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Event:
CFC 399
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1# Drogo scores with a jab. Bob acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily. Bob lands with a nice body kick. Drogo misses with a hook to the body
letting Bob counter with a right hand. Drogo misses with a kick to the body.
Bob misses with a hook. Drogo tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Neal Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A thudding body kick lands there by Drogo!
Drogo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bob has time to react. Drogo throws a body kick that misses and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Drogo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Bob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1# Drogo blocks a head kick by Bob.
Drogo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bob with a body shot. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drogo - that will leave a mark!
Drogo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Drogo lands a head shot.#CUT2# It looks like Neal Bob has been cut. Drogo slips a straight right by Bob. Drogo wants to counter the offense by Bob and move into the clinch position. Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Drogo counters with a stiff right hand. Drogo scores with a punch to the head. Bob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Drogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neal Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Drogo counters with a stiff right hand. Drogo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bob defends well and Drogo ends up having to push Bob into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Bob throwing a counter right hand but Drogo manages to avoid it. Bob throws a head kick that misses and Drogo counters with a lovely straight right hand! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drogo tries to land a leg kick but Bob saw it coming and moves away.
Bob throws a body kick that misses. #T2# Bob avoids a kick to the body.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Good work by Drogo as he checks the leg kick. Bob slips a straight right by Drogo. Drogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drogo jabs Bob to the body, keeping him at a distance. Jab by Bob. Drogo tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Bob throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. And Drogo tries to counter it with a takedown but Bob pushes his down on his head and steps out. Drogo walks into a stiff left hand from Bob.#T3# Drogo checks a low kick from Bob. Drogo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. A lazy body kick from Bob and Drogo counters with a nice uppercut. Bob blocks a head kick by Drogo.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and checks it nicely. Drogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Drogo to counter with a crisp jab. A head kick by Bob misses and Drogo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2# Bob gets tackled into the cage by Drogo. Drogo maintains the clinch. Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Drogo lands with a light punch inside. Drogo working aggressively here.
Bob takes a shot to the head. A body shot lands from Drogo.
Bob is breathing heavily.#T4# Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drogo has him pressed against the cage. Drogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage. Drogo lands a right hand. Drogo lands a nice shot to the body. Drogo lands with a right to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Drogo. Drogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob. Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo lands a body punch. Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right from Drogo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Neal Bob's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Drogo cracks Bob with a good jab. Drogo scores with a jab. Bob acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. An inside leg kick lands from Drogo. Bob looks to land a body kick but Drogo moved away. Drogo throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side. Drogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Drogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo throws a nice inside leg kick. Drogo blocks a head kick by Bob.
Bob tries to land a body kick letting Drogo counter with a right hand. Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Drogo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1# Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drogo circles away quickly and effectively. Drogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Drogo lands a jab to the nose. A decent looking cross lands there for Drogo. Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob dips to his left and cracks Drogo with an uppercut! Bob lands a head kick!
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Drogo counters with a leg kick. Drogo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A jab from Drogo does it's job there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bob throws a head kick that misses. Bob ducks under a wild hook from Drogo.#T2##TD2# Drogo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bob's guard. Drogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drogo on the ground. Drogo throws a big elbow that misses. Drogo wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving. Drogo lands a couple of digs. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bob is controlling Drogo's posture. Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3# Drogo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Drogo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bob keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully. Drogo chips away with some ground and pound. Drogo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Drogo wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Drogo throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it. Khal Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup. An inside leg kick lands from Drogo. #T4# Drogo shoots in and drives through. Bob sprawls well. Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A big left from Bob misses. It seemed like Drogo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Drogo defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand. Bob looks to land a combination but Drogo avoids it well. Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Drogo throws a nice outside leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Drogo. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Drogo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily. Bob throws a big counter combination but Drogo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Bob walks into a straight right hand from Drogo. Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Drogo counters with a lovely straight right hand! This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo throws a body kick that misses. Bob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drogo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Neal Bob's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R3# Drogo lands a jab to the nose. Bob throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bob swings and misses with a shot to the body and Drogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2# Drogo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Drogo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Drogo moves into full mount! Bob won't be happy about that! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Drogo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#T1# Bob is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Drogo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drogo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bob looks a forlorn figure.
Drogo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drogo working away from the top, dropping strikes. Drogo lands a big elbow. Drogo landing strikes from the mount.#ROC2# Bob is rocked! Oooooh, big shot lands for Drogo! Bob is hurt baaadly! Drogo is firing away with more strikes - Bob is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Drogo! Khal Drogo retains his middleweight title! An out of breath Khal Drogo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
CFC 394
Date: Sep 23, 2016 |
#R1# Haas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Haas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD# and Drogo counters with a single leg into guard. Haas didn't expect that. Drogo is fighting to break Haas's control of his arms but Haas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Drogo throws a big right hand that misses. Haas looking for a sweep. Not yet Haas, not yet. Haas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace. Drogo chips away with some ground and pound. Drogo 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. Haas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haas's head. Drogo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Drogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1# Drogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Drogo chips away with some ground and pound. Drogo being controlled here momentarily. Haas trying to keep a closed guard but Drogo is proving a slippery customer.
Drogo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Drogo stands up over Haas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Drogo is working Haas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Haas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Drogo throwing strikes from guard but Haas blocks nicely. Drogo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haas works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Drogo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Drogo is looking to take a break and control but Haas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Haas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drogo. #T3# Drogo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Haas to see if he's OK. Drogo scores with a couple of short elbows. Drogo wants to control but Haas is keeping him busy. Drogo working the strikes but Haas uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Haas is trying to control but can't.
Haas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB# Drogo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Haas is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4##SUB# Drogo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drogo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Haas is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Drogo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Haas trying to control but Drogo postures up.
