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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zagorno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Zagorno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagorno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zagorno throws a shot from downtown. Draclau moves away and avoids it.
Draclau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draclau tries a head kick but it misses.
Draclau misses with a combination
and Zagorno counters with a straight right hand.
Draclau throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Draclau.
A big right from Zagorno misses.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zagorno.
Draclau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zagorno.
Zagorno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draclau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zagorno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Draclau counters with a thumping low kick.
Draclau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draclau lands with a straight right. Zagorno didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagorno connects with a crisp jab.
Draclau rushes Zagorno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Draclau on the inside.
Draclau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draclau - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Draclau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Draclau lands with a right to the head.
Zagorno trying to control the position but instead, Draclau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zagorno into the cage.
Draclau pushes Zagorno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zagorno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draclau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Draclau scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Zagorno is trying to maintain a safe position but Draclau gets an underhook and turns Zagorno into the cage.
Zagorno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draclau backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zagorno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Draclau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zagorno blocks an uppercut.
Draclau blocks a body shot from Zagorno.
Zagorno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Zagorno controls the action.
Draclau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Draclau.
Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Zagorno controls the action.
Draclau pushes Zagorno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draclau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zagorno is keeping busy.
Come on Zagorno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Draclau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Draclau.
Zagorno misses with the head strike.
Draclau lands a hook that snaps the head of Zagorno backwards.
Draclau pushes Zagorno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zagorno taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Zagorno fails to land.
Zagorno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draclau has him pressed against the cage.
Draclau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zagorno is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draclau is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zagorno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draclau tries a body shot but Zagorno blocks it.
I was talking to Zagorno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zagorno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Draclau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zagorno backwards.
Zagorno can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Zagorno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno tries to stall but Draclau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zagorno jumps guard but Draclau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zagorno blocking some punches.
Draclau tries to throw a body punch but Zagorno avoids it by throwing Draclau back against the cage.
Zagorno looking to stall.
Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draclau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zagorno backwards.
A short left from Draclau.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zagorno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draclau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zagorno was well out of range. Poor timing from Draclau.
Draclau wants to slow Zagorno down by chopping away at his legs.
Draclau scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Draclau, as that shot connected.
It looks like Gabriel Zagorno has been cut.
A shot to the body from Draclau misses
enabling Zagorno to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Zagorno blocks the low kick.
A jab from Zagorno misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zagorno's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Draclau misses with the combination.
Draclau throws a hook but Zagorno avoids it easily.
Draclau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zagorno looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zagorno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Draclau wants to clinch up but Zagorno keeps it at a distance.
Draclau ducks under a wild hook from Zagorno.
Draclau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zagorno throws out the jab.
Zagorno throws a looping overhand right but Draclau ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draclau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zagorno at a distance.
Zagorno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zagorno misses with a left hand
and Draclau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draclau lands a jab to Zagorno's midsection.
Zagorno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Draclau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Zagorno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draclau stuns Zagorno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zagorno.
Zagorno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zagorno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draclau! But no joy.
Draclau looks to score with a jab to the body but Zagorno is just out of range.
Draclau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zagorno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draclau, right into the meat.
Draclau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draclau clinches up with Zagorno and pushes him back against the cage.
Draclau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zagorno tries to stall but Draclau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Draclau scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zagorno trying to control the position but instead, Draclau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zagorno into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draclaus head.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Draclau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zagorno's elbow.
Zagorno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Draclau is working Zagorno over against the cage.
Zagorno misses with a body punch.
Draclau misses with a punch on the inside.
Draclau pushes Zagorno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draclau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zagorno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draclau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zagorno.
Zagorno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zagorno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zagorno.
Alphons Draclau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Zagorno misses.
Alphons Draclau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zagorno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Draclau closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Zagorno to counter with a crisp jab.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zagorno.
A little jabbing left from Draclau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Draclau tries to clinch
and Zagorno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alphons Draclau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Draclau tenderised Zagorno's leg. Zagorno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draclau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zagorno tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Draclau defends well and Zagorno ends up having to push Draclau into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zagorno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draclau cracks the inside of Zagorno's front leg.
Draclau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draclau avoids the body shot from Zagorno.
Draclau tries to clinch but Zagorno is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draclau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draclau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Draclau.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zagorno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zagorno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draclau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Draclau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zagorno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zagorno shoots in for a takedown but Draclau shows good takedown defense.
Draclau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zagorno. That did some damage!
Draclau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zagorno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draclau takes a swing at Zagorno's ribcage but misses.
Draclau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draclau scores with a jab to the body.
Draclau looks to land a body kick but Zagorno moved away.
Draclau throws a right and a left that Zagorno avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zagorno's cut.
That's time! Zagorno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Draclau.
Draclau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zagorno.
Draclau with a hook.
Draclau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draclau lands a head kick. Zagorno smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zagorno scores with a head kick.
Draclau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zagorno rather than just go for the knockout.
Draclau motions for Zagorno to come forward. Draclau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Draclau backs away, Zagorno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draclau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zagorno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draclau is fending him off so far but Zagorno persists. Nope, Draclau circles away and we're back to standing.
