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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salt Williams!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago gets a clinch.
Drago blocks the elbow strike.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Drago avoids the damage to the body.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drago blocks it with crossed arms.
Drago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drago kicks Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Drago drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Drago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drago wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drago.
Drago jumps guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
Drago trying to control the position here.
Drago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago controlling from the full mount.
Drago tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago controlling his opponent.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Drago looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago controlling the pace for now.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drago fails with the takedown
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drago just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Drago blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Drago stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drago drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Drago avoids the damage to the body.
Drago breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drago tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Drago drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Drago is having none of it.
Drago has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drago pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, if Drago 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.
Drago winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Drago trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Drago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drago.
Williams is looking to control Drago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drago.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago stands up and beckons Williams to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Drago's takedown attempt.
Williams is trying to stall.
Drago content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Drago is blocking nicely.
Williams is working for takedown but Drago is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drago showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drago is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Drago stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Williams to get to his feet.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams pushes Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salt Williams.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Drago gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drago blocks it with crossed arms.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drago is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Williams will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Drago working away.
Drago cracks Williams with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago slows the pace down.
Williams wants to control but Drago postures up.
Drago stands up and beckons Williams to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Drago shoots in.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Drago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drago turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Drago manages to end up in side control.
Drago trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
Salt Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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