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. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Haas's temple. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haas can do to turn this around? Haas drops his hands momentarily and Drogo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Drogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haas can pounce on him.
Haas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away. Drogo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. A cross from Drogo lands. Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haas's calf. Haas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Haas slips a jab and a cross from Drogo.
Drogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Haas looks for the body kick but Drogo saw that one coming. Haas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Drogo on the wrong end of a nice hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo misses with a hook
and Haas counters with a thumping low kick. Haas misses with a low kick.
Haas scores with a decent looking hook. Drogo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1# Drogo throws out a leg kick but Haas moves out of range and Drogo only half commits. Haas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Haas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drogo at a distance.
Drogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Drogo misses with a body shot.
Haas with a jab. Vaas Haas seems to be getting the better of the standup. Haas lands a front kick. Haas just misses with a punch to the body.
Haas missing with a left hand there. Drogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drogo. Drogo throws an overhand right that lands on Haas's shoulder, as Haas tries to avoid the shot. Drogo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Haas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Haas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo. Drogo cracks Haas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Vaas Haas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2# A looping hook to the body misses from Haas. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet. Drogo tries to counter with a takedown but Haas is quick to defend against it. Drogo moves out of range of the leg kick from Haas. Haas checks a low kick from Drogo. Drogo throws a chopping leg kick but Haas manages to avoid taking any serious damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haas. Haas avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Haas lands with a slapping head kick. Haas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drogo rather than just go for the knockout. Haas scores with a sloppy right hand. Drogo should have avoided that one. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drogo. Haas shrugs it off though. #CL# Drogo moves into range and clinches up with Haas. Haas can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Haas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Haas tries to circle away but Drogo has him pinned against the cage. Haas lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2# Haas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haas blocks the body kick.
#T3# Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Haas slips the punch. Drogo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Haas wants to land a leg kick but Drogo is out of range. As Haas tries to get set, Drogo tries to push him back and clinch up but Haas manages to avoid the attempt. Jab by Haas. Haas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haas throws a poor cross that misses
#CL# and Drogo counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2# Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Haas swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo tried to counter with a leg kick but Haas avoided it. Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haas was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo. Drogo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Drogo misses with a hook. Haas ducked under it nicely. Drogo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Drogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haas circles away. Haas cracks Drogo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Haas connects with a body shot. Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haas. Haas throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it. Haas throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Haas connects with a solid leg kick. Haas misses with a kick to the body.
Haas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Haas is looking to slow Drogo down with leg kicks. Good exchange - Drogo coming out on top. Drogo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drogo moves in looking to clinch but Haas pushes him off. Haas scores with a jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Drogo is looking to chop away at Haas's legs. Haas throws out a counter right but Drogo avoids it with no problem.#TD# Drogo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haas's guard. Drogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haas's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vaas Haas will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R3# Drogo lunges at Haas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haas's hand. Drogo misses with a low kick. Nice body punch from Haas. Haas throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it. Drogo appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Haas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haas just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo avoids the head kick by Haas.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haas throws a head kick that misses. Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Haas is just out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Haas misses with a wild body shot. Drogo slips a straight right by Haas. Drogo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. An inside leg kick lands from Drogo. Drogo tests Haas's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jab by Haas.#T1# Haas works Drogo's body with a nice hook. Haas pushes Drogo away with a front kick. Haas misses with a body shot.
Haas moves out of range as Drogo throws a body kick.
Haas scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Haas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Haas throws a leg kick which misses Drogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Drogo tries to avoid it. Crunch! Drogo slams his shin into Haas's torso. Horrible takedown attempt by Drogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Haas, which made it look bad. Drogo looks for a takedown but Haas sprawls well. Drogo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Drogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2# Haas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drogo. This has been an exciting period of action! Haas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Drogo throws a sloppy body shot
and Haas counters with a lovely straight right hand! Haas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Haas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Drogo jabbing away but nothing is landing. Haas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drogo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haas scrambles back to his feet. Drogo blocks a head kick by Haas.
Drogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Haas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Haas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Haas misses. Haas takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses. Drogo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3# Haas throws a lazy uppercut
and Drogo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haas really felt that one! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Drogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haas. Haas obviously looking to wear him down.
Haas misses with a straight right. Drogo misses with a straight left. Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Drogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haas. Drogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Haas counter with a right hand. Drogo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haas if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Haas 's head but he takes it in his stride. Haas throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily. Drogo looks for the body kick but Haas saw that one coming. Drogo avoids the body shot from Haas.
Drogo shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Drogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Haas misses with a hook
and Drogo counters with an outside leg kick.
Haas throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range. Drogo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haas just manages to avoid it. A clash of legs there as Drogo blocks the low kick. Drogo half committed to a counter leg kick. Haas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Drogo shoots in looking for a takedown. Haas tries to sprawl out of it but Drogo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Haas swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo thinks about countering with a body kick. Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haas clobbers Drogo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Haas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drogo. Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haas.
#CL# Drogo moves into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vaas Haas just about did enough to take it. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R4# Drogo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Haas. Drogo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Haas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drogo's calf. Drogo jabs at Haas's body. Haas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Drogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Haas off the cage and back into range. Haas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haas's corner calls for a 1-2. Haas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Drogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Haas looks like he wants to counter punch here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Haas wants to land a leg kick but Drogo is out of range. Drogo cracks Haas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1# Drogo is looking to clinch. Haas throws a nice inside leg kick. Drogo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Haas misses with a hook. Drogo ducked under it nicely. Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Haas throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Haas staying out of range there. Haas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Haas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drogo in his tracks. Drogo misses with a straight left. #CL# Drogo instigates a clinch. Drogo lands a body shot. #BC2# Haas breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogo.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Haas catches Drogo right on the button with a cross.#T2# Drogo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD# Drogo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haas to the mat! Haas manages to get full guard. Haas keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully. Haas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Drogo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Drogo trying to control but Haas is working from the bottom. Haas managing to control the position. #T3# Drogo connects with a couple of short punches. Haas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drogo postures up in Haas's guard and throws a big left but Haas blocks it. Drogo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haas's guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drogo lands a nice short elbow. 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. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Haas's temple. Drogo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4# Drogo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Drogo trying to mount his opponent but Haas defends it. Drogo lands with a punch from half 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. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Haas's temple. Haas manages to get to full guard.
