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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drysdale comes into the arena with Jadakiss - The Champ Is Here blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cube's choice of entrance music: Bow Down. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 cm
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205 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
21
220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Drysdale! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Cube! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Drysdale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Cube counters with a two punch combo. Cube fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. No luck with that takedown attempt from Drysdale. Drysdale shoots and misses letting Cube counter with a right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him. Horrible takedown by Drysdale or perhaps it was just good defense by Cube which made him look bad. Cube lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cube misses with a series of wild punches.
Cube lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drysdale at a distance.
Drysdale has his takedown stuffed and Cube cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Robert Drysdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cube throws out a loose jab but Drysdale uses good head movement to avoid it. Drysdale has his takedown stuffed and Cube counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drysdale tries for a takedown but Cube circles away easily enabling Cube to counter with a crisp jab. Cube stuffs the takedown. Cube misses with an uppercut. Drysdale saw that one coming. Drysdale fails with the takedown enabling Cube to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Drysdale shoots and misses letting Cube counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drysdale with a lazy takedown attempt and Cube counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cube keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drysdale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ice Cube is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Drysdale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Drysdale tries for a takedown but Cube circles away easily and Cube counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drysdale thinking. Drysdale is breathing heavily. Cube stuffs the takedown attempt from Drysdale. Drysdale gets slowly back to his feet. Cube uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drysdale has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drysdale shoots and misses and Cube counters with a straight right hand. Cube is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drysdale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Drysdale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown enabling Cube to counter with a crisp jab.
Drysdale is rocked! A telegraphed right hand from Cube misses the target. Drysdale has his takedown stuffed and Cube counters with a nice body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Cube dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cube lands with a cross. Drysdale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Cube counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Drysdale avoids the body shot from Cube.
Drysdale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Cube counters with a three punch combo that has Drysdale backing up. Drysdale nods at Cube to acknowledge the strikes. Oh Drysdale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Cube will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drysdale seems to have got his legs back now. Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt and Cube counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drysdale with a lazy takedown attempt and Cube counters with a left and a right... And another left! Drysdale is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Cube!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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