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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatenda Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khal Drogo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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261 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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287 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatenda Ihejirika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihejirika displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drogo.
Drogo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ihejirika stuns Drogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ihejirika drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drogo tries to buck Ihejirika off but Ihejirika is having none of it.
Ihejirika is looking to take a break and control but Drogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ihejirika looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drogo is avoiding damage well.
Drogo prevents Ihejirika from moving into mount.
Ihejirika is putting a hurting on Drogo here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Drogo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drogo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Drogo wants to take a breather but Ihejirika is having none of it.
Ihejirika is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drogo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drogo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ihejirika tries to roll over but Drogo keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika trying to control from the bottom.
Ihejirika manages to get to full guard.
Ihejirika trying to control the position.
Ihejirika is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drogo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogo wants to pass the guard but Ihejirika is keeping the position.
Ihejirika working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drogo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drogo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ihejirika throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ihejirika is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ihejirika wants to control but Drogo is keeping busy.
Ihejirika tries to get to full guard but Drogo has control of the leg.
Ihejirika blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drogo.
Ihejirika might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ihejirika gets full guard.
Ihejirika looking for a sweep. Not yet Ihejirika, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Drogo pushes down on Ihejirika's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drogo trying to control from half guard but Ihejirika is working away.
Ihejirika has hold of Drogo's hands but Drogo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ihejirika moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ihejirika is keeping the position for now.
Ihejirika keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Ihejirika trying to keep a closed guard but Drogo is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Drogo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Khal Drogo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ihejirika gets a takedown into half guard.
Ihejirika wants to take a breather but Drogo is having none of it.
Ihejirika seems to be looking for submissions.
Drogo regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ihejirika looking to pass the guard.
Drogo trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tatenda Ihejirika will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ihejirika closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drogo circles away.
Ihejirika drives through with a takedown into Drogo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ihejirika wants to pass the guard but Drogo is keeping the position.
Ihejirika passes Drogo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drogo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drogo wants to sweep here but Ihejirika controlling him for the moment.
Drogo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ihejirika can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been informed that Drogo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ihejirika throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drogo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ihejirika.
Drogo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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!
Ihejirika wants to control from the top but Drogo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drogo is keeping the position for now.
Ihejirika throws a big elbow that misses.
Ihejirika is looking to work some ground and pound but Drogo has wrist control.
Ihejirika wants to control from the top but Drogo keeps moving.
Drogo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ihejirika is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tatenda Ihejirika overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ihejirika is working hard here to advance position.
Drogo cracks Ihejirika with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Drogo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Tatenda Ihejirika has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo lands a nice shot to the head.
Ihejirika is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Drogo! Ihejirika is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khal Drogo!
Our winner, Khal Drogo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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