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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Daley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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188 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Daley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vlad Drago! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Daley scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Vlad Drago has been cut. Daley pushes Drago up against the cage in a clinch. Drago takes an elbow to the temple. Daley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Daley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards. Drago working hard to break the clinch. Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Daley lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye. Daley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Daley lands an elbow that stopped Drago in his tracks for a moment. Drago lands a body shot. Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Daley is stalling here.
Drago tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daley. Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Daley controls the action.
Daley effectively controlling the action here. Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Daley controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daley controlling the action here for a moment.
Daley has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Daley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Drago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Vlad Drago's cut even more. Daley lands a jab. Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Drago staying out of range there. Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Daley throws a jab when Drago was well out of range. Drago blocks a head kick by Daley.
Daley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daley misses with a looping right. Daley lands with a right hand. Drago slips a straight right by Daley. A big left from Daley misses. Daley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye. Daley with a nice cross.
The cut above Vlad Drago's eye is starting to cause him problems now. 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! Daley lands a nice looking body kick. Daley misses with a straight left. Daley missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Daley looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range. A big right from Daley misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Daley tries to work over Drago's front leg with a kick but Drago checks it. Daley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Daley tried to score with a low kick but Drago checks it. Daley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Drago checks a leg kick. Daley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago. Daley throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily. Daley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daley. Drago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daley.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daley clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Daley scores with a jab to the head.
Daley misses with a hook
and Drago counters with a right hand to the body. Daley throws a head kick that misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Daley is looking to clinch. Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daley. Daley misses with a hook. Daley lands with a slapping head kick. Drago blocks a low kick nicely. Daley lands a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vlad Drago's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daley throws a leg kick and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daley. Daley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Daley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Daley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A lazy left from Daley finds it's target. Daley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Daley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Decent striking displayed by Daley there. Daley looks to land a body kick but Drago moved away. Paul Daley is winning the standup battle so far. Daley throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drago staying out of range there. Daley lands with an overhand left. Drago moves out of range of the body kick. Daley looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely. Drago walks into a straight right hand from Daley. Daley moves into the clinch successfully.
Daley stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daley. Daley lands a body shot. Drago lands a right hand. Paul Daley has scored more points in the clinch so far. Daley blocking some punches.
Drago blocks the elbow strike.
Drago tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Daley lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drago working aggressively here.
Daley works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daley. Drago is breathing heavily. Daley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vlad Drago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vlad Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Daley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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