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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Boyer (ranked 6073 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Drillon (ranked 9031 p4p, 0 weight class). George Boyer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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164 cm
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346 lbs
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185 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Boyer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Drillon! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boyer dodges the punch combination from Drillon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drillon. Drillon tries to bum rush Boyer with a series of wild strikes but Boyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Drillon looks winded! Drillon takes a kick to the side of the head. Boyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Drillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Boyer thinks about countering with a head kick. Boyer slips under a jab from Drillon. Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drillon paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Boyer misses its target. Drillon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Drillon does no damage. Boyer drives through and clinches with Drillon against the cage.
Boyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch. Drillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Boyer dodges the punch combination from Drillon.
Boyer throws a quick counter head kick but Drillon was just out of range. Boyer throws a head kick but Drillon moves out of range.
Frank Drillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyer lands a head kick!
Boyer slips a jab and a cross from Drillon.
Drillon gets tackled into the cage by Boyer. Boyer maintains the clinch. Boyer misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyer breaks from the clinch.
Boyer gets a clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Boyer. Boyer wants to clinch. Boyer has managed to clinch.
Boyer manages to break the clinch.
Boyer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Drillon looks to land a combination but Boyer avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyer has Drillon up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyer breaks from the clinch.
Drillon keeps the fight on the outside. Drillon is looking to clinch. Drillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Boyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Drillon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boyer counters with a nice body shot. Boyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Drillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drillon paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boyer is looking to clinch. Drillon is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Boyer lands the left hand. Boyer slips a jab and a cross from Drillon.
Boyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Boyer staying out of range there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Boyer dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drillon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boyer defends it nicely. Drillon looks to land a combination but Boyer avoids it well. Drillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyer circles away quickly and effectively. The fight moves into the clinch position. Boyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Boyer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boyer stalling in the clinch.
Boyer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Drillon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyer throws a sloppy head kick and Drillon moves out of range easily. Boyer misses with a head kick.
Drillon wants to counter with a clinch but Boyer pushes him away. Drillon throws a right and a left that both miss. Boyer throws a counter high kick but Drillon was just alert enough to avoid it. George Boyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Boyer throws a head kick but Drillon moves out of range.
Boyer is looking to wear down Drillon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Boyer stuffs the takedown. Boyer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Boyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. George Boyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boyer takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Drillon throws a right hand that Boyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyer also avoids with ease. Boyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drillon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Boyer drives through and clinches with Drillon against the cage.
Boyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drillon.
Boyer is looking for a counter combo. Boyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyer slips a jab and a cross from Drillon.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyer rushes Drillon and presses him up against the cage. Boyer breaks the clinch.
Boyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Drillon circles away.
A combination from Drillon does no damage. Boyer is looking to counter the offense by Drillon and move into the clinch. Boyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Boyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drillon. Drillon fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. A combination from Drillon does no damage. Sloppy strikes from Drillon. Those never looked like landing. Drillon throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Drillon dives in and grabs Boyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyer pushes down on Drillon's head and hops out. George Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Drillon. Boyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drillon circles away quickly and effectively. Boyer swings for the body but Drillon moves out of range.
Drillon misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drillon looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Boyer tries to clinch but Drillon is having none of it. Drillon lands with a nice combination. Boyer backs away looking to recover. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Drillon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. No joy there for Drillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Drillon will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boyer counters with a head kick. Drillon drives through and clinches with Boyer against the cage.
Boyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Drillon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyer pinned against the cage. Boyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Boyer attempts a counter takedown but Drillon avoids it well and moves away. Drillon dodges the punch combination from Boyer.
Drillon throws a counter combo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drillon misses with a wild combination.
Drillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyer circles away quickly and effectively. Boyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Drillon misses with a double jab.
Frank Drillon seems to be getting the better of the standup. Drillon blocks a head kick by Boyer.
Boyer moves in looking to clinch but Drillon pushes him off. Boyer lands a lovely overhand right. Drillon moves in looking to clinch but Boyer pushes him off. Drillon throws a looping overhand right but Boyer ducks down to avoid it. Boyer throws a big counter combination but Drillon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Boyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! A big right from Boyer misses. Drillon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drillon fails to land with a series of punches.
Drillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drillon misses with a few strikes there.
Boyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drillon throws out the jab. Boyer is looking for a counter combo. Boyer clinches with his opponent.
Boyer jumps guard.
Drillon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. This has been an exciting period of action! Boyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drillon is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Drillon wanted to stand there but Boyer had control of the position. Boyer has control of Drillon's left arm, preventing Drillon from doing any damage. Boyer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Drillon is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Boyer is pushing Drillon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Boyer stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boyer stalling in the clinch but Drillon improves position. Boyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Drillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drillon looks to land a combination. Boyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Drillon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drillon. A right-left combo lands from Drillon. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drillon misses with a few strikes there.
Drillon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Drillon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyer in his tracks. Drillon looks to land a combination but Boyer avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Frank Drillon. I think Drillon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29 Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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