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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Dracul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray J Favre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dracul comes to the cage accompanied by Dracula, The Beginning - Wojciech Kilar. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray J Favre!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Favre lands with a slapping head kick.
Favre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Dracul.
Dracul connects with a body shot.
Favre looks gassed!
Favre tries to clinch but Dracul moves out of range.
Dracul moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Favre goes down! Can Dracul finish him!?
Favre is rocked!
It looks like Ray J Favre has been cut.
Dracul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Favre is still in real trouble! Can Dracul finish him?
Favre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dracul working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dracul advances nicely into full mount.
Favre seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul controlling the pace for now.
Dracul's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dracul looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dracul controlling from mount.
Favre wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Dracul just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dracul lands a jab to Favre's midsection.
Dracul tries to work over Favre's front leg with a kick but Favre checks it.
Favre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dracul throws a right and a left that Favre avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul closes the distance and clinches.
Dracul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dracul as the two fighters clinch.
Dracul cracks Favre with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dracul.
A short uppercut from Dracul.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dracul.
A hook to the body from Dracul.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dracul.
A short left from Dracul.
Dracul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Favre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dracul scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Dracul.
A right hand to the body from Dracul.
Come on Dracul - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dracul.
Dracul lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Dracul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray J Favre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dracul lands a slapping body shot.
Dracul drops Favre with a left right combo! Dracul follows him down to the ground into side control.
Dracul is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dracul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Favre on the ground.
Favre is breathing heavily.
Dracul has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dracul here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Favre tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dracul easily slips into full mount!
Dracul looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Dracul just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dracul drops Favre with a nice combination! Dracul dives into Favre's guard, looking to finish!
Dracul sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dracul throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dracul decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Favre, up you get!
Dracul throws a one two combo.
Dracul catches Favre napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Favre to the canvas!
Favre looking to control but Dracul passes into half guard.
Favre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Dracul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray J Favre's cut.
That's time! Dracul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dracul and Favre goes tumbling to the canvas! Dracul follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Dracul decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dracul moves into the clinch successfully.
Dracul lands with a right to the head.
Favre jumps guard but Dracul stands there with Favre around his waist. Favre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dracul tries to land knees in the clinch but Favre avoids the damage to the body.
Dracul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Favre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dracul has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dracul.
Dracul lands with a right to the head.
Dracul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Favre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dracul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Dracul - that landed with a thud.
Dracul works on Favre's body with a couple of short punches.
Dracul is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Favre blocks an elbow strike from Dracul.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dracul's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dracul scores with a shot to the side of Favre's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Favre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dracul gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dracul.
Dracul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dracul lands a nice shot to the body.
Dracul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Favres head.
Dracul pushes Favre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dracul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dracul lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dracul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dracul lands with a left to the head.
Favre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dracul smiles and moves away.
Vladimir Dracul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray J Favre.
A head kick misses from Dracul.
Dracul closes the distance and clinches.
Favre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dracul prevents it.
Dracul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dracul lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul lands a body punch.
Dracul lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Dracul on the inside.
Dracul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dracul cracks Favre with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Dracul.
Dracul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dracul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Favre blocks an elbow strike.
Dracul gets through Favre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dracul throws an elbow but it misses.
Dracul lands a body punch.
Favre tries to pull guard but Dracul holds him up against the cage and eventually Favre drops back down to his feet.
Dracul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Favre.
Dracul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Favres head.
Favre wants a takedown but no success here.
Dracul gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Favre.
Dracul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Favre tries to break the clinch but Dracul is controlling the position.
Dracul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Favre can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul digs a right hand into Favre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Favre's gas tank.
Dracul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Favre backwards.
Favre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Favre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dracul.
A hook to the body from Dracul.
Favre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dracul is working Favre over against the cage.
Dracul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dracul lands a body punch.
Dracul lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Dracul.
Dracul pushes Favre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dracul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dracul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dracul as the two fighters clinch.
Favre is trying to break free.
Dracul lands a left hand.
Favre is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Dracul.
Dracul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Favre backwards.
Dracul lands an uppercut.
A short right from Dracul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dracul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dracul lands a left hand.
Dracul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Favre backwards.
Dracul cracks Favre with a nice body shot.
Favre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Favre tries to break the clinch but Dracul is controlling the position.
Favre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dracul smiles and moves away.
Favre misses with a body shot
and Dracul counters by moving into the clinch.
Dracul controlling the action here for a moment.
Favre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dracul scores with a shot to the side of Favre's head.
Favre is trying to maintain a safe position but Dracul gets an underhook and turns Favre into the cage.
Dracul lands a body punch.
Dracul tries to land knees in the clinch but Favre avoids the damage to the body.
Favre wants a takedown.
Dracul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dracul is working Favre over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dracul.
Ray J Favre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Favre can't get the takedown.
Dracul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Dracul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dracul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Dracul!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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