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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Dragoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragoslav's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed - Indestructible. 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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273 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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194 cm
27
240 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Dragoslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Badge!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragoslav closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Badge to the mat! Badge manages to get full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dragoslav content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dragoslav working some strikes from top position.
Dragoslav passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dragoslav scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Badge to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badge avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dragoslav.
Dragoslav staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragoslav cracks Badge with a big right hand but Badge just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dragoslav controlling the position from side mount.
Dragoslav is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nikola Dragoslav just wasn't active enough.
Dragoslav looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Dragoslav there.
Dragoslav sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badge defending well though.
Dragoslav seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dragoslav is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Badge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dragoslav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav is pressing down on Badge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Badge is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragoslav slips a nice elbow through Badge's hands, connecting with Badge's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Dragoslav 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.
Dragoslav tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badge misses with a right hand
and Dragoslav counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Badge's guard now.
Dragoslav gets to his feet. Badge looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dragoslav feints and as Badge raises his hands in defense, Dragoslav changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dragoslav tries to free his leg and advance position but Badge is retaining full guard.
Dragoslav trying to control but Badge is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragoslav stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Badge throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragoslav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dragoslav takes one to the side of the head.
Badge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragoslav counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Badge!
Nikola Dragoslav overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dragoslav content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragoslav lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dragoslav controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dragoslav seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Badge for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav looking to control but Badge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nikola Dragoslav.
Badge misses with a left hand
and Badge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragoslav ducks under a wild hook from Badge.
Dragoslav drives through with a takedown into Badge's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dragoslav trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragoslav gets to his feet. Badge looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dragoslav is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badge can do to turn this around?
Dragoslav clinches up against the cage.
Dragoslav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Badge tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dragoslav is in Badge's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragoslav postures up in Badge's guard and throws a big left but Badge blocks it.
Dragoslav sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Badge's guard.
Dragoslav with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dragoslav works his way into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragoslav decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Dragoslav dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Badge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dragoslav to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dragoslav distracts Badge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dragoslav trying to control but Badge is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragoslav slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dragoslav passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragoslav cracks Badge with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dragoslav stands up and beckons Badge to his feet.
Dragoslav shoots in for a takedown but Badge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dragoslav closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dragoslav lands in his opponent's guard.
Dragoslav trying to control but Badge is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dragoslav looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nikola Dragoslav just wasn't active enough.
Dragoslav closes the distance and clinches up with Badge, looking for a takedown. Dragoslav pushes Badge against the cage but Badge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Badge misses with a hook
and Dragoslav counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dragoslav.
Dragoslav wants to control from the top but Badge keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dragoslav passes Badge's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dragoslav is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nikola Dragoslav is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Dragoslav wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dragoslav shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragoslav controlling from the top position.
Donnie Badge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Dragoslav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dragoslav has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Dragoslav!
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RATING
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