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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Drive (ranked 1718 p4p, 208 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 2546 p4p, 289 weight class). Doko Dokov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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178 cm
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drive drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dokov sprawls and moves away.
Drive punishes Dokov's body with a nice straight punch.
Dokov rushes Drive and presses him up against the cage.
Drive scores with a hook to the body.
Drive tries to pull guard but Dokov holds him up against the cage and eventually Drive drops back down to his feet.
Dokov letting Drive take a breather here.
Drive tries to pull guard but Dokov won't allow it.
Drive tries to pull guard but Dokov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Drive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dokov blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive pushes off an throws an elbow but Dokov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drive tries to pull guard but Dokov won't allow it.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Drive stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drive.
Drive lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drive gets through Dokov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drive definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drive creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dokov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drive is trying to pull guard but Dokov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drive tries to throw a body punch but Dokov avoids it by throwing Drive back against the cage.
Dokov effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drive lands a shoulder strike.
Drive has Dokov pressed against the cage.
Drive misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drive jumps guard but Dokov stands there with Drive around his waist. Drive gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drive is pushing Dokov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drive stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dokov's brow.
Dokov jumps guard and drags Drive to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dokov keeping full guard, as Drive tries to pass.
Dokov controls Drive momentarily but Drive frees himself.
Dokov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drive jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dokov is trying to control the position but Drive postures up.
Drive stands and throws Dokov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drive tries for a kimura but Dokov is defending well.
Drive working away.
Drive is trying to get an arm triangle but Dokov is defending well.
Drive is looking to take a break and control but Dokov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drive is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dokov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dokov tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The strikes coming from Drive are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drive tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dokov throws Drive to one side and escapes!
Dokov gets a clinch.
Dokov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dokov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drive misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dokov gets control of Drive's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dokov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drive stands and throws Dokov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drive tries to move to mount but Dokov blocks the move with his legs.
Drive blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Dokov struggling a bit here.
Drive tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drive has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Drive dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drive has managed to clinch.
Drive is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Dokov lands with a left to the head.
Drive throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Drive is trying to pull guard but Dokov has him pressed against the cage.
Drive tries to pull guard but Dokov won't allow it.
Drive tries to pull guard but Dokov holds him up against the cage and eventually Drive drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Drive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dokov throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Drive lands a shoulder strike.
Drive pulls guard effortlessly.
Drive not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drive is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive controls Dokov momentarily but Dokov frees himself.
Drive looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drive is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dokov defends well.
Dokov tries to stand but Drive is controlling from the bottom.
Dokov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drive working for a triangle but Dokov defends it easily.
Dokov lands a couple of digs.
That's two 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.
Dokov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drive trying to keep a closed guard but Dokov is proving a slippery customer.
Dokov wants to stand but Drive is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drive trying to keep a closed guard but Dokov is proving a slippery customer.
Dokov wants to get up but he can't break Drive's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Drive lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dokov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Drive connects with a couple of short punches.
Drive stands and throws Dokov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet but Drive drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive tries for a kimura but Dokov is defending well.
Drive tries to score with some ground and pound. Dokov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dokov throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Dokov is pushing Drive's head away, looking to escape. Drive manages to hold on to the position though.
Drive connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dokov some visible discomfort.
Dokov misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Drive blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Drive cracks Dokov with a big right hand but Dokov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dokov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Drive is looking to take a break and control but Dokov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dokov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drive wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drive is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tim Drive overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drive passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dokov!
Dokov tries to hold on but Drive postures up.
Dokov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Drive.
Drive is trying to control here but Dokov has managed to regain half guard.
Drive throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dokov won't allow Drive to pass to mount.
Drive is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drive seems to be working for a kimura but Dokov defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Drive dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drive closes the distance and clinches.
Drive stalling.
Drive tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drive misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drive lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Drive lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drive creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive slows down the pace here.
Drive's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dokov smiles and moves away.
Dokov moves into the clinch successfully.
Drive trying to stall but Dokov improves his position.
Dokov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drive displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dokov up against the cage.
Drive is trying to pull guard but Dokov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dokov blocks a body shot from Drive.
A head punch on the inside from Drive fails to land.
Drive lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dokov misses with the head strike.
Dokov has picked Drive up - he's going for a ride! Dokov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Drive wants to control but Dokov is keeping busy.
Dokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drive trying to control but Dokov postures up.
Drive keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drive is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dokov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dokov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drive defending well though.
Dokov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive wants to improve his position but Dokov is controlling well.
Dokov wants to stand up but Drive is controlling the position.
Dokov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dokov is thwarting Drive's attempts to control the position.
Dokov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drive defends it well.
Dokov thows a huge punch but Drive dodges it nicely.
Dokov thows a huge punch but Drive dodges it nicely.
Dokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drive's head.
Dokov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dokov is thwarting Drive's attempts to control the position.
Drive actively working from the bottom here.
Tim Drive is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like Dokov is going to stand back up.
Drive is looking to improve his position.
Drive is pressing down on Dokov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drive is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dokov is aware though and is defending well.
Dokov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dokov scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drive throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drive has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dokov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doko Dokov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drive has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Drive!
Tim Drive very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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