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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horace Ratliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Predrag Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Horace Ratliff has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Horace Ratliff seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horace Ratliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Predrag Dragovic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovic has Ratliff up against the cage in a clinch.
Ratliff manages to pull guard.
Dragovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dragovic wants to stand but Ratliff is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dragovic throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratliff has Dragovic pulled in close to control his posture.
Dragovic wants to stand and escape but instead Ratliff has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratliff throws a big elbow that misses.
Dragovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ratliff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ratliff distracts Dragovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ratliff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ratliff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ratliff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ratliff prevents Dragovic from getting back to his feet.
Ratliff sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ratliff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dragovic throws a lazy head kick
and Ratliff counters with a takedown into side control.
Ratliff just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratliff lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ratliff content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ratliff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dragovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ratliff really is a fat lump.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ratliff stands up and beckons Dragovic to his feet.
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.
Dragovic rushes Ratliff and presses him up against the cage.
Ratliff jumps into guard, dragging Dragovic to the mat.
Dragovic is fighting to break Ratliff's control of his arms but Ratliff is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ratliff is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dragovic presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Dragovic is trying to force a seperation but Ratliff has the dominant position.
Ratliff has Dragovic pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ratliff pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dragovic tumbling to the mat - Ratliff dives into Dragovic's guard.
Ratliff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Ratliff dominated that round.
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.
Dragovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Dragovic throws a head kick that Ratliff semi-blocks.
Dragovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dragovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ratliff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ratliff escapes and gets back to his feet.
Predrag Dragovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratliff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dragovic gets tackled into the cage by Ratliff. Ratliff maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragovic throws a sloppy head kick
so Ratliff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dragovic is breathing heavily.
Dragovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Ratliff landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratliff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ratliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragovic can do to turn this around?
Ratliff distracts Dragovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ratliff distracts Dragovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ratliff is working Dragovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dragovic is rocked!
Ratliff postures up and lands a big shot to Dragovic's brow.
Dragovic is still in real trouble! Can Ratliff finish him?
Ratliff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dragovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ratliff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ratliff controlling from the top position.
Ratliff is working Dragovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratliff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ratliff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ratliff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ratliff arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Dragovic's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Horace Ratliff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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