Draclau is looking to slow Zagorno down with leg kicks.
Zagorno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zagorno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Draclau.
Zagorno is looking to counter punch.
Draclau throws a sloppy head kick
and Zagorno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zagorno throws the left hand but Draclau avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Zagorno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draclau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Zagorno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draclau tests Zagorno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draclau connects with a solid leg kick.
Draclau misses with a body punch
and Zagorno counters with a two punch combo.
Zagorno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zagorno throws a right hand that misses
and Draclau counters with a nice body shot.
Draclau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zagorno.
Draclau works Zagorno's body with a nice hook.
Draclau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draclau closes the distance and pushes Zagorno back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zagorno fails to land.
Draclau keeps control of Zagorno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Draclau misses with a punch on the inside.
Zagorno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zagorno lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zagorno trying to control the position but instead, Draclau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zagorno into the cage.
Draclau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zagorno's elbow.
Zagorno gets control of Draclau's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zagorno will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Draclau controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zagorno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draclau wants to control from the top but Zagorno keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau pushes down on Zagorno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Draclau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zagorno keeps working.
Draclau lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Draclau is looking to take a break and control but Zagorno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zagorno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Draclau slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draclau winds up and cracks Zagorno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Draclau is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Draclau has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zagorno's face.
Draclau trying to control but Zagorno is having none of it.
Zagorno is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zagorno's cut.
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.
Draclau connects with a solid leg kick.
Draclau motions for Zagorno to come forward. Draclau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zagorno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Draclau. That one must have hurt.
Draclau forces Zagorno back against the cage and clinches.
Draclau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zagorno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Draclau uses from the top position.
Draclau stopping the sweep attempt from Zagorno.
Zagorno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draclau manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zagorno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zagorno throwing strikes but missing.
Zagorno looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zagorno postures up in Draclau's guard and throws a big left but Draclau blocks it.
Draclau controls Zagorno momentarily but Zagorno frees himself.
Zagorno trying to control but Draclau is working from the bottom.
Draclau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zagorno's guard.
Draclau trying to control the position from guard on top but Zagorno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draclau connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau postures up and lands a big shot to Zagorno's brow.
Zagorno keeping moving, preventing Draclau from controlling successfully.
Draclau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zagorno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zagorno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Draclau wants to control from the top but Zagorno keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Draclau throws a head kick but Zagorno moves out of range.
Zagorno tries to move into range but Draclau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zagorno throws a hook but Draclau blocks it.
Zagorno moves out of range of the leg kick from Draclau.
Draclau lands with a nice body punch.
Zagorno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zagorno manages to avoid it.
Zagorno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draclau scores with a jab to the body.
Draclau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zagorno checks it well.
Draclau scores with a push kick.
Draclau checks a low kick from Zagorno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draclau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draclau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draclau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zagorno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagorno fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Draclau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zagorno.
Zagorno throws a body punch but Draclau moves out of range.
Draclau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zagorno.
Zagorno went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zagorno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draclau throws a leg kick
and Zagorno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zagorno misses with a head shot. Draclau uses the momentum to regain guard.
Draclau is looking for a triangle here but Zagorno uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zagorno's cut.
That's time! Zagorno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zagorno moves out of range of the body kick from Draclau.
Zagorno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draclau. Zagorno does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zagorno.
Zagorno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zagorno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Draclau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Draclau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Draclau wants to clinch up but Zagorno keeps it at a distance.
Draclau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zagorno. That did some damage!
Zagorno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draclau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draclau throws a chopping leg kick but Zagorno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draclau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draclau defending well as Zagorno loads up on a big left hand.
Draclau swings for the body but Zagorno moves out of range.
Draclau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zagorno appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Draclau throws a shot to the body.
Draclau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zagorno manages to avoid it.
Zagorno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draclau throws a wild body kick that Zagorno sees coming a mile off.
Zagorno misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Draclau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zagorno doesn't seem phased though.
Draclau tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Zagorno - just one landing.
Draclau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Draclau is looking to clinch.
As Draclau backs away, Zagorno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zagorno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zagorno scores with a hook.
Zagorno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zagorno finds it's way through Draclau's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zagorno lands with a right hand.
Draclau throws a right and a left that Zagorno avoids nicely.
Draclau staying out of range there.
Draclau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zagorno ducks under a wild hook from Draclau.
Draclau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Zagorno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zagorno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draclau is fending him off so far but Zagorno persists. Nope, Draclau circles away and we're back to standing.
Draclau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Draclau tries to bum rush Zagorno with a series of wild strikes but Zagorno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zagorno looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Draclau!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zagorno misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Draclau struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau tries to improve position but can't.
Zagorno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Draclau is looking to regain half guard here but Zagorno keeps moving and retains side control.
Zagorno tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zagorno has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Draclau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zagorno postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Draclau is looking for a sweep.
Zagorno working the ground and pound but Draclau is defending the strikes.
Zagorno looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gabriel Zagorno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zagorno trying to control the action but Draclau is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Zagorno.
I think Draclau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
Alphons Draclau is the new featherweight champion!
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