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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 6973 p4p, 138 weight class) and Vatli Drago (ranked 24205 p4p, 178 weight class). Vatli Drago is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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225 lbs
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200 cm
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264 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin
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Brawler
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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 Montreal, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vatli Drago!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fury digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drago's brow.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Drago blocking some punches.
Drago is trying to stall.
Drago breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fury can pounce on him.
Fury rushes Drago and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury checks a low kick from Drago.
Fury throws a series of strikes that have Drago backpedaling.
Drago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Fury cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury looks to clinch
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the ropes.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Drago's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Fury lands the left hand.
Drago throws the kick towards the body but Fury avoids it.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Drago clinches up with Fury and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fury stalling in the clinch but Drago improves position.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago is looking to control Fury's arms but Fury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drago has his back to the ropes.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago wants to clinch.
Drago wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury is looking to land body kicks.
Drago rushes Fury and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Drago blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago avoids the elbow strike from Fury, against the ropes.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Drago blocks the elbow strike.
Fury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Still in the clinch, Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago looking to slow down the pace here.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Drago.
Drago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fury connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Tyson Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Fury - just one landing.
Fury tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fury with a nice cross.
Fury throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Fury is looking to land body kicks.
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury lands a body shot.
Drago clinches with his opponent.
Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Fury misses.
Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago throws a series of punches but Fury moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Drago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fury duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury stuns Drago with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drago is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Fury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury instigates a clinch.
Fury keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago blocks an elbow strike.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Drago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fury.
Fury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fury lands a shot to the body.
Drago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Drago blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Fury slowing the pace effectively.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
A body shot lands from Fury.
Fury lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye.
Vatli Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Tyson Fury!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Tyson Fury!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Tyson Fury!
Tyson Fury wins by unanimous decision!
As Tyson Fury got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I just taught this bum a lesson about boxing. The King has arrived'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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