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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas's entrance music is Celebration of the lizard. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drago's choice of entrance music: SuperBeast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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245 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas shoots in looking for a takedown but Drago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Douglas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Douglas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drago's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drago wants to sweep here but Douglas controlling him for the moment.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drago controls Douglas momentarily but Douglas frees himself.
Douglas throwing strikes but missing.
Drago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Douglas wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Douglas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a big elbow that misses.
Douglas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Douglas won't allow Drago to sweep him here.
Douglas controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Douglas looks to clinch
and Drago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.
James Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Douglas.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
Douglas is trying to trip Drago. He has hold of a leg but Drago is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Douglas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas postures up in Drago's guard and throws a big left but Drago blocks it.
Drago has Douglas pulled in close to control his posture.
Douglas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Douglas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douglas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Douglas trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Douglas throws a big right hand that misses.
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Douglas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses. Drago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Douglas's guard. Nice move by Drago!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago won't allow Douglas to get back to his feet.
Drago lands a couple of digs.
Douglas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Douglas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Douglas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Douglas tries to clinch
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago moves into the clinch.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas has clasped his hands together around Drago's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Douglas working the head and body with strikes.
Douglas throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Drago works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Douglas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drago wants to improve his position but Douglas is controlling well.
Douglas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas is pressing down on Drago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drago is holding on for now.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drago defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looks to clinch
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas clinches.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
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!
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drago blocks an elbow strike.
Drago avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drago misses with some punches.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Drago manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglas into the cage.
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Ivan Drago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drago tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Drago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drago tries to stall but Douglas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago effectively controlling the action here.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a big right hand that drops Douglas! The killer instinct kicks in and Drago finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Drago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Our winner, Ivan Drago, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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