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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - Rain Man. Zdravko Dren has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
2 - 12 - 0 |
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180 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Dren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca Modric!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modric tries to bum rush Dren with a series of wild strikes but Dren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dren looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Modric misses with a series of wild punches.
Modric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Modric.
Modric breaks from the clinch.
Modric dodges the punch combination from Dren.
Modric misses with a hook.
Dren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Modric tries to bum rush Dren with a series of wild strikes but Dren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dren works the jab nicely.
Modric throws a right hand that Dren ducks under and follows up with a left that Dren also avoids with ease.
Modric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Modric misses.
Sloppy strikes from Modric. Those never looked like landing.
Dren has closed the distance and engaged Modric in a clinch.
Modric breaks the clinch.
Dren dodges the punch combination from Modric.
Modric throws a nice looking combination but Dren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dren.
Dren dodges the punch combination from Modric.
Modric throws a series of strikes that have Dren backpedaling.
It looks like Zdravko Dren has been cut.
Dren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Modric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Modric swinging wildly here.
Modric moves into the clinch successfully.
Modric tries to break free but Dren pushes him back against the cage.
Modric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Modric closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dren throws a head punch that misses.
Modric's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Modric throws a right hand that Dren ducks under and follows up with a left that Dren also avoids with ease.
Dren blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Modric throws a hook to the side of Dren's head but Dren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dren.
Modric throws a series of strikes that have Dren backpedaling.
Dren tries to land a leg kick but Modric saw it coming and moves away.
Modric throws a nice looking combination but Dren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Modric misses.
Modric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Modric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Modric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dren.
Dren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Modric.
Luca Modric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Modric misses with a hook
and Dren counters with a nice body shot.
Modric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dren.
Modric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Modric throws a right and a left that Dren avoids nicely.
Modric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dren at a distance.
Modric scores with a sloppy right hand. Dren should have avoided that one.
Modric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Modric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Modric cracks a nice hook into Dren's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modric throws a jab when Dren was well out of range.
Dren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Modric.
Modric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Modric lands with a nice combination. Dren backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Modric does no damage.
Modric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Modric is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Modric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Modric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Modric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Modric misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Modric does it's job there.
Modric has Dren up against the cage in a clinch.
Modric breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Modric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Modric gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Modric to keep the fight standing.
Modric's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Modric looks to land a combination but Dren avoids it well.
Dren dodges the punch combination from Modric.
Luca Modric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Modric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Modric lands a right hook to the body.
Modric lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dren sprawling to the canvas. Modric follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dren hang on?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Modric thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dren's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Modric is nestled in close to Dren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Modric drops an elbow to the side of Dren's head.
Modric missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Modric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren'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.
Modric moves into range and clinches up with Dren.
Modric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dren dodges the punch combination from Modric.
No joy there for Modric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Modric looks to land a combination but Dren avoids it well.
Dren is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Modric swinging wildly here.
Dren looks to land a combination but Modric avoids it well.
Modric tests Dren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dren dodges the punch combination from Modric.
Modric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Modric pushes Dren up against the cage in a clinch.
Modric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dren slips a jab and a cross from Modric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren dodges the punch combination from Modric.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Modric takes the fight into the clinch.
Modric breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Modric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Modric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Modric clinches with his opponent.
Modric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Modric moves into the clinch.
Modric breaks from the clinch.
Modric misses with a few strikes there.
Zdravko Dren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Modric has closed the distance and engaged Dren in a clinch.
Modric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Modric misses.
Dren is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Modric moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Modric!
A relieved looking Luca Modric thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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