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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Drew (ranked 4296 p4p, 539 weight class) and Marek Wieczorek (ranked 3802 p4p, 491 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Wieczorek!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieczorek misses with a body shot.
Drew throwing a counter right hand but Wieczorek manages to avoid it.
Drew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drew closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wieczorek's guard.
Wieczorek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wieczorek is adopting a defensive guard.
Wieczorek keeping full guard, as Drew tries to pass.
Wieczorek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drew trying to control but Wieczorek is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drew 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.
Wieczorek can't keep his opponent in guard - Drew advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wieczorek!
Drew punching from mount but Wieczorek doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Drew sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drew fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drew tries to control but Wieczorek wriggling away.
Drew controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek tries to lock up and control but Drew gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wieczorek is just holding on here. Drew manages to take his back.
Wieczorek tries to roll but Drew sticks to his back.
Wieczorek looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Drew missing with strikes from the back.
Drew punches Wieczorek on the ear.
Wieczorek is in bad spot here.
Wieczorek looking very determined here, making life difficult for Drew.
Wieczorek is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drew wants to control but Wieczorek is keeping busy.
Drew is hanging on to Wieczorek's back as he tries to escape.
Drew 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.
Drew is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wieczorek defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Drew is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wieczorek is defending well though. Drew let's go of the attempt for now.
Drew biding his time, controlling Wieczorek.
Wieczorek tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drew misses with an elbow to the head.
Drew is hanging on to Wieczorek's back as he tries to escape.
Drew trying to control momentarily.
Drew keeps control of the position as Wieczorek tries to break free.
Drew scores with punches from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wieczorek rolls, trying to escape but Drew keeps control of the position.
Wieczorek prevents Drew from getting a body triangle.
Drew misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Drew dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wieczorek lands with a good body shot.
Drew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drew tries to clinch up
and Wieczorek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wieczorek slips a jab and a cross from Drew.
Drew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drew throws a looping overhand right but Wieczorek ducks down to avoid it.
Drew misses with a left hand
and Wieczorek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wieczorek pushes Drew off but Drew dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew decides to stand back up.
Drew misses the jab.
No joy there for Wieczorek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wieczorek looks to score with a jab to the body but Drew is just out of range.
Wieczorek looks to throw the jab but Drew is out of range.
Wieczorek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drew scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Drew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wieczorek can do to turn this around?
Wieczorek is positioning himself well to prevent Drew advancing to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieczorek wants to get back to full guard.
Drew wants to pass to mount but Wieczorek is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wieczorek is looking to improve his position.
Drew wants to control but Wieczorek is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wieczorek defends it well.
Drew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wieczorek's head.
Wieczorek gets full guard.
Drew wants to pass the guard but Wieczorek is keeping the position.
Wieczorek has Drew pulled in close to control his posture.
Drew wants to pass the guard but Wieczorek is keeping the position.
Wieczorek is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek is looking to stand up but Drew isn't so interested in that idea.
Drew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wieczorek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marek Wieczorek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew is looking to land body kicks.
Drew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drew scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Wieczorek. Beautiful body shot.
Drew throws a head kick but Wieczorek moves out of range.
Wieczorek scores with a body shot.
Drew misses with a low kick as Wieczorek jumps back.
Wieczorek misses the shot to the body.
Drew throws out a leg kick but Wieczorek moves out of range and Drew only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek scores with a hook to the body. Drew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wieczorek counters with a right hand to the body.
Marek Wieczorek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Drew does it's job there.
Wieczorek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieczorek doesn't manage to clinch there - Drew circles away.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut
and Drew counters with a two punch combo.
Bubba Drew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wieczorek was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Drew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut there from Wieczorek.
Wieczorek scores with a body shot.
Wieczorek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Wieczorek 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wieczorek throws a big shot that misses.
Drew appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wieczorek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drew counters with a nice uppercut.
Wieczorek scores with a jab to the body.
Wieczorek just misses with a punch to the body.
Drew scores with a jab to the body.
Drew gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Drew crashes against the mat.
Drew is trying to get an arm triangle but Wieczorek is defending well.
Wieczorek is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Drew is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wieczorek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drew unloads with some shots from mount but Wieczorek bucks and avoids them well.
Wieczorek is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieczorek wants to hold on but Drew pushes him away.
Drew looking to control but Wieczorek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wieczorek is looking to improve his position but Drew isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Drew.
Drew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wieczorek looks a forlorn figure.
Drew working for a guillotine from mount but Wieczorek is in no mood to give up.
Drew connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drew tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek is trying to escape the mount.
Wieczorek tries to hold on but Drew pushes him away.
Drew unloads with some shots from mount but Wieczorek bucks and avoids them well.
Wieczorek tries to hold on but Drew pushes him away.
Drew working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drew trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drew landing punches.
Wieczorek has given up his back here. Will Drew look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wieczorek just trying to survive but Drew is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Wieczorek is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bubba Drew!
Our winner, Bubba Drew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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