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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Bolognesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Drexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolognesi comes to the ring accompanied by Whiskey in the Jar. Jon Drexler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Humberto Bolognesi's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humberto Bolognesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Drexler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drexler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolognesi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolognesi scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolognesi taking a breather.
Bolognesi taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Drexler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drexler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drexler counters with a straight right hand.
Bolognesi tries to clinch up but Drexler circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolognesi has managed to clinch.
Drexler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolognesi works the jab nicely.
Drexler instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drexler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bolognesi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolognesi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drexler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bolognesi up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bolognesi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolognesi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bolognesi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Drexler tries to pull guard but Bolognesi forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Humberto Bolognesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Drexler.
Drexler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolognesi after a bit of a struggle.
Drexler just leaning against Bolognesi, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bolognesi is looking to control Drexler's arms but Drexler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bolognesi has his back to the ropes.
Bolognesi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drexler's efforts to push away.
Drexler trying to stall but Bolognesi improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolognesi stalling in the clinch but Drexler improves position.
Bolognesi can't find room to land a body shot as Drexler controls the action.
Bolognesi lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Bolognesi.
Drexler looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drexler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bolognesi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drexler or not.
Bolognesi looking to stall.
Drexler is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bolognesi scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolognesi.
Drexler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolognesi after a bit of a struggle.
Drexler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bolognesi is defending well.
Bolognesi lands a hook that snaps the head of Drexler backwards.
Bolognesi pushes Drexler back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bolognesi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drexler.
Drexler looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bolognesi has Drexler pressed against the ropes.
Bolognesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drexler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolognesi is pressed up against the ropes. Drexler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bolognesi down to the mat. Bolognesi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bolognesi moves into the clinch.
Bolognesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drexler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolognesi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drexler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolognesi's elbow.
Drexler can't break the clinch.
Bolognesi presses Drexler against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolognesi tries to stall but Drexler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bolognesi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolognesi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolognesi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drexler backwards.
Drexler is looking for a takedown.
Bolognesi lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drexler is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolognesi gets an underhook and turns Drexler into the ropes.
Drexler takes a shot to the head.
Drexler tries to throw a body punch but Bolognesi avoids it by throwing Drexler back against the ropes.
Drexler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bolognesi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bolognesi lands a left hand.
Bolognesi is working Drexler over against the ropes.
Drexler looking to stall.
Bolognesi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolognesi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drexler.
Bolognesi lands a left hand.
Bolognesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Bolognesi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bolognesi instigates a clinch.
Drexler wants a takedown.
Bolognesi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drexler wants to take the fight to the mat but Bolognesi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Drexler prevents a body shot from Bolognesi.
Bolognesi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolognesi as Drexler tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Bolognesi.
Drexler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bolognesi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Humberto Bolognesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Drexler.
Drexler is trying to stall.
Drexler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drexler tries to circle away but Bolognesi has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drexler looking to slow down the pace here.
Bolognesi blocks the elbow strike.
Bolognesi leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bolognesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolognesi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drexler controlling the action here for a moment.
Bolognesi lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Bolognesi - that landed with a thud.
Drexler is struggling to control the position.
Drexler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolognesi has him pressed against the ropes.
Drexler stalling in the clinch but Bolognesi improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Bolognesi.
Bolognesi lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Drexler.
Bolognesi tries to clinch up but Drexler circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolognesi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drexler, pushing him back against the ropes.
Humberto Bolognesi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolognesi looking to slow down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drexler working hard to break the clinch.
Drexler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drexler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drexler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drexler counters by moving into the clinch.
Drexler is looking to control Bolognesi's arms but Bolognesi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drexler has his back to the ropes.
Bolognesi lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drexler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Bolognesi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bolognesi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Bolognesi.
Drexler is breathing heavily.
Bolognesi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolognesi prevents Drexler from breaking the clinch.
Bolognesi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drexler.
Drexler is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolognesi gets an underhook and turns Drexler into the ropes.
Bolognesi digs a right hand into Drexler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drexler's gas tank.
Drexler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolognesi tries a body shot but Drexler blocks it.
Drexler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bolognesi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bolognesi closes the distance and pushes Drexler back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolognesi lands a hook that snaps the head of Drexler backwards.
Bolognesi tries to work over Drexler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Bolognesi on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bolognesi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drexler backwards.
Bolognesi dodges an elbow strike from Drexler.
Bolognesi is pushing Drexler up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drexler.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolognesi.
Drexler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bolognesi pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolognesi has Drexler up against the ropes in a clinch.
Drexler is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bolognesi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Bolognesi dominated that second round.
That's time! Bolognesi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Drexler shoots in but Bolognesi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bolognesi takes the fight into the clinch.
Drexler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from Bolognesi - that landed with a thud.
Drexler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Bolognesi.
Bolognesi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolognesi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drexler working hard to break the clinch.
Bolognesi scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolognesi controlling the action here for a moment.
Drexler 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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bolognesi.
Bolognesi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Humberto Bolognesi.
Drexler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drexler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bolognesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Humberto Bolognesi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolognesi doesn't manage to clinch there - Drexler circles away.
Drexler darts in and clinches Bolognesi up against the ropes.
Drexler is trying to drag Bolognesi to the mat but Bolognesi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Humberto Bolognesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Drexler.
Drexler looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolognesi lands with a left to the head.
Bolognesi looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Bolognesi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bolognesi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bolognesi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolognesi tries to work over Drexler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bolognesi lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bolognesi is working Drexler over against the ropes.
Drexler is looking to control Bolognesi's arms but Bolognesi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drexler has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolognesi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drexlers head.
Bolognesi pushes Drexler back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drexler is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolognesi gets an underhook and turns Drexler into the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolognesi.
Bolognesi misses with a punch to the body.
Drexler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolognesi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drexler backwards.
Bolognesi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bolognesi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bolognesi scores with a hook to the body.
Bolognesi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drexler up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolognesi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drexler being controlled against the ropes.
Bolognesi lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
A short body shot lands from Bolognesi as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bolognesi tries to work over Drexler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolognesi slowing the pace effectively.
Drexler is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolognesi gets an underhook and turns Drexler into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolognesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolognesi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drexler up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Bolognesi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolognesi 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Bolognesi!
Humberto Bolognesi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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