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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago has chosen Megadeth - Crush 'Em as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Quintana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Drago!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quintana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Quintana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quintana misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Quintana throws a right hand that misses
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Carlos Quintana has been cut.
Quintana tries to clinch up
and Drago counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quintana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quintana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Quintana is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Quintana slips the punch.
Quintana misses with a body shot
and Drago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quintana throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Drago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quintana.
Quintana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quintana lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quintana blocks a jab.
Drago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quintana scores with a push kick.
Quintana looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Quintana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quintana works the jab nicely.
Quintana takes the fight into the clinch.
Quintana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quintana looking to slow down the pace here.
Quintana misses with a knee to the head.
Drago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Quintana up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago is working Quintana over against the cage.
Quintana tries to land knees in the clinch but Drago avoids the damage to the body.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Quintana's shoulder, as Quintana tries to avoid the shot.
Quintana misses with a leg kick
and Drago counters with a left to the body.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quintana moves away.
Drago slips under a jab.
Quintana gets a double leg takedown into Drago's guard.
Drago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quintana!
Drago controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana is desperately trying to improve his position but Drago has a good base and remains in mount.
Drago is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Quintana moves out of range of the strikes.
Quintana scores with a nice head shot.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Quintana counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quintana staying out of range there.
Axel Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
Quintana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quintana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Quintana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Quintana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos Quintana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quintana.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quintana manages to avoid it.
Drago thuds a left hand into Quintana's body.
Quintana throws a low kick, looking for Drago's leg but Drago calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago misses with a double jab
and Quintana counters with a good low kick that Drago was not able to check.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Quintana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quintana throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drago was covering up waiting for the punch and Quintana finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Quintana wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.
Quintana is looking to advance position but Drago has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Drago controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quintana tries to lock up and control but Drago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago stands up from mount. Strange move.
Quintana throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Quintana misses the body punch
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Drago.
Carlos Quintana's cut is getting worse.
Quintana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Quintana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago cracks Quintana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Quintana moves away and avoids it.
Quintana is looking to wear down Drago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Quintana.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quintana lands an overhand right.
Quintana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quintana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Axel Drago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quintana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drago duly obliges.
Quintana avoids the body shot from Drago.
Quintana lands with a slapping head kick.
Drago lands with an uppercut that bounces Quintana off the cage and back into range.
Carlos Quintana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Quintana throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana looks for the body kick but Drago saw that one coming.
Quintana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drago will feel that in the morning.
Quintana throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quintana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drago throws a right hand that Quintana ducks under and follows up with a left that Quintana also avoids with ease.
Quintana lands with a slapping head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Quintana there.
Quintana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quintana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Quintana.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Quintana. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Drago. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drago.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quintana misses the body punch
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeez, Carlos Quintana's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quintana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quintana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drago takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Quintana connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Quintana misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quintana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Quintana throws a push kick but Drago slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Axel Drago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Quintana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quintana.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Quintana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quintana.
Quintana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quintana.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quintana.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Quintana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quintana lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quintana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago looks to throw the jab but Quintana is out of range.
Drago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quintana misses with a body kick.
Drago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quintana connects with a looping right hand.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quintana lands with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Quintana slams his shin into Drago's torso.
Drago has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Quintana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quintana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quintana darts in and clinches Drago up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quintana.
Quintana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quintana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Quintana lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quintana lands a left hand.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Quintana won't allow it.
Quintana cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Quintana landing knees to the head.
Quintana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head.
Quintana pushes off an throws an elbow but Drago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quintana tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Quintana lands with a light punch inside.
Quintana wants to take the fight to the mat but Drago manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Quintana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quintana lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye.
Quintana tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
A short uppercut from Quintana.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quintana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carlos Quintana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana has clasped his hands together around Drago's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana taking a break here but Drago is having none of it and regains half guard.
Quintana wants to work for an arm triangle but Drago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Quintana sits in half guard.
Quintana looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Quintana 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quintana wants to take a breather but Drago is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Quintana clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Quintana's cut.
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.
Quintana lands with a straight right. Drago didn't see that one coming.
Quintana swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago walks into a left hand.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quintana just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quintana.
Quintana rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quintana throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Quintana shoots in looking for a takedown. Drago tries to sprawl out of it but Quintana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quintana moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tests Quintana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quintana slips a straight right by Drago.
Quintana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quintana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Quintana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quintana.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quintana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drago is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Quintana throws a head kick that half lands.
Quintana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quintana tries to clinch
and Drago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quintana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick from Quintana lands but Drago takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana just misses with a punch to the body.
Quintana shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Quintana counters with a nice body kick.
Quintana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Quintana saw that one coming.
Quintana ducks right into an uppercut from Drago.
Quintana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Quintana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quintana throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Quintana scores with a nice head shot.
Quintana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Quintana slips under a jab from Drago.
A left lands for Drago.
Quintana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago controls Quintana momentarily but Quintana frees himself.
Quintana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Quintana is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana is looking to pass into half guard but Drago pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Drago is in guard.
Quintana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quintana is looking for a triangle but Drago pushes his legs off easily.
Drago would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quintana is keeping the position for now.
Quintana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drago gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Quintana had his way with Axel Drago in that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Quintana'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quintana misses with a looping right.
Quintana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago jabs Quintana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quintana throws a body kick that misses.
Quintana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quintana dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Drago scores with a punch to the head.
Quintana dives in and scores a takedown into Drago's guard.
Carlos Quintana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quintana trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quintana is fighting to break Drago's control of his arms but Drago is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Carlos Quintana just wasn't active enough.
Quintana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drago throws a hook but Quintana avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Quintana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago moves out of range as Quintana throws a body kick.
Quintana instigates a clinch.
Drago tries to break free but Quintana pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quintana pushes off an throws an elbow but Drago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Quintana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quintana.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Quintana.
Drago avoids the elbow strike from Quintana, against the cage.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago blocks a head kick by Quintana.
Quintana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago throws a body punch but Quintana moves out of range.
Drago connects with a nice looking jab.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Quintana is just out of range.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Quintana is out of range.
Drago misses with a leg kick
and Quintana counters with a three punch combo that has Drago backing up. Drago nods at Quintana to acknowledge the strikes.
Drago slips under a jab from Quintana.
A big left from Drago misses.
Drago misses the jab.
Quintana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Quintana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quintana throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Drago checks a low kick from Quintana.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quintana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Quintana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drago is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quintana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quintana blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Quintana moved out of range.
Quintana moves away from the strike by Drago.
Quintana throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
Drago cracks Quintana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Axel Drago.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Drago!
Axel Drago is the new heavyweight champion!
Axel Drago tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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