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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is Drago. A fine choice. Duke Nukem has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Drago's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago checks a leg kick.
Drago throws a combination. Nukem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nukem has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nukem has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Nukem wants to stall.
Nukem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drago walks away with a smile on his face. Nukem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nukem scoring well with a low kick there.
Nukem tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nukem lands a jab to the nose.
Nukem misses with an uppercut
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
Nukem throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
Nukem misses with a low kick.
Nukem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nukem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drago.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukem misses with an uppercut
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago avoids the head kick by Nukem.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nukem instigates a clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nukem misses with an uppercut
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Nukem ducks down to avoid it.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Nukem crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Nukem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Nukem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nukem slips a jab from Drago.
Drago checks a leg kick nicely.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drago blocks a head kick by Nukem.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Nukem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drago is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nukem thows a body kick. Drago tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem connects with an inside leg kick.
Nukem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nukem connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Nukem is looking to land body kicks.
Drago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A leg kick checked by Drago.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Nukem's head back.
Nukem slips a straight right by Drago.
Nukem throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nukem counters with a big head kick but Drago shrugs it off.
Nukem throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Nukem just misses with a punch to the body.
As Nukem looks to move away, Drago throws a big counter combo but Nukem just gets out of the way.
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!
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nukem.
Nukem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Nukem throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Nukem throws a head kick that misses.
Drago misses with a hook.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nukem dodges the punch combination from Drago.
A jab from Nukem misses.
Drago throwing a counter right hand but Nukem manages to avoid it.
Drago throws a body punch but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nukem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Drago 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nukem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nukem.
A lazy left from Drago finds it's target.
Drago is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nukem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Drago misses.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Nukem counters with an outside leg kick.
Drago lands a nice shot that snaps Nukem's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Drago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nukem connects with the punch.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Nukem throws a solid leg kick but Drago takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nukem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nukem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nukem takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nukem throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nukem.
Drago throws a shot to the body.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Nukem crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drago misses with an uppercut. Nukem saw that one coming.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Nukem throws a big shot that misses.
Nukem throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nukem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nukem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nukem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Nukem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nukem drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nukem stands up from Drago's guard - Nukem perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nukem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
Nukem throws a leg kick
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nukem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drago was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nukem misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Nukem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Nukem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Drago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nukem misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Drago misses its target.
Nukem throws a head kick that Drago semi-blocks.
Nukem has Drago up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Nukem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nukem dips to his left and cracks Drago with an uppercut!
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Duke Nukem 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!
Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nukem counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago throws the left hand but Nukem avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nukem misses.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nukem circles away quickly and effectively.
Nukem tries a quick counter leg kick but Drago is wise to it.
Nukem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago avoids the head kick by Nukem.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick by Nukem misses
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drago misses with the combination.
Nukem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nukem throws a nice head kick!
Drago checks a leg kick.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Drago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Nukem slips under a jab.
Nukem throws a lazy head kick
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Nukem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nukem thumps Drago with a low kick.
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!
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Nukem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago looks to land a combination but Nukem avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nukem! But no joy.
Nukem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nukem blocks a jab.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Nukem tries to move into range but Drago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Drago tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Nukem scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Nukem scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Drago misses with a combination
and Nukem counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago connects with a body shot.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Nukem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nukem scoring well with a low kick there.
Nukem cracks the inside of Drago's front leg.
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Nukem moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Ivan Drago.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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