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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Blob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dren has chosen Eminem - Rain Man as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Blob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dren looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blob throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blob.
Blob throws a big shot that misses.
Blob lands a leg kick that knocks Dren off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Blob.
Blob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dren avoids the body shot from Blob.
Dren moves out of range as Blob strikes.
Blob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dren. That did some damage!
Blob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blob throws a head kick but Dren moves out of range.
The Blob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blob misses with a hook
and Dren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dren misses with an uppercut.
Blob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blob misses with a head kick.
Blob throws a nice head kick!
Blob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blob missing with a left hand there. Dren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blob throws a sloppy head kick and Dren moves out of range easily.
Blob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blob throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dren counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Dren misses.
Blob tries a head kick but it misses.
Dren avoids the head kick by Blob.
Dren 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.
Blob misses with a left hand
and Dren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blob throws out the jab.
Blob lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blob throws a sloppy head kick and Dren moves out of range easily.
Blob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blob takes a swing at Dren's ribcage but misses.
Dren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blob connects with a solid leg kick.
Blob throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dren.
Blob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blob slips a jab and a cross from Dren.
Blob lands with a slapping head kick.
Blob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dren on the side of the head.
Blob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blob throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blob throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blob lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Blob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dren.
Blob connects with a leg kick. Dren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blob lands a head kick. Dren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blob tries a head kick but it misses.
Blob misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blob, right into the meat.
Blob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blob throws a hook but Dren avoids it easily.
Blob throws a right and a left that Dren avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dren shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blob manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blob could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blob is trying to keep Dren in close.
Dren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blob is looking to stand up but Dren isn't so interested in that idea.
Dren won't allow Blob to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dren works over Blob with some ground and pound from guard.
Blob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dren on the ground.
Blob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dren is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Blob dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blob loads up on a big right hand but Dren slips the punch.
Dren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blob lands a leg kick that knocks Dren off balance momentarily.
Dren slips under a jab from Blob.
Blob jabs Dren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blob tries a head kick but it misses.
Dren closes the distance and clinches up with Blob, looking for a takedown. Dren pushes Blob against the cage but Blob circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blob throws a sloppy head kick and Dren moves out of range easily.
Blob throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blob lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dren is breathing heavily.
Dren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blob can pounce on him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blob scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blob tries a head kick but it misses.
Blob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Blob misses the target.
Blob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blob throws a head kick that Dren semi-blocks.
Dren avoids the head kick by Blob.
Blob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blob cracks Dren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dren throws a right hand that Blob ducks under and follows up with a left that Blob also avoids with ease.
Dren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blob scores with a head kick.
Blob throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dren tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blob throws a sloppy head kick and Dren moves out of range easily.
Blob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Dren does no damage.
Zdravko Dren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blob swings for the body but Dren moves out of range.
Blob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dren checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blob is out of range and Dren settles back down.
Blob throws a sloppy head kick and Dren moves out of range easily.
Dren takes the fight into the clinch.
Blob has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dren after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blob wants a takedown.
Dren jumps guard and drags Blob to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dren can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blob wants to control from the top but Dren keeps moving.
Dren is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blob would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blob trying to control but Dren is working from the bottom.
Blob has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blob has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Blob is winning the standup battle so far.
Blob throws a right hand that Dren ducks under and follows up with a left that Dren also avoids with ease.
Dren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blob.
Nice shot by Blob.
Dren misses with a two punch combination.
Dren slips a straight right by Blob.
Blob scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blob throws a jab but it's blocked by Dren.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blob connects with an inside leg kick.
Dren blocks a head kick by Blob.
Some wild striking there from Blob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Blob dominated that second 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. 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.
Blob throws a nice head kick!
Blob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blob misses with an uppercut. Dren saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Blob. Those never looked like landing.
Dren tried to score with a low kick but Blob checks it.
A head kick misses from Blob.
Blob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dren.
Dren blocks a jab.
Blob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blob throws a shot from downtown. Dren moves away and avoids it.
Dren dips to his left and cracks Blob with an uppercut!
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dren moves away from the strike by Blob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren blocks a head kick by Blob.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blob circles away quickly and effectively.
Blob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dren decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dren is keen to just control but Blob is a slippery customer.
Dren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blob wants to get back to full guard.
Blob trying to control but Dren postures up.
Dren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blob's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren wants to control but Blob is keeping him busy.
Blob is looking to escape.
Dren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blob keeps working.
Dren prevents Blob from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blob is working hard here to advance position.
Blob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dren is working away from the top position though.
Blob wants to improve his position but Dren is controlling well.
Dren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blob trying to control but Dren postures up.
Zdravko Dren has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dren blocks a head kick by Blob.
Dren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blob on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blob. That's going to slow Dren down.
Blob plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dren manages to avoid it.
Blob goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blob throws a head kick that misses.
Dren avoids the head kick by Blob.
Blob throws a sloppy head kick and Dren moves out of range easily.
Dren moves out of range as Blob strikes.
Blob misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dren moves into range and clinches up with Blob.
Dren is trying to force a seperation but Blob has the dominant position.
Dren tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blob smiles and moves away.
Blob lands a head kick. Dren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dren blocks a head kick by Blob.
Blob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blob tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blob throws a head kick that misses.
Zdravko Dren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Blob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blob throws a head kick but Dren moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Blob.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blob, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Blob!
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hype
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