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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Living In America. Carter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run this Town. 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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220 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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213 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Shawn Carter has been cut.
Drago checks a leg kick.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drago takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Drago.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drago takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago is looking to score with low kicks.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Carter lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter wants to clinch.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Drago with a hook.
Drago is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Carter.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Drago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Drago lands a nice looking body kick.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drago can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Drago throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago is looking to clinch.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Drago will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Drago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drago swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Drago blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Drago.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Drago.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters by clinching up.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Drago misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Drago has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Carter throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drago blocks a head kick by Carter.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
Drago blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Drago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands with a nice body punch.
Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Drago avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to stall.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Drago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Drago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drago scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
Drago lands a body shot.
Ivan Drago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Drago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Drago tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
Drago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter working aggressively here.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Drago.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Drago lands a body punch.
Drago misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drago cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drago misses with a looping left.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Drago throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Drago rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Drago pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drago up against the cage.
Drago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drago gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drago throws an elbow but it misses.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Drago won't want to take too many of those.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Carter blocking some punches.
Drago blocks a body shot from Carter.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
A short right from Drago.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
Carter is rocked!
That has opened up Shawn Carter's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Carter! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Drago.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
An out of breath Ivan Drago thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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