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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Drogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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221 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin has his takedown stuffed
and Drogo counters with a solid body kick.
Lundin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drogo but Drogo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drogo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Drogo won't allow it.
Karl Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lundin avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Lundin avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Lundin takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Lundin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
Lundin wants a takedown.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
Lundin is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lundin is defending well for now.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Lundin's ribcage.
Lundin looks winded!
Drogo lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drogo.
Drogo with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Drogo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but Lundin blocks it.
Lundin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drogo tries to work over Lundin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drogo.
Drogo lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lundin.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lundin avoids it.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Lundin controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin jumps guard but Drogo stands there with Lundin around his waist. Lundin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lundin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drogo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lundin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Lundin off balance momentarily.
Lundin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drogo thows a leg kick but Lundin checks it
and Lundin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drogo's guard.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Lundin from controlling successfully.
Lundin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lundin throws an elbow that misses. Drogo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lundin's guard. Nice move by Drogo!
Lundin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Drogo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lundin is refusing to be controlled, as Drogo sits in half guard.
Drogo wants to stand but Lundin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin wants to get back to full guard.
Lundin trying to control from the bottom.
Lundin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drogo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drogo wants to stand up but Lundin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Drogo trying to control the action but Lundin is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lundin's cut.
That's time! Drogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drogo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lundin blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Drogo misses
and Lundin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drogo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lundin!
Lundin wants to hold on but Drogo pushes him away.
Drogo wants to control the pace but Lundin is squirming around nicely.
Lundin is looking to improve his position but Drogo isn't that keen on the idea.
Drogo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lundin to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin wants to control his opponent's hands but Drogo gets his hands free.
Lundin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Drogo controlling from the back.
Lundin prevents Drogo from getting a body triangle.
Drogo is trying to stick to Lundin's back but Lundin is turning into Drogo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Drogo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lundin.
Drogo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lundin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drogo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drogo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lundin.
Lundin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo keeping full guard, as Lundin tries to pass.
Drogo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lundin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lundin throws a big elbow that misses.
Lundin trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogo managing to control the position.
Lundin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lundin throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Drogo.
Lundin shoots in for a double leg but Drogo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lundin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drogo moves into the clinch.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Lundin avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Lundin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lundin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Drogo misses with a knee strike.
Drogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lundin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karl Drogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lundin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lundin managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
Lundin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo is pressed up against the cage. Lundin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drogo down to the mat. Drogo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karl Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Drogo lands a slapping body shot.
Lundin fails with the takedown
and Drogo counters with a low kick, right behind Lundin 's knee.
Lundin is breathing heavily.
Drogo is looking to clinch but Lundin is avoiding it.
Lundin throws a hook but Drogo blocks it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Lundin misses with the combination.
Drogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Drogo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Lundin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drogo throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it.
Drogo lands with an overhand left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lundin.
Lundin throws a combination that misses
and Drogo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drogo cracks Lundin with an open hand slap.
Drogo leaves Lundin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drogo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lundin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lundin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogo clinches up against the cage.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo presses Lundin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lundin or not.
Drogo lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo gets underhooks to prevent Lundin's takedown attempt.
Karl Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Drogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lundin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drogo tries to work over Lundin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lundin.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lundin avoids it.
Drogo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a nice uppercut.
Lundin is rocked!
Lundin pulls guard effortlessly.
Lundin is still in real trouble! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lundin wants to control but Drogo passes easily into half guard.
Lundin actively working from the bottom here.
Lundin seems to have recovered his senses.
Lundin tries to get to full guard but Drogo has control of the leg.
Drogo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lundin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Lundin off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lundin misses with a straight left.
Drogo dodges the punch combination from Lundin.
Drogo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lundin backs up against the cage.
Drogo misses with a leg kick.
Lundin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drogo avoids it really well and circles away.
Lundin get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lundin stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Drogo runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Drogo!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Drogo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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