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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Lad (ranked 5981 p4p, 585 weight class) and Tom Drogo (ranked 5653 p4p, 563 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ludvig Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lad.
Drogo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Lad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Lad misses.
Lad throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Drogo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lad!
Lad connects with a right hand. Drogo shakes it off.
Lad throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drogo.
Lad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drogo lands with a short shot to the head.
Lad lands with a short shot to the head.
Drogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lad looking to stall.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lad is trying to maintain a safe position but Drogo gets an underhook and turns Lad into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lad.
Drogo is pushing Lad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lad.
Lad throws a right hand that misses
and Drogo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Lad misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lad!
It looks like Tom Drogo has been cut.
Lad throws a big shot that misses.
Drogo throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lad does no damage.
Lad throws a right hand that Drogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogo also avoids with ease.
Lad lands a jab.
Lad jabs Drogo right on the nose. Drogo blinks but takes it well.
Lad misses with a left hand
and Drogo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lad misses with an uppercut.
As Lad backs off Drogo throws a huge counter combo but Lad manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Lad.
Drogo throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.
Lad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Lad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drogo has closed the distance and engaged Lad in a clinch.
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!
Lad slowing the pace effectively.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Drogo'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.
Lad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Lad.
A little jabbing left from Drogo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drogo slips a jab and a cross from Lad.
Drogo is looking for the big counter here.
Drogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ludvig Lad is winning the standup battle so far.
Lad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogo with the counter takedown but Lad avoids it easily.
Lad scores with a nice strike.
Lad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drogo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lad misses the target.
Drogo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lad misses with a hook. Drogo ducked under it nicely.
Lad lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lad throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lad misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Drogo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Lad misses.
Drogo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Drogo wants to clinch up but Lad keeps it at a distance.
Lad looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lad counters with a two punch combo.
Ludvig Lad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drogo! But no joy.
Drogo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lad misses with a left hand
and Drogo counters with a series of strikes. Lad will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad throws a lazy right hand but Drogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Lad backs off Drogo throws a huge counter combo but Lad manages to avoid it all.
Lad throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily.
Lad throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Lad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lad looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.
Lad misses with a looping right.
Drogo unleashes a big counter combination but Lad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lad misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tom Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad lands with a good body shot.
Drogo has closed the distance and engaged Lad in a clinch.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Lad scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
Drogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drogo looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Lad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Drogo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drogo's guard.
Lad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lad prevents Drogo from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lad trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad advances to half guard.
Drogo has hold of Lad's hands but Lad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lad drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
Lad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lad wants to pass the guard but Drogo is defending well.
Lad is trying to control. Drogo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drogo is defending against the submission attempts here by Lad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad wants to free his trapped foot but Drogo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lad is trying to control. Drogo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drogo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lad works his way into side control.
Lad scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lad is working Drogo over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to escape but Lad is in control.
Lad trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
Lad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lad has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Drogo!
Lad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad landing strikes from the mount.
Lad is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Drogo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drogo looks a forlorn figure.
Lad controlling the position easily from mount.
Lad lands a big shot there that rocks Drogo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tom Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Lad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Lad!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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