Haas working a defensive guard but Drogo passes into half guard.
Drogo wants to control but Haas is keeping him busy. Drogo is just content to waste time from the top position. Haas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo had his way with Vaas Haas in that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! #R5# Donk. Drogo catches Haas right on the button with a cross. Haas lands with a good body shot. A clash of legs there as Drogo blocks the low kick. Haas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo. Drogo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Haas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drogo's head backwards. Haas throws the kick towards the body but Drogo avoids it. The fighters circling - Haas throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It looked like Drogo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Nice uppercut there from Haas. Drogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haas circles away quickly and effectively. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Haas throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily. Vaas Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Drogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Drogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Drogo blocks a jab. Haas motions for Drogo to come forward. Haas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T1# Drogo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haas pinned against the cage. Haas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Haas throws a quick inside leg kick. Haas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drogo. Drogo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haas swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL# Drogo gets a clinch. A short body shot lands from Haas as the two fighters clinch.
Haas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drogo. Drogo lands a shoulder strike. Drogo takes a shot to the head. #BC2# Haas breaks the clinch.
Drogo shoots in for a double leg but Haas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T2# Drogo fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Drogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Haas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD# Drogo scores with a takedown into Haas's guard. Drogo's corner is telling him to maintain position. Drogo forces his way into half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Haas manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3# Drogo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Drogo is working Haas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB# Drogo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Drogo, into his guard. #REVB# Drogo is trying to control the position but Haas postures up. Khal Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Haas scoring with punches to the head and body. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Haas stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo. Drogo keeping moving, preventing Haas from controlling successfully. Drogo wants to sweep here but Haas controlling him for the moment. Drogo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight! Vaas Haas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Haas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaas Haas! Vaas Haas very nearly forgot to thank Museum of Monsters & Madmen 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. Khal Drogo spoke after the fight, saying 'Hmph'.
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Event:
CFC 391
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1# Pekkarinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Decent striking displayed by Drogo there. An inside leg kick lands from Drogo. Drogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Pekkarinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming. Drogo digs a good body shot into Pekkarinen's ribs. Good shot there by Drogo. Pekkarinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Pekkarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogo.
Pekkarinen feints a jab promting Drogo to slip. Pekkarinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drogo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2# It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Decent striking displayed by Pekkarinen there. Pekkarinen lands with a nice body punch. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pekkarinen 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. Pekkarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Pekkarinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sloppy strikes from Pekkarinen. Those never looked like landing. Pekkarinen digs a good body shot into Drogo's ribs.#T1# Pekkarinen throws a nice looking combination but Drogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Pekkarinen scores with a kick to the body.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen sees it coming and moves out of range. Drogo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogo. Drogo missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Pekkarinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Pekkarinen closes the distance and clinches up with Drogo, looking for a takedown. Pekkarinen pushes Drogo against the cage but Drogo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Pekkarinen off balance momentarily. Pekkarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drogo's sensitive parts. Pekkarinen throws a low kick but Drogo avoids it. Drogo throws a chopping leg kick but Pekkarinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Drogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drogo scores with a nice strike. Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big left from Pekkarinen misses. A bone on bone clash there as Pekkarinen blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drogo. Drogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pekkarinen will feel that in the morning. Drogo with a nice cross. Drogo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Drogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#TD# Drogo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pekkarinen did well to prevent Drogo getting side control. Drogo prevents Pekkarinen from improving his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pekkarinen is not content to let Drogo control the position. Pekkarinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drogo. #T3# Pekkarinen desperately trying to maintain half guard. Drogo wants to pass to mount but Pekkarinen is defending the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pekkarinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drogo scores with a couple of nice shots. Drogo scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Drogo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Drogo 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. Drogo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Pekkarinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drogo controlling from mount. #T4# A nice elbow there by Drogo. Pekkarinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drogo wants to control the pace but Pekkarinen is squirming around nicely. Pekkarinen gets back to half guard. Drogo working Pekkarinen over with strikes. Drogo lands with a punch from half guard. Drogo scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Pekkarinen tries to roll over but Drogo keeps him under control. Drogo trying to control from half guard but Pekkarinen is working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Drogo thuds his right hand into Pekkarinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that both miss. Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it. Drogo throws a body shot but no joy. And Pekkarinen tries to counter it with a takedown but Drogo pushes his down on his head and steps out. Pekkarinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Pekkarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khal Drogo is winning the standup battle so far. Pekkarinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pekkarinen's waist but Pekkarinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drogo off to one side. Pekkarinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drogo is able to avoid easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pekkarinen sees it coming and avoids it easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pekkarinen checks the leg kick. Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pekkarinen can do to turn this around? Pekkarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1# A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage. Pekkarinen blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen misses with a leg kick letting Drogo counter with a right hand. Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Pekkarinen shoots for a takedown but Drogo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD# Drogo drives through with a takedown into guard. Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Drogo landing some decent shots from guard. Drogo controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Drogo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2# Pekkarinen tries to land a sweep but no joy. Drogo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Pekkarinen looking to control.
Drogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Drogo scoring with some ground and pound. Drogo is working Pekkarinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Drogo looking to pass the guard. Pekkarinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Drogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pekkarinen's head.#T3# Pekkarinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Drogo chips away with some ground and pound. Drogo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Drogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Drogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Drogo won't allow Pekkarinen to sweep him here. Drogo connects with a couple of short punches. Pekkarinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Drogo wants to pass the guard but Pekkarinen is keeping the position. Drogo slips nicely into half guard.#T4# Drogo is trying to control. Pekkarinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Drogo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pekkarinen! A nice elbow there by Drogo. Drogo lands a heavy elbow. Pekkarinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Drogo scoring with strikes to the body and head. This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo winds up and cracks Pekkarinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Drogo lands with a punch from half guard. Drogo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pekkarinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R3# Pekkarinen scores with a nice head shot.#TD# Drogo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Pekkarinen keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully. Drogo working some strikes from top position. Drogo wants to control from the top but Pekkarinen keeps moving. Pekkarinen is controlling Drogo's posture. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pekkarinen's head. Drogo wants to control from the top but Pekkarinen keeps moving. Drogo scoring with some ground and pound. #T1# Pekkarinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Khal Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Drogo working some strikes from top position. Drogo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Drogo lands a couple of digs.#T2# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Pekkarinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drogo. Pekkarinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pekkarinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drogo's guard. #REVB# Pekkarinen scoring with punches to the head and body. Drogo is adopting a defensive guard. Drogo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB# Drogo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pekkarinen defends well.#T3##SUB# Pekkarinen stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Drogo throws up his legs and catches Pekkarinen in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Pekkarinen tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Drogo! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Khal Drogo! Khal Drogo retains his middleweight title! After winning the bout, Khal Drogo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
CFC REBIRTH
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1# Declan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Declan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it. Drogo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Drogo blocks a leg kick. Drogo connects with a high kick. Nice defenses there by Declan. Drogo feints and then cracks Declan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Declan down. A decent looking body kick lands there for Drogo. Khal Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Drogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Declan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drogo doesn't seem phased though. Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Drogo misses with a right hand and Declan counters with an inside leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drogo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Declan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Declan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drogo cracks the inside of Declan's front leg. #T1# Declan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Declan is just out of range. Drogo looks for the body kick but Declan saw that one coming. Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#TD2# Drogo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Drogo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Drogo with the ground and pound but Declan uses the opportunity to regain guard. Drogo is looking to advance position but Declan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR# Poor strikes thrown by Declan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Drogo is trying to escape the mount.
#T2# Drogo wants to hold on but Declan pushes him away. This has been an exciting period of action! Declan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drogo's face.
Drogo tries to hold on but Declan postures up. Declan controlling from mount. #T3# Drogo tries to hold on but Declan postures up. Declan misses with a head shot. Drogo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drogo is in a horrible position here. Declan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drogo tries to hold on but Declan postures up.#T4# Declan controlling from mount. Drogo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Drogo tries to get to full guard but Declan has control of the leg. Drogo keeps control of the position for the meantime. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khal Drogo will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Declan avoids a kick to the body.
Declan attempts a counter takedown but Drogo avoids it well and moves away. Drogo misses with a low kick. Declan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Declan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Declan throws a hook but Drogo blocks it. Declan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogo. Declan works the jab nicely. A jab from Declan misses. Nice shot by Declan. Drogo scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A leg kick checked by Declan. A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet. Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Declan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T1# Drogo throws a quick inside leg kick. A clash of legs there as Declan blocks the low kick. Declan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drogo. Declan misses with a series of wild punches.
Drogo is looking to slow Declan down with leg kicks. Declan lands with a kick to the temple. Drogo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogo.
Declan swings away with a leg kick that misses. Drogo misses with a low kick.
Declan misses with a hook
and Drogo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Declan throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.#T2# A leg kick checked by Declan. Declan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Drogo throws a hook to the side of Declan's head but Declan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Declan.
Drogo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Declan takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses. Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Drogo punishes Declan's body with a nice straight punch. Declan throws a body kick that misses and Drogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A head kick misses from Declan. Declan checks a low kick from Drogo. A good leg kick by Declan. Drogo connects with a solid leg kick. Declan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3# A jab from Drogo does it's job there. Declan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Drogo lands a head shot. Declan misses with a straight right. Jab from Declan. Declan throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily. Declan misses with a straight right. Drogo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Drogo connects with a leg kick. Declan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Declan connects with a leg kick. Drogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A head kick from Drogo lands but Declan takes it in his stride. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drogo scores with a shot to the body.
Drogo is looking to clinch. #T4# Declan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogo. Drogo obviously looking to wear him down.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogo throws a head kick that half lands.
Declan misses the shot to the body. Drogo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet. Declan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drogo counters with a nice body kick. Declan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Drogo feints and then cracks Declan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Declan down. Drogo scores with a kick to the body.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Declan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Drogo checks a low kick from Declan. Drogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Declan. Drogo throws a body shot but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo 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. #R3# Declan wants to land a leg kick but Drogo is out of range. Drogo lands a jab. Drogo tried to score with a low kick but Declan checks it. Khal Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Declan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Declan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Drogo looks for the body kick but Declan saw that one coming. Drogo cracks Declan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Declan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Declan ducks under a wild hook from Drogo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Declan needs to keep his hands up - Drogo had a free shot at his head there. Declan misses with a low kick. And Drogo tries to counter it with a takedown but Declan pushes his down on his head and steps out. A big left from Declan misses. Drogo lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan. Drogo looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1# Declan misses with a head kick.
