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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Thomas's head back.
It looks like Bo Thomas has been cut.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Drago backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Drago jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago connects with a single shot there.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Drago misses.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Thomas.
Drago throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Drago connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Bo Thomas's cut even more.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Thomas.
Drago throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Thomas slips under a jab from Drago.
Thomas sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Thomas swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Drago misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Drago.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drago rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Drago.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drago misses with a double jab.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
A big left from Drago misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thomas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thomas cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Drago jabs at Thomas's body.
Drago works over Thomas's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left lands for Drago.
Drago throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
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!
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Thomas keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago takes a shot to the head.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Drago.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago misses the jab.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Drago takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas shoots in but Drago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Thomas.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas punishes Drago's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bo Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bo Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Drago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Bo Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Drago sees coming a mile off.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Drago.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas jabs Drago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drago doesn't seem phased though.
Drago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in but Drago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Drago misses with an uppercut
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Drago's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bo Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Thomas!
Bo Thomas managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hashed Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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