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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Dragomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Nembia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nembia has chosen Bankrobber by The Clash as his entrance music. Zachariah Nembia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Dragomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zachariah Nembia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dragomon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nembia - the referee stops the clock and Dragomon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nembia. Dragomon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dragomon tries to bum rush Nembia with a series of wild strikes but Nembia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragomon throws a head kick that misses.
Nembia moves away from the strike by Dragomon.
Vladimir Dragomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragomon misses with a head kick.
Dragomon tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragomon misses with a double jab.
Nembia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragomon.
Dragomon tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragomon tries a head kick but it misses.
Nembia moves into range and clinches up with Dragomon.
Nembia lands a nice knee to the body.
Nembia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nembia continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nembia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nembia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nembia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragomon pulls Nembia into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nembia gets to his feet - Dragomon follows without any prompting.
Nembia darts in and clinches Dragomon up against the cage.
Nembia crunches a lovely knee into Dragomon's ribcage.
Dragomon is breathing heavily.
Nembia landing knees to the head.
It looks like Vladimir Dragomon has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nembia.
Nembia lands a nice knee to the body.
Nembia scores a nice knee to the body.
Nembia landing knees to the head.
Nembia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragomon blocks it with crossed arms.
Nembia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nembia just leaning against Dragomon, taking a breather.
Dragomon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nembia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nembia tries to land a knee to the head but Dragomon blocks with his arms.
Dragomon fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragomon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nembia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Dragomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nembia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dragomon tries to pull guard but Nembia won't allow it.
Nembia has Dragomon pressed against the cage.
Dragomon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nembia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dragomon wants a takedown.
Nembia stalling in the clinch.
Dragomon tries for a takedown but Nembia manages to get underhooks.
Dragomon fails to pull guard.
Nembia lands an elbow that stopped Dragomon in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nembia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nembia lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nembia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dragomon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nembia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nembia connects with a knee to the head.
Nembia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragomon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nembia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dragomon wants a takedown but no success here.
Nembia missing with knees to the body.
Nembia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nembia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zachariah Nembia.
Nembia avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Dragomon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragomon looks to land a left hand but Nembia moved out of range nicely.
Nembia defending well as Dragomon loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Dragomon
and Nembia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nembia.
Nembia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nembia gets underhooks to prevent Dragomon's takedown attempt.
Nembia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dragomon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dragomon takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Nembia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Dragomon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dragomon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nembia throws a head kick but Dragomon moves out of range.
Dragomon throws a head kick that misses
and Nembia counters with a head kick. That will keep Dragomon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dragomon throws a sloppy head kick
and Nembia counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Nembia looking to finish!
Dragomon is rocked!
Nembia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nembia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Dragomon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragomon is working an open guard so Nembia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick by Dragomon misses
and Nembia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dragomon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nembia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nembia crunches a lovely knee into Dragomon's ribcage.
Dragomon seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragomon managing to block the knees to the body from Nembia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nembia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragomon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nembia tries a knee to the head but Dragomon blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Nembia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nembia throws an elbow but misses.
Nembia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nembia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragomon tries to pull guard but Nembia holds him up against the cage and eventually Dragomon drops back down to his feet.
Nembia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dragomon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nembia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nembia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragomon blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nembia.
Nembia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nembia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragomon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragomon jumps guard but Nembia stands there with Dragomon around his waist. Dragomon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Dragomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nembia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragomon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nembia landing knees to the head.
Nembia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nembia.
Dragomon tries to score a body lock takedown but Nembia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nembia connects with a knee to the head.
Nembia leaning against his opponent.
Zachariah Nembia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nembia lands a knee to the head.
Nembia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dragomon's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nembia.
Dragomon avoiding damage as Nembia throws knees to the body.
Nembia trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Nembia.
Nembia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragomon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nembia avoiding damage.
Dragomon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nembia missing with knees to the body.
Dragomon jumps guard but Nembia stands there with Dragomon around his waist. Dragomon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nembia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nembia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragomon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four 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.
Nembia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragomon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nembia misses with a knee strike.
Nembia taking a breather.
Nembia tries to land a knee to the head but Dragomon blocks with his arms.
Nembia tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragomon avoids the damage to the body.
Nembia tries to land a knee to the head but Dragomon blocks with his arms.
Dragomon blocks the elbow strike.
Nembia is stalling here.
Nembia wants to stall.
Dragomon tries to pull guard but Nembia won't allow it.
Nembia has Dragomon pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zachariah Nembia.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nembia.
A head kick by Nembia - that's a beauty! Dragomon is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Nembia can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zachariah Nembia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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