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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtly Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Living In America. Ambrose is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Me and You - Nero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtly Ambrose!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose misses with a straight right.
Drago looks to land a body kick but Ambrose moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Ambrose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ambrose throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drago throws a leg kick which misses Ambrose's front leg but catches the back leg as Ambrose tries to avoid it.
Drago checks a leg kick.
Ambrose pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ambrose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ambrose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ambrose misses with a looping left.
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 pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ambrose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Ambrose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambrose was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Ambrose moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Ambrose works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.
Ambrose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago controlling the action here for a moment.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Ambrose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ambrose wants to land a leg kick but Drago is out of range.
Drago thuds his shin into the meat of Ambrose's side.
Ambrose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ambrose.
Drago connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Ambrose throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
Ambrose throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ambrose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drago tries to land a front kick but Ambrose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ambrose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago lands with an uppercut that bounces Ambrose off the cage and back into range.
Ambrose tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drago checks a leg kick.
A big left from Ambrose misses.
Ambrose staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago misses with a low kick.
Drago throws the kick towards the body but Ambrose avoids it.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Ambrose's shoulder, as Ambrose tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Ambrose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago takes a swing at Ambrose's ribcage but misses.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Ambrose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Ambrose misses.
Ambrose misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ambrose as he connects with a hook.
Drago throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose thows a body kick. Drago tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Ambrose finds it's target.
Ambrose lands a leg kick that knocks Drago off balance momentarily.
Drago is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ambrose's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ambrose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ambrose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Drago misses.
Ambrose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ambrose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Ambrose finds it's target.
Ambrose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drago's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ambrose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ambrose clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtly Ambrose dominated that round.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drago checks a leg kick nicely.
Ambrose jabs at Drago's body.
Drago lands a right hook to the body.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ambrose.
Ambrose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ambrose is looking to slow Drago down with leg kicks.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambrose was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Drago throws a lazy body kick
and Ambrose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtly Ambrose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ambrose misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ambrose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drago.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drago throws a body punch but Ambrose moves out of range.
Ambrose cracks the inside of Drago's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose connects with a solid leg kick.
Ambrose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambrose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ambrose staying out of range there.
Drago swings for the body but Ambrose moves out of range.
Ambrose takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago checks the leg kick.
Ambrose throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
Drago scoring well with a low kick there.
Ambrose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambrose.
Ambrose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the cage.
Ambrose lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Ambrose avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago misses with a body punch.
Drago digs a right hand into Ambrose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ambrose's gas tank.
Drago blocking some punches.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Ambrose has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drago.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Drago blocks the leg kick.
Drago is looking to chop away at Ambrose's legs.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ambrose throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ambrose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ambrose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ambrose tries to land a leg kick but Drago saw it coming and moves away.
Ambrose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick from Ambrose.
Ambrose gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drago is looking to wear down Ambrose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Ambrose sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose staying out of range there.
Ambrose slips a straight right by Drago.
Drago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ambrose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ambrose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drago cracks Ambrose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Ambrose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ambrose.
Drago slips a straight right by Ambrose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose scores with a jab to the head.
Drago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ambrose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Curtly Ambrose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ambrose wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Ambrose lands a slapping body shot.
Drago throws a hook but Ambrose blocks it.
Ambrose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ambrose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ambrose throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drago.
Ambrose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Ambrose closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drago.
Ambrose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Drago.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
Ambrose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambrose pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago tries to work over Ambrose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ambrose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtly Ambrose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambrose's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ambrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ambrose.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ambrose.
A nice left hand lands by Ambrose.
A short right from Ambrose.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambrose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtly Ambrose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drago is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ambrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ambrose misses with some punches.
Ambrose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.
Ambrose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambrose's elbow.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drago working aggressively here.
Ambrose blocks a body shot from Drago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambrose.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ambrose throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
Ambrose has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago tries a body shot but Ambrose blocks it.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose tries to work over Drago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambrose's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtly Ambrose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ambrose 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtly Ambrose!
After winning the bout, Curtly Ambrose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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