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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malaik Hamadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andraej Drakorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hamadani might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prince Of Persia - Welcome Within. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
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224 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malaik Hamadani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andraej Drakorov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakorov walks into a left hand.
Hamadani takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hamadani takes a swing at Drakorov's ribcage but misses.
Hamadani misses the shot to the body.
Hamadani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hamadani misses with a body kick.
Drakorov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drakorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadani. Drakorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Hamadani.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drakorov checks a leg kick.
Hamadani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hamadani closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drakorov quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadani is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hamadani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani is trying to work for a kimura but Drakorov is defending well.
Hamadani thows a huge punch but Drakorov dodges it nicely.
Hamadani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamadani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamadani is looking for a kimura here.
Hamadani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hamadani is just content to waste time from the top position. Drakorov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov keeping moving, preventing Hamadani from controlling successfully.
Hamadani throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamadani throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamadani throws an elbow that misses. Drakorov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamadani's guard. Nice move by Drakorov!
Hamadani is trying to keep Drakorov in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamadani pulls Drakorov in to control the position.
Hamadani pushes Drakorov off and gets back to his feet.
Malaik Hamadani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamadani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drakorov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov tries to sprawl but Hamadani drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Hamadani 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.
Hamadani is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hamadani misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hamadani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hamadani throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Drakorov because Hamadani loaded up on that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamadani sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaik Hamadani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drakorov throws a push kick but Hamadani slaps the foot to one side.
Hamadani scores with a body shot.
Hamadani lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani shoots in looking for a takedown. Drakorov tries to sprawl out of it but Hamadani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drakorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamadani tries to land a body kick
and Drakorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamadani throws a poor cross that misses
and Drakorov counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamadani thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamadani. That snapped Drakorov's head back.
Drakorov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hamadani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamadani throws a series of punches but Drakorov moves out of range.
Drakorov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamadani shoots in and drives through. Drakorov sprawls well.
Hamadani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andraej Drakorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hamadani scores with a nice strike.
Hamadani throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drakorov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hamadani looks to throw the jab but Drakorov is out of range.
Hamadani dips to his left and cracks Drakorov with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Drakorov.
Drakorov slips a jab from Hamadani.
Drakorov keeps Hamadani at a distance using the push kick.
Drakorov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hamadani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hamadani dives in and grabs Drakorov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drakorov pushes down on Hamadani's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamadani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamadani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andraej Drakorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hamadani moves out of range as Drakorov throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hamadani 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 Drakorov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drakorov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hamadani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hamadani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drakorov avoids it really well and circles away.
Drakorov throws a head kick that misses.
Hamadani misses with a right hand
and Drakorov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakorov.
Drakorov ducks under a wild hook from Hamadani.
Hamadani looks to score with a jab to the body but Drakorov is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hamadani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drakorov doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Hamadani misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hamadani misses its intended target.
Drakorov blocks a leg kick.
Hamadani misses with a hook.
Hamadani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Drakorov.
Drakorov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakorov tries to work over Hamadani's front leg with a kick but Hamadani checks it.
Drakorov throws a low kick but Hamadani avoids it.
Hamadani misses with a looping left.
Hamadani closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drakorov circles away.
Drakorov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drakorov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamadani. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Drakorov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drakorov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hamadani looks to land a left hand but Drakorov moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamadani is defended easily by Drakorov.
Drakorov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamadani scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Drakorov tenderised Hamadani's leg. Hamadani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drakorov lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakorov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice cross by Hamadani.
Hamadani cracks Drakorov with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andraej Drakorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hamadani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drakorov moves out of range of the leg kick from Hamadani.
Hamadani moves out of range of the strikes.
Drakorov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hamadani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drakorov manages to avoid it.
Hamadani tests Drakorov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamadani scores with a jab. Drakorov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hamadani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drakorov on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadani. Drakorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamadani just misses with a punch to the body.
Drakorov scores with a leg kick.
Drakorov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Drakorov counter with a right hand.
Hamadani tries to score with a low kick but Drakorov moves his leg out of the way.
Drakorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drakorov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakorov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hamadani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drakorov moves away from the strike by Hamadani.
Drakorov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hamadani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drakorov wants to slow Hamadani down by chopping away at his legs.
Drakorov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hamadani is able to avoid easily.
Drakorov throws a leg kick
enabling Hamadani to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drakorov as he jumps to the side.
Hamadani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drakorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamadani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hamadani lands a nice shot that snaps Drakorov's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamadani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drakorov's waist but Drakorov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamadani off to one side.
Good leg kick by Drakorov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drakorov lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hamadani. That's going to slow Drakorov down.
Drakorov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hamadani is out of range.
Drakorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drakorov tries to score with a low kick but Hamadani moves his leg out of the way.
Hamadani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakorov.
A big left from Hamadani misses.
Hamadani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hamadani blocks the leg kick.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling a little - Drakorov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drakorov avoids the body shot from Hamadani.
Hamadani misses with an uppercut.
Hamadani avoids the head kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hamadani just misses with a punch to the body.
Drakorov slips a jab from Hamadani.
Hamadani loads up on a big right hand but Drakorov slips the punch.
Drakorov tries to score with a low kick but Hamadani moves his leg out of the way.
Drakorov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamadani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hamadani checks a leg kick.
Hamadani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamadani looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hamadani wants to pass the guard but Drakorov is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadani throws a strike but Drakorov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hamadani has an active guard here but Drakorov has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Andraej Drakorov just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hamadani throws out a loose jab but Drakorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drakorov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drakorov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hamadani throws a hook but Drakorov avoids it easily.
Drakorov throws a low kick but Hamadani moves out of range easily.
Drakorov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamadani.
Hamadani throws an overhand right that lands on Drakorov's shoulder, as Drakorov tries to avoid the shot.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
Drakorov blocks a jab.
Hamadani throws a right hand that misses
and Drakorov counters with an outside leg kick.
Drakorov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakorov stuffs the takedown.
Hamadani throws a body punch but Drakorov moves out of range.
Drakorov connects with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hamadani feints and as Drakorov raises his hands in defense, Hamadani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drakorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamadani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drakorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drakorov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drakorov looking to control.
Hamadani trying to control but Drakorov is working from the bottom.
Hamadani preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani drops back, looking for a kneebar! Drakorov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Drakorov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Drakorov!
Hamadani tries to bench press Drakorov off him but Drakorov keeps the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakorov working away.
Drakorov taking a breather here.
Hamadani struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov controlling the position from side mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadani. Drakorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drakorov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drakorov drops his hands momentarily and Hamadani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamadani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drakorov counters with a good low kick that Hamadani was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani shoots for a takedown but Drakorov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drakorov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamadani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drakorov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drakorov throws a chopping leg kick but Hamadani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hamadani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drakorov can pounce on him.
Hamadani misses with a left hand
and Drakorov counters with a nice body kick.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drakorov but Drakorov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakorov ducks under a wild hook from Hamadani.
Drakorov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drakorov thows a body kick. Hamadani tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andraej Drakorov dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Drakorov digs a good hook to Hamadani's body.
Hamadani misses the shot to the body.
Hamadani checks a leg kick.
Hamadani misses with a right hand
and Drakorov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drakorov feints and then cracks Hamadani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamadani down.
Hamadani misses with a hook
and Drakorov counters with an inside leg kick.
Drakorov lands with a nice body punch.
Hamadani misses with a straight left.
Drakorov throws out a leg kick but Hamadani moves out of range and Drakorov only half commits.
Hamadani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
A good leg kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drakorov counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakorov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hamadani checks a low kick from Drakorov.
Hamadani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drakorov counters with a big head kick but Hamadani shrugs it off.
Drakorov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hamadani misses with a hook
and Drakorov counters with a good low kick that Hamadani was not able to check.
Hamadani misses with a hook.
Drakorov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drakorov scores with a hook.
Hamadani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakorov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamadani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamadani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamadani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drakorov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov throws a front kick aimed at Hamadani's knee but Hamadani avoids it well.
Drakorov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamadani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drakorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Hamadani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hamadani checks a low kick from Drakorov.
Hamadani misses with a leg kick.
Hamadani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drakorov slips under a jab from Hamadani.
Hamadani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drakorov scores with a head kick.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown but Drakorov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov throws a sloppy head kick and Hamadani moves out of range easily.
Drakorov avoids the body shot from Hamadani.
Hamadani's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamadani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamadani, as that shot connected.
Drakorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamadani.
Drakorov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malaik Hamadani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andraej Drakorov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamadani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drakorov is out of range.
Hamadani throws a jab when Drakorov was well out of range.
Drakorov lunges at Hamadani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamadani's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamadani is defended easily by Drakorov.
A leg kick checked by Hamadani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
Hamadani misses with a straight right.
Hamadani throws a lazy uppercut
and Drakorov counters with a good low kick that Hamadani was not able to check.
Hamadani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drakorov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hamadani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drakorov counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamadani thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drakorov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hamadani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drakorov lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakorov avoids a kick to the body.
Hamadani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drakorov counters with a body kick that stops Hamadani in his tracks momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andraej Drakorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drakorov 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andraej Drakorov!
Andraej Drakorov is the new light heavyweight champion!
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