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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Belich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon comes to the cage accompanied by Taio Cruz-Dynamite. Alex Dragon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Niko Belich's chin.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niko Belich!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belich misses with a double jab.
Dragon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belich misses with the combination.
Dragon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belich's head.
Dragon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Belich lands a head shot.
A leg kick checked by Belich.
Dragon throws a body punch but Belich moves out of range.
Belich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dragon throws a hook to the side of Belich's head but Belich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belich scores with the left hand. Dragon knows he should have avoided that one.
Dragon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon defending well as Belich loads up on a big left hand.
Dragon thows a body shot but no joy.
Belich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Belich.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Donk. Belich catches Dragon right on the button with a cross.
Dragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niko Belich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belich misses with a shot to the body
and Dragon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragon.
Dragon slips under a jab from Belich.
No joy there for Belich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belich.
Belich 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.
Dragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belich.
Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belich.
Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Belich misses.
Belich looks to land a left hand but Dragon moved out of range nicely.
Belich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragon counters with a good low kick that Belich was not able to check.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Belich.
Belich thows a body shot but no joy.
Belich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dragon scores with a body shot.
Dragon tries to clinch but Belich is having none of it.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch but Belich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belich, as that shot connected.
Dragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dragon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Belich misses with a hook. Dragon ducked under it nicely.
Belich looks to land a left hand but Dragon moved out of range nicely.
Belich misses with a series of wild punches.
Belich lands a jab to Dragon's midsection.
Belich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belich.
Belich misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Belich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belich just misses with a punch to the body.
Belich cracks Dragon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niko Belich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belich doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belich connects with a crisp jab.
Dragon tried to score with a low kick but Belich checks it.
Belich misses with a hook.
Belich misses with a hook.
Belich throws a body punch but Dragon moves out of range.
Dragon takes one to the side of the head.
Dragon tries to clinch but Belich moves away
and Belich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragon thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Belich.
Good standup being displayed there by Belich as he connects with a hook.
Belich scores with a hook to the body. Dragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dragon throws out a loose jab but Belich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belich throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Belich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belich throws a lazy right hand but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragon misses with a looping left.
Belich looks to land a combination but Dragon avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belich.
Dragon digs a good body shot into Belich's ribs.
Belich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragon.
Dragon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belich cracks a nice hook into Dragon's ribs.
Dragon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dragon moves away from the strike by Belich.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Belich pushes him off.
Belich throws a series of punches but Dragon moves out of range.
Belich cracks a nice hook into Dragon's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragon throws a hook to the side of Belich's head but Belich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belich connects with a right hand. Dragon shakes it off.
Belich misses with a wild body shot.
Belich lands the left hand.
Belich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belich lands a head shot.
Dragon is looking to wear down Belich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belich throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely.
Belich throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niko Belich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragon.
Dragon throws an off balance right hand
and Belich counters with a two punch combo.
Belich is breathing heavily.
Dragon tries to score with a low kick but Belich moves his leg out of the way.
Dragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Belich is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Belich duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Belich does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belich. Dragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Belich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Belich misses with a straight right.
Belich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Dragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Belich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragon on the side of the head.
Belich throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely.
Belich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon moves into range and clinches up with Belich.
Belich tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
Dragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dragon jumps guard but Belich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Belich has had enough of the clinch but Dragon keeps him there for the moment.
Dragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Belich.
Belich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Belich is stalling here.
Dragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belich manages to avoid it.
Belich keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Belich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragon. Belich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragon walks into a straight right hand from Belich.
Belich sizes up Dragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Belich. Those never looked like landing.
Belich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Belich is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Dragon.
Alex Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragon has closed the distance and engaged Belich in a clinch.
Dragon is looking to control Belich's arms but Belich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dragon has his back to the cage.
Belich is trying to break free.
Belich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dragon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belich prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon misses with some punches.
Belich is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belich wants to break free but Dragon has control.
Belich throws a head punch that misses.
Belich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragon jumps guard but Belich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Niko Belich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belich.
Belich tries to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling the position.
Belich has Dragon pressed against the cage, preventing Dragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belich is trying to force a seperation but Dragon has the dominant position.
Belich blocks a body shot from Dragon.
Dragon misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Belich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Belich!
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energy
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hype
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