Declan throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily. Drogo lands with a nice body kick. Goban Declan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Declan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Declan throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it. Drogo scores with a jab. Declan acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Drogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drogo misses with a straight left. Declan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Declan was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo. Declan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Drogo throws a body kick that misses and Declan counters with a two punch combo. Drogo connects with a body shot that sends Declan's belly button to the back. Declan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2# Drogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Drogo throws a leg kick #TD# and Declan counters with a takedown into side control. Drogo tries to buck Declan off but Declan is having none of it. Drogo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Declan tries to move to mount but Drogo blocks the move with his legs. We've been hearing that Declan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Drogo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Declan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Drogo wants to get back to full guard but Declan has passed into side control.#T3# Drogo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Declan trying to control from half guard but Drogo is working away. Declan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drogo defending well though. Declan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Declan is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Drogo is looking for a sweep. Declan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Drogo is controlling Declan's position as best he can from this difficult position.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Declan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogo counters with a good low kick that Declan was not able to check. Drogo cracks Declan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Drogo throws a push kick but Declan slaps the foot to one side. Drogo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Declan throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Declan misses with a body shot.
Drogo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Declan throws a right hand that Drogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogo also avoids with ease. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drogo! But no joy. Declan avoids a low kick by using good footwork. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Goban Declan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R4# Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Declan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Drogo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Declan. Declan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo throws a half hearted mid kick. A punch lands to the side of Declan 's head but he takes it in his stride. Declan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drogo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Declan. Declan misses with an uppercut. Drogo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Declan digs a good body shot into Drogo's ribs. The crowd cheers as Drogo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Declan doesn't seem phased though. Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Declan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Declan misses with a hook
and Drogo counters with a nice body shot. #T1# Drogo throws a poor cross that misses
and Declan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Drogo slips a jab from Declan. Declan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogo.
And Declan counters with a quick kick to the body but Drogo blocks it. A good leg kick by Drogo. Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Declan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Drogo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good standup being displayed there by Drogo as he connects with a hook. Declan scores with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Declan there. Declan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A telegraphed right hand from Drogo misses the target. #T2# Drogo misses with a body shot.
Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Declan throws out the jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo works Declan's body with a nice hook. Declan misses with a right hand and Drogo counters with a straight right hand. Drogo cracks Declan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Drogo throws a hook but Declan avoids it easily. Declan thows a left - swing and a miss! Declan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Drogo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Declan moves out of range of the body kick from Drogo.
Drogo scores with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Drogo coming out on top.#T3# Drogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Declan off the cage and back into range. Declan misses the shot to the body. Declan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Declan misses the jab. Drogo looks like he wants to counter punch here. Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Declan misses with a head kick.
Declan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A slow jab from Declan misses its intended target. Nice body punch from Drogo. Drogo blocks a jab. Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Declan. A leg kick checked by Declan.#T4# Drogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Drogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A good leg kick by Drogo. Drogo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Declan thows a leg kick but Drogo checks it and Drogo counters with a straight right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Drogo lands with a shot to the body. Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Declan.
Declan misses with a lunging right hand
and Drogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Drogo tries to work over Declan's front leg with a kick but Declan checks it. Declan missing with a left hand there. Drogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Drogo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A punch combination from Declan misses. Declan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Declan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that fourth round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! #R5# Drogo throws a series of punches but Declan avoids them all with ease. Declan checks a leg kick. Declan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Drogo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Declan looks to land a left hand but Drogo moved out of range nicely. Drogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Declan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Drogo throws a body shot but no joy. Drogo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drogo slips under a jab from Declan. Drogo flicks out a counter leg kick but Declan steps away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Declan checks a leg kick. Drogo blocks a head kick by Declan.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Declan off balance momentarily. Declan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drogo.#T1# Drogo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Drogo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Declan. Declan misses with a jab to the body
and Drogo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Declan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Declan misses the body punch enabling Drogo to counter with a crisp jab. Drogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Declan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Drogo lunges at Declan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Declan's hand. Declan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo throws out a counter right but Declan avoids it with no problem. Drogo keeps Declan at a distance using the push kick. Declan misses with a shot to the body and Drogo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Declan throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drogo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2# Declan throws a leg kick that misses. Nice body kick from Declan. Declan misses with a lunging right hand
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Declan scores with a jab. Declan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Declan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A jab from Drogo does it's job there. Declan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Declan throws a leg kick that is checked and Drogo counters with an outside leg kick.
Declan misses with a right hand and Drogo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Declan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T3# Drogo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Declan throws a leg kick but Drogo moved away. A telegraphed right hand from Declan misses the target. Declan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogo. A jab from Drogo finds it's way through Declan's defenses. Declan throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2# and Drogo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Declan won't be happy with that. Goban Declan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Declan is trying to improve his position. Drogo scoring with punches from side control. Goban Declan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Declan tries to bench press Drogo off him but Drogo keeps the position. #T4# Declan is not content to let Drogo control the position. Drogo in side control, throwing shots but Declan defends. Drogo lands an elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Declan tries to get back to half guard but can't. Khal Drogo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Declan is being controlled here. Drogo looks up at the clock and then as Declan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Drogo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight! Khal Drogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Drogo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Drogo! Khal Drogo is the new middleweight champion! Khal Drogo 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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LEGACY! 75
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1# Drogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Judah but Judah pushes him off and we're back to square one. Khal Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Drogo blocks with his arms.
