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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
42 - 17 - 0 |
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe misses with a low kick.
Dragunov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dragunov lands a nice shot to the body.
Boothe lands with a shot to the body.
Boothe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragunov lands with a good body shot.
Dragunov blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Dragunov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dragunov thumps Boothe with a low kick.
Boothe misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Dragunov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragunov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragunov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boothe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boothe throws a hook but Dragunov avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov cracks Boothe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boothe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Dragunov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dragunov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boothe misses with a body punch
and Dragunov counters with a nice leg kick.
Dragunov thuds his shin into the meat of Boothe's side.
Dragunov dips to his left and cracks Boothe with an uppercut!
Dragunov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boothe. That did some damage!
A jab from Boothe misses.
Boothe avoids the head kick by Dragunov.
Boothe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dragunov misses with a looping right.
Dragunov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boothe is looking to wear down Dragunov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two 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!
Boothe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragunov.
Dragunov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Boothe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boothe throws a body punch but Dragunov moves out of range.
Dragunov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dragunov lands a nice looking body shot.
Boothe misses with a wild body shot.
Dragunov lands an overhand right.
Oooooh!!! Dragunov has knocked Boothe down with a huge combo! Dragunov steps away and waves a wobbly Boothe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Thomas Boothe has been cut.
Boothe avoids the body shot from Dragunov.
Dragunov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boothe digs a good hook to Dragunov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boothe.
Dragunov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dragunov scores with a nice head shot.
Dragunov scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice combination there by Boothe.
Boothe scores with a leg kick.
Dragunov tries to score with a low kick but Boothe moves his leg out of the way.
Boothe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boothe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dragunov is able to avoid easily.
Boothe misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragunov throws a body punch but Boothe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragunov was well out of range. Poor timing from Boothe.
Dragunov avoids the body shot from Boothe.
Boothe avoids the head kick by Dragunov.
Boothe 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.
Dragunov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boothe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragunov moves out of range as Boothe strikes.
Boothe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dragunov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dragunov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boothe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boothe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragunov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dragunov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Boothe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Boothe.
Dragunov scores with a shot to the body.
Dragunov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dragunov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boothe is looking to slow Dragunov down with leg kicks.
Dragunov just misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragunov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boothe misses with a body punch
and Dragunov counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragunov digs a good hook to Boothe's body.
Boothe lands with a straight right. Dragunov didn't see that one coming.
Boothe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dragunov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boothe.
Boothe throws a lazy uppercut
and Dragunov counters with a low kick, right behind Boothe 's knee.
A punch combination from Boothe misses.
Nice body kick from Dragunov.
Dragunov takes one to the chin there.
Dragunov checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Boothe backs off Dragunov throws a huge counter combo but Boothe manages to avoid it all.
Dragunov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boothe.
Dragunov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Dragunov coming out on top.
Dragunov slips under a jab.
Dragunov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragunov throws a series of punches but Boothe avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dragunov lands a big head kick that sends Boothe tumbling to the mat! Dragunov takes a step backwards and waves Boothe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boothe is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boothe might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
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!
Boothe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Boothe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boothe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragunov to score with a decent uppercut.
Boothe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragunov circles away quickly and effectively.
Boothe seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boothe.
Boothe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boothe throws a chopping leg kick but Dragunov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragunov.
Boothe tries to score with a low kick but Dragunov moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dragunov.
Dragunov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boothe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boothe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragunov checks the leg kick.
Dragunov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boothe scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragunov throws a sloppy body shot
and Boothe counters with a good low kick that Dragunov was not able to check.
Dragunov misses the shot to the body.
Boothe moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Boothe misses the target.
Boothe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragunov on the side of the head.
Boothe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragunov moves out of range of the body kick from Boothe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a jab to the body
and Boothe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boothe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boothe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boothe thuds his right hand into Dragunov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragunov lands a jab to Boothe's midsection.
Sergei Dragunov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragunov.
Dragunov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boothe throws out the jab.
Dragunov looks to throw the jab but Boothe is out of range.
Dragunov 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.
Boothe misses with a straight right.
Dragunov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boothe throws a leg kick that misses.
Dragunov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergei Dragunov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thomas Boothe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dragunov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dragunov looks for the body kick but Boothe saw that one coming.
Boothe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Dragunov finds it's target.
Boothe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dragunov checks a low kick from Boothe.
A leg kick checked by Dragunov.
Boothe throws a solid leg kick but Dragunov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boothe.
Boothe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe feints and then cracks Dragunov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragunov down.
Dragunov scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragunov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragunov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragunov tries to move into range but Boothe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boothe lands a leg kick that knocks Dragunov off balance momentarily.
Dragunov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Boothe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boothe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragunov manages to avoid it.
Boothe slips a jab and a cross from Dragunov.
Dragunov blocks a jab.
Dragunov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dragunov misses with a low kick.
Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragunov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Boothe to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Dragunov as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Dragunov misses
enabling Boothe to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragunov throws a looping overhand right but Boothe ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boothe throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragunov throws a body kick that misses.
Boothe throws a leg kick
and Dragunov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragunov jabs Boothe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dragunov lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Boothe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov lands with a slapping head kick.
Boothe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boothe misses with a low kick.
Boothe walks into a stiff left hand from Dragunov.
Dragunov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dragunov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragunov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boothe is looking to counter punch.
Dragunov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boothe manages to avoid it.
Dragunov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boothe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragunov. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boothe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragunov connects with a leg kick. Boothe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe is looking to slow Dragunov down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragunov.
Dragunov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boothe.
Dragunov throws a big counter head kick but Boothe avoids it with no problem.
Boothe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boothe misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Dragunov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dragunov scores with a body shot.
Sergei Dragunov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragunov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Dragunov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragunov 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Dragunov!
After winning the bout, Sergei Dragunov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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