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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kair Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbas Frnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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174 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kair Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abbas Frnas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frnas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drogo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frnas with a poor takedown
and Drogo counters with a shoot takedown. Frnas fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drogo throws a strike but Frnas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drogo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drogo trying to control from half guard but Frnas is working away.
Frnas is trying to maintain the position but Drogo is very close to passing his half guard.
Frnas is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Drogo is staying active.
Drogo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frnas wants to control but Drogo is keeping busy.
Drogo wants to advance to full mount but Frnas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frnas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drogo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Frnas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drogo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drogo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frnas keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Frnas wants to stand and escape but Drogo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drogo prevents Frnas from getting back to his feet.
Drogo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frnas on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kair Drogo.
Drogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Frnas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drogo.
It looks like Kair Drogo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frnas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo dives in and scores a takedown into Frnas's guard.
Drogo working some strikes from top position.
Drogo is looking to work some ground and pound but Frnas has wrist control.
Frnas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drogo passes into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Frnas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frnas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frnas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drogo.
Frnas tries to roll over but Drogo keeps him under control.
Drogo trying to control the action but Frnas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frnas is trying to stand back up but Drogo is controlling him
Drogo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frnas taking some punishment here, with Drogo in his half guard.
Frnas is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Frnas's temple.
Frnas is looking to improve his position.
Drogo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Frnas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drogo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo drops an elbow to the side of Frnas's head.
Drogo winds up and cracks Frnas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frnas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kair Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frnas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogo swats away the attempt to clinch by Frnas.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frnas sprawls well. Frnas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Frnas wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drogo enables Frnas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drogo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frnas wants to control from the top but Drogo keeps moving.
Drogo working a defensive guard here.
Frnas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drogo's guard.
Frnas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drogo wants to stand up but Frnas is controlling him.
Drogo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frnas stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
Drogo is trying to control the position but Frnas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kair Drogo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drogo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frnas is fending him off so far but Drogo persists. Nope, Frnas circles away and we're back to standing.
Frnas fails with a takedown attempt.
Frnas is looking to clinch.
Frnas has a takedown stuffed.
Frnas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frnas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drogo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kair Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frnas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frnas struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Frnas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Drogo tries for a takedown but Frnas manages to get underhooks.
Drogo tries to score a body lock takedown but Frnas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frnas wants a takedown.
Frnas throws an elbow that misses.
Frnas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drogo.
Frnas wants the takedown. Drogo is fighting it off but Frnas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Drogo's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frnas slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is refusing to be controlled, as Frnas sits in half guard.
Frnas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Drogo to stand up.
Frnas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frnas fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drogo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frnas scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbas Frnas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Frnas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abbas Frnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo dives in and grabs Frnas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frnas pushes down on Drogo's head and hops out.
Frnas drives through with a takedown into Drogo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Drogo seems keen to control Frnas's posture.
Frnas trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Drogo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Frnas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drogo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frnas moves in looking to clinch but Drogo pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frnas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drogo sprawls well. Drogo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frnas gets slowly back to his feet.
Frnas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Drogo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drogo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frnas has momentary wrist control but Drogo slips an elbow through the middle.
Drogo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frnas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kair Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drogo stopping the sweep attempt from Frnas.
Frnas trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drogo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frnas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace.
Drogo advances to half guard.
Drogo working Frnas over with strikes.
Frnas is trying to stand back up but Drogo is controlling him
Drogo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drogo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Drogo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo trying to control from half guard but Frnas is working away.
Drogo winds up and cracks Frnas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Frnas's temple.
Frnas is rocked!
Drogo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frnas is still in real trouble! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo lands a big elbow - Frnas is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Drogo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kair Drogo!
A pretty intense looking Kair Drogo took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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