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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Florencio Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pink Floyd - $MON€Y$ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Florencio Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovich throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
Dragovich takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Dragovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan wants to clinch up but Dragovich keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Jordan finds it's target.
Dragovich checks a low kick from Jordan.
Dragovich misses with a straight right.
Dragovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Dragovich misses.
Jordan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jordan has Dragovich up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan lands a nice uppercut.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Jordan.
Dragovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordan's hands.
Dragovich connects with a single shot there.
Jordan misses with a looping right.
Dragovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
Jordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jordan wants to clinch.
Florencio Dragovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragovich throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragovich looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragovich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jordan's half guard.
Jordan is trying to stand back up but Dragovich is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragovich passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dragovich dominating with strikes here.
Dragovich scoring with strikes but Jordan is staying in there.
Dragovich working Jordan over with strikes here.
Jordan tries to lock up and control but Dragovich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jordan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dragovich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragovich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jordan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dragovich.
Dragovich scoring with strikes but Jordan is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to lock up and control but Dragovich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragovich landing strikes from the mount.
Dragovich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
A nice elbow there by Dragovich.
Dragovich punching from mount but Jordan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dragovich is landing with some decent strikes but Jordan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jordan holds on, trying desperately to control.
Dragovich landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragovich with shots to the head and body - Jordan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dragovich landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Florencio Dragovich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dragovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dragovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan counters with a low kick, right behind Dragovich 's knee.
Jordan swings for the body but Dragovich moves out of range.
Dragovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Jordan's head.
Dragovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Dragovich throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Dragovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dragovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jordan with a jab.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragovich looks to land a left hand but Jordan moved out of range nicely.
Jordan lands with a hook. Dragovich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
Jordan throws a right hand that Dragovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragovich also avoids with ease.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Dragovich moved out of range nicely.
Dragovich missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragovich.
Jordan misses with a hook
and Dragovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordan as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Dragovich.
A punch combination from Jordan misses.
Jordan scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dragovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Dragovich prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragovich is trying to drag Jordan to the mat but Jordan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Michael Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Florencio Dragovich.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragovich trying to stall but Jordan improves his position.
Dragovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dragovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jordan stops a takedown attempt from Dragovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragovich backwards.
Jordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragovich wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Florencio Dragovich.
A punch combination from Dragovich misses.
Michael Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragovich moves forwards but Jordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jordan walks into a stiff left hand from Dragovich.
Dragovich misses with a wild combination.
Dragovich lunges at Jordan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jordan's hand.
Dragovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragovich misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Dragovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Dragovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragovich misses with a straight left.
Dragovich shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordan sprawls well. He's pushed Dragovich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dragovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jordan blocks a jab.
Jordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragovich.
Jordan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jordan duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragovich throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Dragovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragovich misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Jordan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragovich throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Dragovich misses with a straight left.
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragovich.
Dragovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dragovich moves into range and clinches up with Jordan.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Dragovich misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Dragovich misses
and Jordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dragovich throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
Jordan swings for the body but Dragovich moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jordan there.
Dragovich misses with an uppercut.
Jordan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Jordan misses.
Dragovich misses with a straight right.
Dragovich misses with the combination.
Jordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragovich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dragovich misses with a double jab
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragovich thinking.
Dragovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Dragovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich blocks a head kick by Jordan.
Jordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Dragovich.
Dragovich misses with an uppercut.
Dragovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jordan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragovich moves away.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragovich.
Dragovich misses the jab.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dragovich has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Dragovich moves out of range.
Jordan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Dragovich tries to clinch up.
Jordan stuns Dragovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dragovich feints a jab promting Jordan to slip. Dragovich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jordan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dragovich walks into a jab.
Jordan moves away from the strike by Dragovich.
Dragovich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jordan sprawls well. Jordan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragovich walks into a straight right hand from Jordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jordan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jordan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan stuffs the takedown.
Jordan throws a hook but Dragovich avoids it easily.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragovich throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jordan slips a jab from Dragovich.
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.
Jordan throws a jab when Dragovich was well out of range.
Dragovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dragovich throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragovich moves out of range of the body kick from Jordan.
Dragovich tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Jordan.
I think Jordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jordan!
A relieved looking Michael Jordan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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