drago moves out of range.
Ronald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Ronald which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald misses with a wild combination.
Drago tries to clinch there but Ronald circles away.
Ronald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Drago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ronald's waist but Ronald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drago off to one side.
Drago fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ronald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago wants to clinch
and Ronald counters with a good, hard body kick but Drago shrugs it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ronald.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up with Ronald, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes Ronald against the cage but Ronald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ronald misses with a lunging right hand
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Ronald has closed the distance and engaged Drago in a clinch.
Ronald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago scores with a jab. Ronald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ronald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Ronald.
Drago shoots in for a double leg but Ronald sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronald misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Ronald misses.
Drago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
No joy there for Ronald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronald fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drago.
Ronald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Ronald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ronald is looking to land body kicks.
Ronald looks for the body kick but Drago saw that one coming.
Ronald throws a series of punches but Drago moves out of range.
Ronald displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drago tries for a takedown but Ronald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ronald counters with a series of strikes. Drago will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ronald misses with a combination
and Drago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ronald tries to clinch up
and Drago counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronald's knee momentarily.
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ronald is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Ronald circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronald tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronald closes the distance and clinches.
Drago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ronald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald stuffs the takedown.
Ronald throws a nice looking combination but Drago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Ronald.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Ronald blocks a head kick by Drago.
A head kick by Ronald misses
and Drago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Ronald as Drago shoots in.
Ronald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ronald wants to break free but Drago has control.
Drago has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ronald has him pressed against the cage.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronald.
Drago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drago takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Ronald.
Ronald lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Drago is looking to control Ronald's arms but Ronald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drago has his back to the cage.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronald throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Ronald closes the distance and clinches up with Drago, looking for a takedown. Ronald pushes Drago against the cage but Drago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drago.
Ronald is looking to clinch.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Ronald with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Ronald as Drago shoots in.
Ronald thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is working for takedown but Ronald is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Ronald misses.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up with Ronald, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes Ronald against the cage but Ronald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ronald gets caught flat footed, as Drago shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ronald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drago is controlling him.
Ronald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brad Ronald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago pushes Ronald away with a front kick.
Drago clinches.
Drago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronald breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronald forces Drago back against the cage and clinches.
Ronald avoiding damage as Drago throws knees to the body.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ronald swivels and escapes.
Ronald stalks Drago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drago's face. Drago staggers backwards, shaken.
Ronald misses with a double jab
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Ronald will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronald misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronald scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Ronald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brad Ronald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ronald lands a head kick. Drago smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drago lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ronald keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago tries to clinch but Ronald moves away
and Ronald moves into the clinch.
Ronald is pressed up against the cage. Drago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ronald down to the mat. Ronald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ronald fakes the leg kick and cracks Drago in the body.
Ronald throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters by clinching up.
Drago jumps guard but Ronald stands there with Drago around his waist. Drago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drago is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Drago.
Ronald breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ronald.
Drago looks for a takedown but Ronald sprawls well.
Ronald lands a really nice looking cross but Drago seems unphased.
Ronald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ronald.
Drago moves into the clinch successfully.
Drago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago stalling in the clinch but Ronald improves position.
Ronald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronald tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronald doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Drago closes the distance but Ronald moves to the side
and Ronald counters with a left and a right that stings Drago.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago throws a head kick that Ronald semi-blocks.
Nice takedown defense from Drago. No joy for Ronald on that attempt.
Ronald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drago goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ronald prevents it.
Ronald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronald takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronald misses with a double jab
and Drago counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ronald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald pushes Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Ronald is controlling the position.
Ronald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronald tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ronald misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a left and a right that stings Ronald.
Ronald misses with a body kick.
Ronald scores with a decent looking hook.
Ronald lands a head shot.
Ronald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ronald counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago is trying to break free.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Ronald is controlling the position.
Ronald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ronald.
Ronald rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ronald manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronald misses with a two punch combination.
Ronald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago throws a series of punches but Ronald avoids them all with ease.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick from Ronald.
Ronald falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Ronald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Ronald persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronald looks to throw a body kick
and Drago counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Ronald. No joy for Drago on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drago.
Ronald tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice takedown defense from Ronald. No joy for Drago on that attempt.
Ronald rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ronald breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drago pinned against the cage. Drago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ronald throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brad Ronald.
I've got Ronald 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Ronald!
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