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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hearts on Fire-Rocky 4 . Yuba Boulwiha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
257 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocky Drago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulwiha shoots in but no luck this time.
Drago connects with a crisp jab.
Boulwiha shoots in looking for a takedown but Drago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boulwiha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boulwiha fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulwiha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Boulwiha persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boulwiha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown by Boulwiha or perhaps it was just good defense by Drago which made him look bad.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Boulwiha. Boulwiha gets slowly back to his feet.
Boulwiha fails with the takedown
and Drago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago rushes Boulwiha and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drago.
A bit of stalling here from Drago.
Drago lands a nice elbow.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha jumps guard but Drago stands there with Boulwiha around his waist. Boulwiha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boulwiha is breathing heavily.
Drago stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Drago.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago presses Boulwiha against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drago lands a hook that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
Drago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boulwiha up against the ropes.
Drago is leaning against Boulwiha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Drago cracks Boulwiha with a nice body shot.
Drago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Drago.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Drago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boulwiha or not.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago pushes Boulwiha back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
Drago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boulwiha.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago scores with a shot to the side of Boulwiha's head.
Drago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Boulwiha takes an elbow to the temple.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Drago.
Boulwiha being controlled against the ropes.
Boulwiha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago works on Boulwiha's body with a couple of short punches.
Drago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Drago's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Drago lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago lands an elbow just above Boulwiha 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago lands an elbow just above Boulwiha 's eye.
Drago is pushing Boulwiha up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Drago lands an elbow inside.
Drago scores with a shot to the side of Boulwiha's head.
Drago lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Drago dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drago leaves Boulwiha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Boulwiha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Drago.
Boulwiha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boulwiha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boulwiha was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Boulwiha goes for a double leg but Drago avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Drago continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drago lands a shot to the body.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Drago gets through Boulwiha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boulwiha is rocked!
Drago lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Boulwiha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drago.
Drago dips a shoulder and cracks Boulwiha with a mighty uppercut! Boulwiha falls back against the ropes and Drago unloads with a barrage of strikes! Boulwiha is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Drago screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Drago!
A very excited looking Rocky Drago made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Yuba Boulwiha spoke after the fight, saying 'I smell TRT here...'.
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