Judah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC# Drogo breaks the clinch.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Drogo throws a leg kick that is checked and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Drogo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range. Drogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Judah off the cage and back into range. Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1# Drogo looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range. Drogo takes a body punch but keeps moving. Drogo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah. Judah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Drogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Judah throws a leg kick but Drogo checks it. Drogo swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
And Judah responds with a good body kick, but Drogo manages to step out the way in time. Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Drogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Judah throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it. #T2# Drogo looks for a takedown but Judah sprawls well. Judah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Judah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL# Drogo moves into the clinch. Drogo is trying to break the clinch but Judah has him pressed against the cage. Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogo avoids it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Judah tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC# Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3# Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drogo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Judah is trying to counter with his kicks. Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Drogo lands with a cross. Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily. Drogo misses the shot to the body. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily. Drogo is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogo. Drogo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Drogo connects with a crisp jab. #T4# Judah lands with a nice body punch. Drogo is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah. Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Drogo. A looping hook to the body misses from Drogo. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Judah wants to counter with a clinch but Drogo pushes him away. Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah slips under a jab. Drogo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a nice body shot. Drogo misses with a looping right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Judah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drogo takes a step back to recover. Judah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Drogo throws a body shot but no joy. Judah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo shoots in looking for a takedown. Judah tries to sprawl out of it but Drogo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Judah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Khal Drogo is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo throws a jab when Judah was well out of range. A nice side step and Judah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Judah tries to bum rush Drogo with a series of wild strikes but Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Drogo misses with a body kick. Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drogo.#T1# Drogo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL# Drogo has Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it. Judah scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Drogo on the inside. #BC# Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Judah. Drogo throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range. Drogo moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah. Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2# Drogo throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side. Drogo backing away here, and Judah unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Judah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. 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! Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A decent looking body kick lands there for Drogo. Drogo looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.#CL# Drogo gets a clinch. Judah misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Judah tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC# Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.#T3# Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogo.
Judah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily. Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Drogo cracks Judah with a right hand to the side of the head. Drogo misses with a kick to the body.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drogo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet. Drogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Judah takes a step back to recover. #T4# The fighters circle momentarily. Judah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo blocks the body kick.
Judah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drogo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A head kick from Drogo lands but Judah takes it in his stride. #ROC# Judah is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah. Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him? Drogo connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Judah tumbling to the canvas! Drogo pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Judah was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Khal Drogo! Khal Drogo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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LEGACY! 70
Date: Jun 17, 2016 |
#R1# A leg kick checked by Drogo. Drogo swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Declan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Declan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drogo. Declan tests Drogo's chin there with a solid looking shot. A bone on bone clash there as Drogo blocks the leg kick.
Declan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Declan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drogo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Declan thows a leg kick but Drogo checks it #TD# and Drogo counters with a takedown into side control. This has been an exciting period of action! You can see the frustration on Declan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB# Drogo tries for a kimura but Declan is defending well. #T1##SUB# Drogo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Drogo trying to control the position but Declan is working away. Declan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Drogo is controlling him well. Drogo trying to control the position but Declan is working away. Declan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drogo off and has taken his back!#T2# Declan gets his hands free as Drogo looks to control. Drogo turns into Declan and is now in his guard.
Drogo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Declan swivels though and keeps the full guard. Drogo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Declan's guard. Drogo is looking to take a break and control but Declan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Drogo controlling the action here. #T3# The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Drogo uses his free foot to push down on Declan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Declan. Declan prevents Drogo from taking his back. Declan regains half guard. Drogo is trying to control. Declan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4# Drogo prevents Declan from improving his position. Drogo is looking to advance position but Declan won't allow it. Drogo is working hard here to advance position. Declan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Drogo is just content to waste time from the top position. Declan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB# Drogo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Declan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Drogo has Declan in his guard.#REVB# Declan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Declan looking to pass the guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Goban Declan will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Declan checks a leg kick. Declan is looking to land body kicks. Nice defenses there by Declan. Declan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drogo is able to avoid easily. Declan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Declan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Declan staying out of range there. Declan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Drogo moves out of range of the leg kick from Declan. Declan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Declan feints a counter leg kick. Drogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Declan misses with a straight right. Declan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drogo throws a shot from downtown. Declan moves away and avoids it. Drogo throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1# Drogo throws a nice outside leg kick. Drogo misses with a body punch
and Declan counters with a stiff right hand. Declan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogo. Declan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Declan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Declan jabs at Drogo's body. Drogo throws out a loose jab but Declan uses good head movement to avoid it. Declan sizes up Drogo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Declan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo. Drogo throws a hook to the side of Declan's head but Declan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Declan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drogo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Drogo looks to throw a body kick and Declan counters with a slapping leg kick. Goban Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Declan misses with a looping right.#T2# Declan slips under a jab from Drogo. 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!#TD# Drogo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Declan's guard. Drogo stopping the sweep attempt from Declan. Drogo wants to control from the top but Declan keeps moving. Drogo passes Declan's left leg - he's now in half guard. Drogo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Declan trying to hold on to Drogo's head to control him but Drogo postures up.
Declan is looking to improve his position.
#T3# Drogo trying to control the action but Declan is working from the bottom. #SUB# Drogo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Declan is just riding it out for now. Drogo eventually gives up the hold. Declan trying to control here.
#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Drogo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Declan tries to get to full guard but Drogo has control of the leg. Drogo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Declan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drogo is out of range and Declan settles back down. Drogo scores with a decent looking hook. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A chopping leg kick lands by Declan. Drogo blocks a head kick by Declan.
Drogo on the wrong end of a nice hook. 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 Khal Drogo will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R3# Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Declan! But no joy. Declan throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily. Declan scoring well with a low kick there.
