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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TheMan comes to the cage accompanied by Get Up Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 cm
35
202 lbs
33 - 23 - 1 |
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185 cm
31
190 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilya Dragunov! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! TheMan throws a leg kick and Dragunov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Stan TheMan has been cut. TheMan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragunov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from TheMan. TheMan throws a body punch but Dragunov moves out of range. Dragunov misses with a hook. Dragunov dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dragunov's jab looks to have found its range, popping TheMan under the eye. Ilya Dragunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A slapping body kick lands there for Dragunov. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dragunov pivots, looking for a leg kick but TheMan is out of range and Dragunov settles back down. Dragunov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between TheMan's hands. Dragunov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dragunov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragunov throws a good cross that connects.
Dragunov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and TheMan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. TheMan wants to land a leg kick but Dragunov is out of range. Stan TheMan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dragunov tries a low kick but TheMan avoids it. Dragunov thows a left - swing and a miss! Dragunov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from TheMan. TheMan blocks a head kick by Dragunov.
TheMan jabbing away but nothing is landing. TheMan checks a low kick from Dragunov. Dragunov looks to land a combination but TheMan avoids it well. Dragunov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dragunov connects with a leg kick. TheMan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dragunov connects with a high kick. TheMan looks to land a combination but Dragunov avoids it well. We've been told by TheMan's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. TheMan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. TheMan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dragunov checks a leg kick. Dragunov wants to clinch up but TheMan keeps it at a distance. Dragunov darts in and clinches TheMan up against the cage. TheMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dragunov. TheMan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dragunov throws a nice looking combination but TheMan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A cross from TheMan lands. Dragunov cracks TheMan with a good jab. A big right from Dragunov misses. Dragunov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. TheMan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dragunov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ilya Dragunov has been cut. TheMan tries to score with a low kick but Dragunov moves his leg out of the way. TheMan avoids a kick to the body.
TheMan scores with a kick to the midsection. Good leg kick by Dragunov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
TheMan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Dragunov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. TheMan throws an off balance right hand
and Dragunov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. TheMan just misses with a punch to the body.
TheMan swings for the body but Dragunov moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dragunov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Dragunov throws a right hand that misses
and TheMan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. TheMan connects with the punch. Dragunov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but TheMan circles away quickly and effectively. Dragunov avoids the body shot from TheMan.
Dragunov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to TheMan's calf. Dragunov is looking to chop away at TheMan's legs. A looping hook to the body misses from TheMan. Dragunov does a little dance to reset his feet. TheMan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. TheMan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dragunov wants to slow TheMan down by chopping away at his legs. Dragunov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! TheMan avoids the body shot from Dragunov.
TheMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragunov. TheMan throws a leg kick but Dragunov moved away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Dragunov dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot by Dragunov. Dragunov misses with a low kick.
Dragunov dodges the punch combination from TheMan.
TheMan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stan TheMan's cut is getting worse. Dragunov looks to land a left hand but TheMan moved out of range nicely. Dragunov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragunov lands a really nice looking cross but TheMan seems unphased.
Dragunov is looking to clinch but TheMan is avoiding it.
Ilya Dragunov seems to be getting the better of the standup. TheMan cracks Dragunov with a right hand to the side of the head. TheMan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. TheMan throws out a loose jab but Dragunov uses good head movement to avoid it. TheMan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dragunov on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab, jab by Dragunov - just one landing. Dragunov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dragunov avoids a lazy jab quite easily. TheMan tries to work over Dragunov's front leg with a kick but Dragunov checks it. TheMan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. TheMan misses with a straight right. TheMan throws the left hand but Dragunov avoids the punch easily. Dragunov looks for the body kick but TheMan saw that one coming. Dragunov swings for the body but TheMan moves out of range.
TheMan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dragunov misses the shot to the body. TheMan moves away from the strike by Dragunov. TheMan throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dragunov lands the left hand. TheMan throws a leg kick but Dragunov moved away. TheMan throws a leg kick but Dragunov sees it coming and checks it nicely. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dragunov's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragunov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dragunov scores with a nice strike.
Stan TheMan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. TheMan tries a low kick but Dragunov avoids it. TheMan lands with a good body shot. TheMan tests Dragunov's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dragunov walks into a left hand. Dragunov misses with a low kick. TheMan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dragunov doesn't manage to clinch there - TheMan circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. TheMan lands with a hook. Dragunov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. TheMan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragunov.
Dragunov checks a low kick from TheMan. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as TheMan checks a leg kick. Dragunov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. TheMan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dragunov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. TheMan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
TheMan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Dragunov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dragunov misses with a low kick.
Dragunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. TheMan throws a leg kick which misses Dragunov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dragunov tries to avoid it. TheMan swings for the body but Dragunov moves out of range.
TheMan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragunov. TheMan needs to keep his hands up - Dragunov had a free shot at his head there. An inside leg kick from TheMan misses. Dragunov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from TheMan. 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! TheMan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Dragunov wants to clinch. TheMan misses with a straight right. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dragunov lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ilya Dragunov will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
TheMan misses with a hook. A jab lands there for TheMan. Dragunov goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A nice leg kick lands there from TheMan. TheMan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragunov manages to avoid it. Dragunov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dragunov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from TheMan. This has been an exciting period of action! TheMan walks straight into a right hand from Dragunov - that's dropped him! Dragunov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save TheMan from any more punishment! TheMan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ilya Dragunov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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