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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 773 p4p, 39 weight class) and Chester Drawers (ranked 952 p4p, 44 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lannister might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Game Of Thrones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Drawers!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister is looking to score with low kicks.
Lannister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lannister tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drawers throws a counter combo.
Lannister is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lannister misses with a low kick.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Drawers keeps it at a distance.
Lannister has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lannister there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lannister looks to throw the jab but Drawers is out of range.
Drawers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lannister lands a jab.
Chester Drawers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drawers lands a nice shot to the body.
Drawers moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Lannister misses its intended target.
Drawers moves out of range of the leg kick from Lannister.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drawers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister.
Lannister on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drawers looks to land a left hand but Lannister moved out of range nicely.
Drawers misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers scores with a sloppy right hand. Lannister should have avoided that one.
Drawers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lannister lands with a hook. Drawers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lannister checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drawers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drawers.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drawers has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lannister closes the distance and clinches up with Drawers, looking for a takedown. Lannister pushes Drawers against the cage but Drawers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lannister moves out of range of the body kick.
Drawers scores with a jab.
Lannister closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drawers's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drawers pulls Lannister in to control the position.
Drawers is looking for a triangle but Lannister pushes his legs off easily.
Lannister slips nicely into half guard.
Lannister is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Drawers is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers moves into full guard.
Lannister keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drawers's head.
Drawers is looking for a triangle but Lannister pushes his legs off easily.
Drawers is looking for a triangle but Lannister pushes his legs off easily.
Lannister postures up in Drawers's guard and throws a big left but Drawers blocks it.
Drawers wants to sweep but no luck.
Drawers is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister cracks Drawers with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Drawers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister with a nice head shot there.
Lannister drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lannister jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drawers is trying to control the position but Lannister postures up.
Lannister trying to control but Drawers is working from the bottom.
Lannister stops Drawers from standing up.
Lannister trying to control but Drawers is working from the bottom.
Drawers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lannister defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drawers is trying to keep Lannister in close.
Drawers keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.
Drawers looking for a sweep. Not yet Drawers, not yet.
Drawers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lannister pushes down on Drawers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drawers trying to control here.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
Drawers gets back to full guard.
Drawers keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Drawers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lannister blocks a head kick by Drawers.
It looked like Lannister was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drawers.
Drawers swings for the body but Lannister moves out of range.
Drawers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Lannister catches Drawers right on the button with a cross.
Drawers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drawers throws a big shot that misses.
Lannister seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Drawers throws a hook to the side of Lannister's head but Lannister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drawers is looking to chop away at Lannister's legs.
Lannister misses with a body kick.
Drawers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but Drawers shows good takedown defense.
Drawers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lannister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drawers misses the jab.
Drawers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers misses with a body kick.
Lannister looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lannister clinches with his opponent.
Lannister has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drawers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Lannister as the two fighters clinch.
Drawers tries to break the clinch but Lannister is controlling the position.
Drawers misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister trying to stall but Drawers improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lannister scores with a shot to the side of Drawers's head.
Drawers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lannister will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drawers up against the cage.
Drawers is looking to break free of the clinch but Lannister has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lannister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drawers pushes Lannister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drawers being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister wants to stall.
Lannister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lannister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drawers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lannister lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Lannister is trying to control the action in half guard but Drawers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lannister connects with a nice short shot to Drawers's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
Drawers tries to get to full guard but Lannister has control of the leg.
Lannister trying to control the pace.
Lannister looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers wants to get back to full guard.
Lannister slips a nice elbow through Drawers's hands, connecting with Drawers's forehead.
Drawers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drawers keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
Lannister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Drawers tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers wants to get back to his feet but Lannister is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drawers has momentary wrist control but Lannister slips an elbow through the middle.
Drawers looking for a guillotine here but Lannister defends easily.
Drawers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drawers has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Lannister passes into half guard.
Lannister takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drawers looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lannister pushes past his half guard into mount!
Drawers is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lannister avoids the body shot from Drawers.
It looked like Lannister was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drawers.
Drawers looks to throw the jab but Lannister is out of range.
Lannister takes one to the chin there.
Lannister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drawers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lannister tries a head kick but it misses.
Lannister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lannister blocks the body kick.
A combination from Drawers does no damage.
A slow jab from Drawers misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Drawers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lannister checks a leg kick nicely.
Drawers misses the shot to the body.
Drawers throws a body punch but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drawers circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lannister is defended easily by Drawers.
Lannister lands a right hook to the body.
Lannister moves out of range of the leg kick from Drawers.
As Drawers tries to get set, Lannister tries to push him back and clinch up but Drawers manages to avoid the attempt.
Drawers throws a lazy uppercut
and Drawers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister lands a head kick. Drawers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drawers misses with a right hand
and Lannister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Drawers misses.
Drawers misses with the body kick
and Lannister counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Drawers misses
enabling Lannister to counter with a crisp jab.
Lannister blocks the body kick.
Drawers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drawers throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg 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!
Lannister moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lannister.
Lannister lands a right hand.
Drawers misses with a punch on the inside.
Drawers is looking to control Lannister's arms but Lannister gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drawers has his back to the cage.
Drawers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Drawers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drawers.
Lannister tries to land a leg kick but Drawers saw it coming and moves away.
Drawers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drawers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lannister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lannister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drawers.
Drawers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drawers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lannister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drawers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drawers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lannister with a body shot.
Chester Drawers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drawers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Drawers.
It looks like Lannister has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lannister misses with the combination.
Drawers connects with a crisp jab.
Lannister takes a swing at Drawers's ribcage but misses.
Chester Drawers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drawers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drawers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister connects with a jab.
Drawers thumps Lannister with a low kick.
Drawers throws a jab when Lannister was well out of range.
Drawers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lannister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drawers's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drawers checks it well.
Lannister moves out of range as Drawers strikes.
Drawers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drawers.
Lannister lands a jab to Drawers's midsection.
Drawers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister tries to counter by clinching up but Drawers breaks away and moves out of range.
Lannister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drawers.
Lannister goes for a double leg but Drawers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drawers continues to drive forward.
Lannister scoring well with a low kick there.
Drawers throws a right hand that Lannister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannister also avoids with ease.
Drawers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drawers scores with a jab to the head.
Drawers is looking to score with low kicks.
Drawers lands a right hook to the body.
Drawers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lannister slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chester Drawers.
I think Drawers 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Drawers!
Chester Drawers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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