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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McDragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Clegane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 cm
28
284 lbs
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210 cm
26
280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Clegane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ian McDragon! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Clegane throws a right and a left that both miss. Sloppy strikes from Clegane. Those never looked like landing. McDragon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clegane. McDragon throws a solid leg kick but Clegane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDragon. An inside leg kick lands from McDragon. Clegane throws a right hand that McDragon ducks under and follows up with a left that McDragon also avoids with ease. Clegane misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. McDragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clegane.
Clegane throws a right and a left that McDragon avoids nicely. Clegane tries to bum rush McDragon with a series of wild strikes but McDragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Clegane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDragon is looking to chop away at Clegane's legs. McDragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Clegane is breathing heavily. Clegane fails to land with a series of punches.
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! Clegane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDragon.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDragon tries to land a front kick but Clegane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. McDragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clegane's sensitive parts. Clegane tries to bum rush McDragon with a series of wild strikes but McDragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A slapping leg kick lands for McDragon.
That kick from McDragon tenderised Clegane's leg. Clegane is trying to keep his angry face on. McDragon moves into the clinch successfully.
McDragon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clegane's face.
It looks like Gregor Clegane has been cut. McDragon landing knees to the head.
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! Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDragon obliges. Knees in the clinch landing for McDragon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDragon obliges. McDragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Come on McDragon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from McDragon.
Knees to the body from McDragon.
Clegane tries to circle away but McDragon has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McDragon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clegane's face.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. McDragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. McDragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDragon obliges. McDragon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clegane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Clegane is trying to break the clinch but McDragon has him pressed against the cage. McDragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McDragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A knee to the head by McDragon.
McDragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDragon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McDragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clegane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A knee to the head by McDragon.
McDragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. McDragon landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Clegane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sloppy strikes from Clegane. Those never looked like landing. A good leg kick by McDragon. McDragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. McDragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDragon.
Clegane blocks a low kick nicely. Gregor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDragon - that will leave a mark!
Clegane throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDragon counters with a body kick. McDragon lands with a kick to the temple. Clegane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" This has been an exciting period of action! McDragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A slapping leg kick lands for McDragon.
McDragon moves into the clinch successfully.
McDragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McDragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Clegane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDragon landing knees to the body.
McDragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McDragon controlling the action here for a moment.
McDragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McDragon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. McDragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clegane tries to break free but McDragon pushes him back against the cage. Clegane takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McDragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDragon landing knees to the body.
McDragon misses with a knee strike.
Clegane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McDragon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gregor Clegane's cut. That's time! Clegane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clegane looks to land a combination. McDragon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Clegane falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDragon counters with an inside leg kick. McDragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far. McDragon throws a leg kick but Clegane moved away. McDragon throws a nice inside leg kick. Clegane has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. McDragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Clegane misses with a combination
and McDragon counters with a good, hard body kick but Clegane shrugs it off. Clegane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDragon - that will leave a mark!
Clegane is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McDragon throws a sloppy head kick and Clegane moves out of range easily. Clegane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Clegane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. That kick from McDragon tenderised Clegane's leg. Clegane is trying to keep his angry face on. Clegane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McDragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clegane falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDragon counters with a low kick, right behind Clegane 's knee. Clegane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDragon. McDragon obviously looking to wear him down.
McDragon gets a clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for McDragon.
McDragon lands a good knee to the midsection. Clegane won't want to take too many of those. McDragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McDragon lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McDragon landing knees to the head.
McDragon lands a knee to the head.
McDragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ian McDragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. McDragon scores a nice knee to the body.
McDragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McDragon landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDragon obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clegane is trying to break the clinch but McDragon has him pressed against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDragon obliges. McDragon lands a knee to the body.
McDragon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Knees to the body from McDragon.
McDragon looking to stall.
McDragon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clegane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. McDragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McDragon working Clegane over with knees to the body. McDragon scores with a knee to the head.
McDragon scores a nice knee to the body.
Clegane takes a knee to the side of the body. Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Clegane has had enough of the clinch but McDragon keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McDragon lands a knee to the body.
Clegane can't break the clinch.
McDragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDragon with a knee to the head.
Clegane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. McDragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clegane's efforts to push away. McDragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clegane's efforts to push away. McDragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDragon obliges. Clegane tries to circle away but McDragon has him pinned against the cage. McDragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McDragon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clegane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. McDragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. McDragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from McDragon.
McDragon'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. McDragon misses with a knee strike.
McDragon crunches a lovely knee into Clegane's ribcage. Clegane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Clegane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. McDragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clegane's efforts to push away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McDragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gregor Clegane's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Clegane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clegane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily. McDragon clinches up with Clegane and pushes him back against the cage. Clegane can't break the clinch.
McDragon has Clegane pressed against the cage, preventing Clegane from circling away and getting back to striking at range. McDragon landing knees to the body.
McDragon working Clegane over with knees to the body. McDragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. McDragon lands a nice knee to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McDragon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McDragon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The referee is keeping an eye on McDragon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. McDragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clegane is keeping busy. McDragon lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDragon lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDragon obliges. Clegane takes a knee to the side of the body. McDragon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. McDragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. McDragon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from McDragon.
McDragon working Clegane over with knees to the body. McDragon lands a knee to the head.
McDragon lands a good knee to the midsection. Clegane won't want to take too many of those. Clegane is trying to break free. Clegane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. McDragon lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McDragon tries a knee to the head but Clegane blocks it.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. McDragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gregor Clegane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. McDragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Clegane wants to get back to striking at distance but McDragon won't allow it.
Clegane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Clegane can't break the clinch.
McDragon lands a knee to the body.
McDragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clegane is defending well for now. Clegane has had enough of the clinch but McDragon keeps him there for the moment. McDragon lands a knee to the body.
Clegane working hard to break the clinch. Clegane is trying to break the clinch but McDragon is controlling him. Clegane is trying to push McDragon away but McDragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Clegane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. McDragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Clegane gets an underhook and turns McDragon into the cage. Clegane is trying to push McDragon away but McDragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Clegane misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Clegane tries to break free but McDragon pushes him back against the cage. Knees to the body from McDragon.
McDragon working Clegane over with knees to the body. McDragon with a knee to the head.
Clegane takes a knee to the side of the body. Clegane working hard to break the clinch. McDragon working Clegane over with knees to the body. McDragon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clegane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Clegane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. McDragon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Clegane manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Clegane.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Clegane misses with a series of wild punches.
Clegane misses with a combination
and McDragon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. This has been an exciting period of action! McDragon slips a jab and a cross from Clegane.
McDragon gets in close and instigates a clinch. McDragon scores a nice knee to the body.
McDragon landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from McDragon.
McDragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. McDragon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clegane. McDragon lands a knee to the body.
Clegane misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Ian McDragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well McDragon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian McDragon! In his post fight interview, Ian McDragon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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