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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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196 cm
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275 lbs
15 - 6 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Drabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a left hand
and Drabek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Drabek in his half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drabek trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown wants to get back to full guard but Drabek has passed into side control.
Brown gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drabek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drabek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drabek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drabek connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Drabek is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drabek lands a nice short elbow.
Drabek is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Drabek trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Drabek has control of the leg.
Drabek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drabek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drabek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drabek is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drabek is working away from the top position though.
Drabek is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Drabek.
Drabek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drabek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drabek tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Drabek tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Drabek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Drabek showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Drabek slips an elbow through the middle.
Drabek throwing strikes but missing.
Drabek postures up.
Drabek 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drabek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drabek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown wants to stand up but Drabek is controlling him.
Ryan Brown has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Drabek shoots in.
Drabek fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Drabek is now in Brown's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drabek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drabek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drabek scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drabek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Drabek 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.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Drabek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Drabek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drabek showed some decent athleticism there.
Brown wants to improve his position but Drabek is controlling well.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Drabek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drabek trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Drabek lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown pushes Drabek off looking to stand but Drabek dives back in and keeps control.
Brown is not content to let Drabek control the position.
Drabek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drabek.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Drabek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drabek working Brown over with strikes.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drabek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drabek working Brown over with strikes.
Drabek controlling the pace.
Drabek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drabek is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drabek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown has hold of Drabek's hands but Drabek slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jeff Drabek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drabek lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Drabek.
Drabek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown wants to control but Drabek is keeping busy.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drabek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drabek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Drabek there.
Drabek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drabek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drabek is working away from the top position though.
Drabek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drabek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drabek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drabek lands with a punch from half guard.
Drabek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Drabek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drabek trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Drabek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drabek working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drabek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Drabek there.
Drabek winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drabek.
Drabek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drabek controlling the action here.
Drabek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drabek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drabek passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Drabek dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Drabek shoots in.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drabek was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Drabek counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown slips a jab from Drabek.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Drabek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drabek with good strikes from the mount here!
Drabek controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Drabek there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Drabek looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
Drabek with a couple of short strikes.
Drabek with a couple of short strikes.
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Brown has been cut.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drabek softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Brown is out cold! Drabek jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Drabek!
Jeff Drabek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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