Drogo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo checks a leg kick. Declan missing with a left hand there. Drogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Drogo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Drogo misses with a body kick. Some bone on bone action there as Declan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo stuns Declan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Drogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Declan off balance momentarily. Declan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drogo.#T1# Drogo looks to land a left hand but Declan moved out of range nicely. Drogo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDeclan. Goban Declan seems to be getting the better of the standup. Drogo takes a swing at Declan's ribcage but misses. Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Declan. Goban Declan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Declan misses with a low kick as Drogo jumps back. Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Declan misses with a low kick. Drogo feinted with a counter takedown. A bone on bone clash there as Declan blocks the leg kick.
Drogo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Declan's waist but Declan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drogo off to one side. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drogo - that will leave a mark!
Declan scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Declan coming out on top. Nice jab there from Declan. #T2# Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Declan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drogo. Drogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drogo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Declan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Declan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Drogo misses with an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Declan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Declan swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Declan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drogo. Declan misses with an uppercut. Declan misses with a low kick.
Drogo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Declan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan. #T3# Declan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A chopping leg kick lands by Declan. Drogo swings away with a leg kick that misses. Declan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Declan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Drogo checks a low kick from Declan. Drogo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Drogo throws a leg kick but Declan sees it coming and moves out of range. Declan gets off balance looking for a body kick and Drogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Declan misses with an uppercut. Drogo misses with a body kick. Declan throws a leg kick but Drogo checks it. Declan jabs Drogo to the body, keeping him at a distance. Declan lands with a nice body kick. #T4# Declan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Declan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drogo under the eye. Declan connects with a leg kick. Drogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Drogo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Declan at a distance.
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! Declan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot. Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Declan was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo. Declan throws a counter combo. Drogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Declan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Declan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Declan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Drogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Goban Declan just about did enough to take it. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R4# Declan throws a push kick but Drogo slaps the foot to one side. Drogo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Drogo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drogo misses with a kick to the body.
Declan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Declan moves out of range as Drogo strikes. Declan throws a leg kick which misses Drogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Drogo tries to avoid it. Drogo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo throws the kick towards the body but Declan avoids it. Drogo wants to land a leg kick but Declan is out of range. A big right from Declan misses. Drogo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Drogo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Declan sprawls and moves away.#T1# Drogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Declan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo. A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Declan feints a counter leg kick. A slow jab from Drogo misses its intended target. Declan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo. Drogo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Drogo blocks a low kick nicely. Drogo throws a big shot that misses. Declan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Declan checks a leg kick. Declan flicks out a counter leg kick but Drogo steps away. Declan swings widly with a right hand
and Declan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Drogo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Declan is out of range and Drogo settles back down. Drogo misses the jab.#T2# Declan throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Drogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Drogo with a body punch. A glancing blow. A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Drogo connects with a solid leg kick. Drogo misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo throws a hook but Declan blocks it. Drogo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drogo. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet. Drogo tries for a takedown but Declan circles away easily and Declan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan. #T3# Drogo misses with a body kick. Declan counters with a body kick. Drogo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Declan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Declan scores with a hook to the body. Drogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Drogo misses with a body shot
and Declan counters with an outside leg kick.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Declan checks it. A swing and a miss from Declan. A thudding body kick lands there by Declan!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Declan just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD# Drogo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Declan quickly recovers to half guard. Khal Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Declan wants to get back to his feet.
Drogo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4# Declan is looking to control Drogo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Declan avoid being mounted?#SUB# Drogo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Declan tries to get to full guard but Drogo has control of the leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Khal Drogo will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! #R5# Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Declan. Declan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Drogo checks a low kick from Declan. Declan lands a front kick. Drogo blocks a head kick by Declan.
Drogo fails in his attempt to clinch. Declan scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD# Excellent takedown into side control there by Drogo. #SUB# Drogo is trying to get an arm triangle but Declan is defending well. #T1# Drogo trying to control the action but Declan is working from the bottom. Drogo taking a breather here. Drogo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Drogo trying to control the position but Declan is working away. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Drogo is really struggling to control Declan but he's trying to hold on to the position. Drogo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Declan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Declan is trying to improve his position.#T3# You can see the frustration on Declan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Declan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Drogo scores with a nice head shot. Declan throws a big shot that misses. Drogo attempts a counter takedown but Declan avoids it well and moves away.#TD# Drogo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Drogo is just content to waste time from the top position. Declan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T4# Drogo wants to pass the guard but Declan is keeping the position. Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Declan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Drogo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Goban Declan. I think Declan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goban Declan! Goban Declan is the new middleweight champion! Khal Drogo spoke after the fight, saying 'Hmph'.
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Event:
LEGACY! 68
Date: May 27, 2016 |
#R1# Pitbull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Drogo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aldo Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pitbull scores with a hook to the body. Drogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Pitbull thows a body kick. Drogo tries to catch it but that hurt him. Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it. Drogo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily. Pitbull blocks the body kick.
Pitbull moves away from the strike by Drogo. Drogo misses with a two punch combination.
Pitbull misses with a body shot
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD# Drogo dives in and scores a takedown into Pitbull's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck. Drogo controlling from the top position. Drogo tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitbull is retaining full guard. #T1# Drogo stopping the sweep attempt from Pitbull. Pitbull controls Drogo momentarily but Drogo frees himself. Drogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Drogo pushing down on Pitbull's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Drogo has control of the leg. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Drogo passes to side control. Pitbull tries to escape but Drogo is in control. #T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB# Drogo has hold of Pitbull's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pitbull seems comfortable defending it but Drogo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pitbull is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pitbull is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Drogo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khal Drogo! Khal Drogo is the new middleweight champion! A less than humble Khal Drogo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Causing Havoc 62
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1# Ragnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ragnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drogo can pounce on him.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnar as he avoids it easily. Drogo misses with a head kick.
Drogo tests Ragnar's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ragnar throws a low kick, looking for Drogo's leg but Drogo calmly moves out of range. Ragnar thows a left - swing and a miss! Drogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ragnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnar. Ragnar throws a leg kick but Drogo moved away. Ragnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drogo can pounce on him.
