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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drago working over Lesnar with some ground and pound. Lesnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drago takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Drago is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Drago keeps him under control.
Drago is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Drago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Drago.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drago postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar pulls Drago in close to his closed guard and prevents Drago from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar pushes Drago off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Drago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lesnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drago seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drago tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lesnar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drago lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fedor Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago shoots in for a double leg but Lesnar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lesnar misses the body punch
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Drago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Drago is adopting a defensive guard.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lesnar manages to get himself to full guard.
Drago throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drago's guard.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar stands up and waves to Drago to follow him.
Drago lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar swinging wilding here.
Drago misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesnar has time to react.
Drago blocks a head kick by Lesnar.
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Drago scores a takedown into full mount!
Drago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Drago postures up.
Lesnar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drago is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar is desperately trying to improve his position but Drago has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago scoring with strikes but Lesnar is staying in there.
Drago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drago landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lesnar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drago lands with some strikes.
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Lesnar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.
Drago looking to finish Lesnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lesnar!
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Drago working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lesnar tries to lock up and control but Drago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Drago.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Drago unloading with bombs!
Lesnar taking shots to the head.
Lesnar wants to control but Drago is having none of it.
Drago unloading with bombs!
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Drago.
Lesnar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Drago lands a big elbow.
Lesnar is desperately trying to improve his position but Drago has a good base and remains in mount.
Drago with the ground and pound from mount.
Lesnar wants to hold on but Drago pushes him away.
Drago lands a big elbow.
Lesnar wants to hold on but Drago pushes him away.
Drago cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Drago postures up.
Drago cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lesnar tries to lock up and control but Drago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lesnar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drago working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lesnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drago.
Lesnar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lesnar trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar keeping control of the position.
Lesnar is looking to control Drago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lesnar avoid being mounted?
Drago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar taking some punishment here, with Drago in his half guard.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but Drago is controlling well.
Drago lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drago thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Drago prevents Lesnar from standing back up.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Drago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lesnar is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drago looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lesnar is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
Lesnar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lesnar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Drago lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drago is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drago decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fedor Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago shoots in but Lesnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago gets the takedown into side control.
Drago works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Drago working over Lesnar with some ground and pound. Lesnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drago throws a strike but Lesnar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ivan Drago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lesnar is looking for a triangle but Drago pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago stands up over Lesnar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drago scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lesnar is proving hard to escape from.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drago is in close to Lesnar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drago must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago pushes Lesnar off and gets back to his feet.
Fedor Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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