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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost has chosen Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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269 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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205 cm
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280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande feints and then cracks Drost's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drost down.
Drost shoots in looking for a takedown but Akande manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drost's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Drost. That snapped Akande's head back.
Drost moves out of range of the body kick from Akande.
Akande takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drost throws a jab when Akande was well out of range.
Akande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drost. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drost looks gassed!
Drost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akande fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drost to the ground. Akande is now in Drost's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Akande is looking to advance position but Drost has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Akande is trying desperately to improve position.
Drost avoids the attempt from Akande to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande is working to get back to half guard.
Drost throws a wild left hand from mount and Akande manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Akande wants to control but Drost is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drost sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Akande defending well though.
Drost is thwarting Akande's attempts to control the position.
Akande moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drost won't allow Akande to sweep him here.
Drost is fighting to break Akande's control of his arms but Akande is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Akande utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akande bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drost's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drost looking for a sweep. Not yet Drost, not yet.
Akande stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost is pulling down on Akande's head. It's preventing any offense from Akande, at least for the moment.
Drost wants to sweep but no luck.
Drost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akande trying to control the position from guard on top but Drost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Doomsday Drost hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost misses with a body shot.
Kasim Akande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akande throws a sloppy head kick
and Drost counters with a straight right hand.
Akande slips a straight right by Drost.
Drost thuds a left hand into Akande's body.
Drost misses with a hook to the body
and Akande counters with a good low kick that Drost was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akande shoots in for a takedown but Drost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akande throws out a leg kick but Drost moves out of range and Akande only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Akande.
Akande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akande shoots in but no luck this time.
Drost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasim Akande dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akande.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but Akande shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akande shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drost defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akande.
Drost loads up on a big right hand but Akande slips the punch.
Drost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akande. Akande obviously looking to wear him down.
Drost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akande throws out the jab.
Drost misses the jab.
Kasim Akande is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Drost misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasim Akande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drost avoids a kick to the body.
Akande throws a head kick that misses.
Akande moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Akande slips under a jab from Drost.
Akande scores with a leg kick.
Drost takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost works Akande's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akande was well out of range. Poor timing from Drost.
Drost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Drost. Beautiful body shot.
Akande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande misses with a body kick.
Drost slaps away a takedown attempt from Akande, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drost misses with a wild body shot.
Drost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akande was well out of range. Poor timing from Drost.
Drost is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akande rather than just go for the knockout.
Drost connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drost has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akande.
Drost is breathing heavily.
Akande scores with a takedown into Drost's guard.
Akande throws a big elbow that misses.
Akande trying to control the position from guard on top but Drost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande sitting in guard here, content to control.
Akande postures up in Drost's guard and throws a big left but Drost blocks it.
Akande looking to sit in guard and control but Drost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drost is fighting to break Akande's control of his arms but Akande is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Drost is looking to work some ground and pound but Akande has wrist control.
Akande has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drost throwing strikes from guard but Akande blocks nicely.
Drost with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akande looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasim Akande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good work by Drost as he checks the leg kick.
Drost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akande.
Drost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akande.
Akande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drost looks to score with a jab to the body but Akande is just out of range.
Akande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drost slaps away a takedown attempt from Akande, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drost digs a good hook to Akande's body.
Akande takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akande defending well as Drost loads up on a big left hand.
Akande ducks right into an uppercut from Drost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Akande throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Akande.
Drost closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Drost lands in his opponent's guard.
Akande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drost preventing the sweep.
Drost is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akande is trying to control the position but Drost postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost tries to free his leg and advance position but Akande is retaining full guard.
Akande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Akande wants to stand up but Drost is controlling him.
Drost trying to control but Akande is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drost got a little sloppy there for a moment and Akande has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drost has managed to get both his arms back between Akande's legs - danger averted.
Drost slips nicely into half guard.
Akande controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drost's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drost's back!
Drost tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Drost tries to hold on but Akande postures up.
Drost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Akande scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Akande goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Drost is on top in guard.
Akande might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Akande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akande keeping full guard, as Drost tries to pass.
Akande has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drost must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drost is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akande wants to sweep here but Drost controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doomsday Drost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akande 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Kasim Akande wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kasim Akande thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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