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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Taio Cruz-Dynamite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 cm
23
135 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
140 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Dragon! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it. Dragon connects with a jab. White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. White checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragon misses with a wild body shot. White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dragon. Dragon looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range. Dragon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing. A nice leg kick lands there from Dragon. Dragon jabs at White's body. Dragon with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dragon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Dragon misses with a looping right. Dragon motions for White to come forward. Dragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A lazy left from Dragon finds it's target. A jab from Dragon finds it's way through White's defenses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good shot there by Dragon.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dragon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dragon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick. White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. White throws out a loose jab but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it. Alex Dragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dragon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Good standup being displayed there by Dragon as he connects with a hook. Dragon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Dragon lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively. The fighters circle momentarily. Dragon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. White connects with a looping right hand.
Dragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragon circles away quickly and effectively. Dragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White misses with a looping left. Dragon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. White misses with a double jab
and Dragon counters with a straight punch to the midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily. White misses with a two punch combination.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Dragon tried to score with a low kick but White checks it. White misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Dragon - just one landing. Dragon avoids a punch combination nicely.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Dragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. White wants to stand but Dragon has a closed guard, so he can't escape. White trying to control but Dragon is working from the bottom. Dragon wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment. Dragon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dragon unloads with some shots from mount but White bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dragon controlling his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dragon wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely. White can't escape the position.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Dragon lands a big elbow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dragon controlling the position easily from mount. White can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dragon dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White moves forwards but Dragon connects with a nice, crisp jab. Dragon loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch. White checks a leg kick nicely. Dragon cracks a nice hook into White's ribs. White ducks right into an uppercut from Dragon. White misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. White catches Dragon right on the button with a cross. White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. White throws a series of punches but Dragon avoids them all with ease. A looping hook to the body misses from White. Dragon does a little dance to reset his feet. Dragon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from White misses. Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss. Dragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. White misses with an uppercut
and Dragon counters with a straight right hand. Dragon connects with a single shot there. Dragon connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back. Good exchange - Dragon coming out on top. Dragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Alex Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. White walks into a stiff left hand from Dragon. Walter White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dragon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragon throws a series of punches but White moves out of range. White takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dragon lands the left hand. No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragon lands with a good body shot. Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dragon lands a two punch combo.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White checks a leg kick nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dragon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White. Dragon throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily. Nice shot lands for Dragon. White throws a series of punches but Dragon avoids them all with ease. Dragon lands a jab to the head.
Dragon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Dragon ducks under a wild hook from White. White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragon. Sloppy strikes from Dragon. Those never looked like landing. Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely. Dragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body. White throws a nice looking combination but Dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dragon tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dragon moves into range and connects with a jab. White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. White swinging wildly here.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dragon lands with a shot to the body. Dragon jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dragon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Dragon throws a leg kick but White moved away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. White dives in and grabs Dragon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dragon pushes down on White's head and hops out. Dragon slips a straight right by White. A left lands for Dragon. Good leg kick by Dragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dragon lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand. White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragon can pounce on him.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragon.
Dragon feints a jab promting White to slip. Dragon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
White misses with a wild combination.
Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss. White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragon throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely. White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Dragon.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragon. Dragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round. White shoots in for a takedown but Dragon shows good takedown defense. Dragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragon defending well as White loads up on a big left hand. A big right from Dragon misses. Dragon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely. White tries to bum rush Dragon with a series of wild strikes but Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Dragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Dragon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
White takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White takes a body punch but keeps moving. White avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss. White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragon counters with a left and a right that stings White. Dragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dragon punishes White's body with a nice straight punch. Dragon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White tries to move into range but Dragon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. White takes one to the side of the head.
Dragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Dragon dodges the punch combination from White.
Dragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dragon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Dragon dodges the punch combination from White.
Alex Dragon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Dragon misses with an uppercut
and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch. White blocking some punches.
Dragon has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Dragon effectively controlling the action here. Dragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away. White breaks the clinch.
Dragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dragon moves out of range of the strikes. White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet. Dragon misses with the combination.
Dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Alex Dragon seems to be getting the better of the standup. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dragon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White. Dragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Alex Dragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Dragon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Dragon! Alex Dragon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
72% |
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