Ragnar staying out of range there. A countering left hand to the body from Ragnar misses. Drogo delivers a nice body kick.#T1# Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range. Drogo misses with a leg kick. A good leg kick by Drogo. Ragnar takes a shot right to the bread basket. Drogo lands with a nice body kick. Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL# Drogo has closed the distance and engaged Ragnar in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo. Drogo lands a right hand. Ragnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drogo blocks it with crossed arms. Ragnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drogo's defenses. Ragnar lands a left hand.
Drogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnar's elbow. Drogo misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drogo scores with a hook to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnar. Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2# Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnar. Drogo is pushing Ragnar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ragnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Drogo avoids the damage to the body. Drogo trying to stall but Ragnar improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnar.
Ragnar scores with a shoulder strike. Ragnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ragnar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo. Drogo'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. Ragnar tries to break free but Drogo pushes him back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land. Ragnar working aggressively here.
Drogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Ragnar misses with some punches.
Ragnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3# Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo digs a right hand underneath Ragnar's ribcage. Ragnar let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ragnar misses with the head strike.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
Ragnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Drogo avoids the damage to the body. Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnar.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike. Drogo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnar. A right hand to the body from Ragnar.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch. A shot in the inside from Drogo. Drogo tries a body shot but Ragnar blocks it.
Drogo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ragnar lands a shoulder strike. A short uppercut from Ragnar. Ragnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo lands a shoulder strike. Ragnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ragnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4# The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Ragnar can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Ragnar gets through Drogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ragnar misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnar tries a body shot but Drogo blocks it.
#BC2# Ragnar breaks the clinch.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drogo, as that shot connected.
Drogo connects with a leg kick. Ragnar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Drogo scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Drogo. Drogo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Drogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ragnar's head backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ragnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drogo finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnar's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Ragnar cracks a nice hook into Drogo's ribs. Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar looks to land a left hand but Drogo moved out of range nicely. Drogo throws a low kick but Ragnar moves out of range easily. Ragnar feints and then cracks Drogo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drogo down. Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogo.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Ragnar moved away. Drogo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Drogo misses with the body kick and Ragnar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ragnar throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot. Drogo moves out of range as Ragnar strikes.#T1# Ragnar digs a good body shot into Drogo's ribs. A left lands for Drogo. Ragnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Drogo keeps Ragnar at a distance using the push kick. Ragnar looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range. Drogo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ragnar pinned against the cage. Ragnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Ragnar looks like he wants to counter punch here. Drogo throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range. Ragnar swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Drogo throws a push kick but Ragnar slaps the foot to one side. Drogo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut. Ragnar walks into a stiff left hand from Drogo.#T2# Drogo misses with a double jab
and Ragnar counters with an outside leg kick.
Ragnar digs a good hook to Drogo's body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo checks a leg kick. Drogo takes one to the side of the head.
Drogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Ragnar. Beautiful body shot. Drogo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Drogo lands a lovely overhand right. Drogo throws a half hearted mid kick. Drogo throws a front kick aimed at Ragnar's knee but Ragnar avoids it well. Drogo throws the kick towards the body but Ragnar avoids it. Drogo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3# Nice uppercut lands for Ragnar. That snapped Drogo's head back.
A low kick from Drogo misses and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ragnar throws a lazy right hand but Drogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Drogo half committed to a counter leg kick. Ragnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drogo on the side of the head. Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Ragnar is looking to slow Drogo down with leg kicks. Drogo thuds his right hand into Ragnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Ragnar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Drogo misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Drogo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Drogo throws a head kick that misses. #T4# Ragnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drogo tries to score with a low kick but Ragnar moves his leg out of the way. Drogo throws a looping overhand right but Ragnar ducks down to avoid it. A nice side step and Ragnar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Drogo throws a quick inside leg kick. Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnar. Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar. Ragnar lands with a hook. Drogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Ragnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Drogo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drogo moves out of range as Ragnar strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R3# Drogo with a body punch. A glancing blow. Drogo throws a good cross that connects.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Drogo slips a jab from Ragnar. Khal Drogo is winning the standup battle so far. Nice defenses there by Drogo. Drogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ragnar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Drogo lands with a right hand. Drogo thuds his shin into the meat of Ragnar's side. Drogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed right hand from Ragnar misses the target. A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet. Drogo throws out a loose jab but Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid it. Drogo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Ragnar counters with a stiff right hand. #T1# Nice uppercut lands for Ragnar. That snapped Drogo's head back.
Ragnar lands with a right hand. Drogo jabs Ragnar right on the nose. Ragnar blinks but takes it well. Drogo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnar swivels and escapes. Ragnar tests Drogo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Drogo throws a half hearted mid kick. Ragnar tries to move into range but Drogo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Ragnar throws a hook but Drogo blocks it. Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Drogo counters with a straight right hand. Ragnar has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T2# Drogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar. Ragnar throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Drogo to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drogo throws a lazy body kick and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Drogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, jab by Ragnar - just one landing. Ragnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo. Khal Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Drogo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Ragnar swings and misses with a shot to the body and Drogo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nice shot by Drogo. Drogo feints and then cracks Ragnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnar down. Drogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3# Drogo is looking to chop away at Ragnar's legs. Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it. Drogo lands with a hook. Ragnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Ragnar throws a wild body kick that Drogo sees coming a mile off. Ragnar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Ragnar misses with a right hand and Ragnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC# Ragnar is rocked! Drogo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him? Ragnar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Drogo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ragnar. Drogo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Drogo! Khal Drogo retains his middleweight title! Khal Drogo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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