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Event:
MMA Hype -59-
Date: May 14, 2025 |
#R1#
Drayman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drayman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John avoids the body shot from Drayman.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drayman.
Drayman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drayman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drayman misses with a few strikes there.
Drayman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drayman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John throws a shot from downtown. Drayman moves away and avoids it.
Drayman misses the jab.
Drayman throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Drayman is just out of range.
A head kick by John misses
and Drayman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John avoids the body shot from Drayman.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John loads up on a big right hand but Drayman slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Drayman.
Drayman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John. #T1#
John thuds his right hand into Drayman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#It looks like Dante Drayman has been cut.
John lands a body shot.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Drayman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John throws a hook but Drayman blocks it.
John misses with an uppercut.
A big right from John misses.
Drayman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
John lands with a cross.
Drayman throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John takes one to the side of the head.
John ducks right into an uppercut from Drayman.
Drayman misses with a looping right.
Drayman takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from John finds it's target.
Nice body punch from John.
John takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drayman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
John lands a body shot.
#T2#
Drayman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drayman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT2#Dante Drayman's cut is getting worse.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drayman misses with an uppercut. #KD2#
John drops Drayman with a beautiful combination! Drayman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - John is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Drayman is rocked!
Drayman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Drayman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drayman scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
John misses with a looping left.
Dante Drayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drayman swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a huge right that knocks Drayman out cold! John is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy John! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -50-
Date: Apr 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Drayman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanford can pounce on him.
Drayman blocks a jab.
Drayman looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well. #TD#
Drayman gets caught flat footed, as Sanford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drayman is trying to control the position but Sanford postures up.
Sanford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanford 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.
Sanford chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drayman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drayman wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drayman trying to keep a closed guard but Sanford is proving a slippery customer.
Sanford distracts Drayman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Sanford trying to control but Drayman is working from the bottom.
Sanford postures up and lands a big shot to Drayman's brow.
Sanford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanford is in close to Drayman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drayman wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanford distracts Drayman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanford throwing strikes from guard but Drayman blocks nicely.
Sanford trying to control but Drayman is working from the bottom.
Drayman is trying to control the position but Sanford postures up. #SUB#
Sanford drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drayman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanford has Drayman in his guard.#REVB##T2#
Sanford is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanford is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Drayman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drayman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanford wants to control from the top but Drayman keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Drayman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Drayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanford is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drayman's guard. #REVR#
Sanford landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drayman keeping moving, preventing Sanford from controlling successfully.
Sanford working some strikes from top position.
Sanford stopping the sweep attempt from Drayman.
Sanford advances position into side control!#T4#
Drayman tries to bench press Sanford off him but Sanford keeps the position.
Sanford scores with punches from side control.
Sanford is working Drayman over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB#
Sanford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drayman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanford lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drayman down.
Sanford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drayman to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Drayman is trying to control Sanford's posture but Sanford avoids it.
Drayman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Sanford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Drayman looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well.
Sanford appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drayman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drayman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanford throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman misses with a two punch combination.
Drayman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.#CL#
Sanford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draymans head.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drayman wants to break free but Sanford has control.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Drayman controls the action.
Sanford is stalling here.
#T1#
Sanford tries to score a body lock takedown but Drayman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanford tries a body shot but Drayman blocks it.
Drayman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanford has Drayman pressed against the cage, preventing Drayman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drayman tries to circle away but Sanford has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sanford.
Sanford lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Sanford.
Drayman is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanford has double underhooks.
Sanford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Sanford lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Dante Drayman has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanford.
Drayman is breathing heavily.
Sanford pushes Drayman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanford lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Sanford.
Sanford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Sanford gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sanford works his way into full mount!
Nathan Sanford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Sanford controlling from mount.
Drayman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanford lands a big elbow.
Sanford landing shots from mount.
Drayman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanford in particular looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drayman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drayman taking some punishment here, with Sanford in his half guard. #ROC#Drayman is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Dante Drayman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dante Drayman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nathan Sanford! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -39-
Date: Mar 05, 2025 |
#R1#
Drayman lands a right hook to the body.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drayman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drayman checks a leg kick. #TD#
Reilly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drayman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reilly trying to control the position but Drayman is working away.
Drayman is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly has control of an arm but Drayman manages to advance to Reilly's back!
Reilly tries to escape the position.
Drayman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Reilly staying busy and making it hard for Drayman to control. #T1#
Reilly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Reilly wants to hold on but Drayman pushes him away.
Drayman wants to control the pace but Reilly is squirming around nicely.
Reilly can't escape the position.
Drayman controlling from mount.
Reilly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drayman looking to control but Reilly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T2#
Reilly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drayman wants to control the pace but Reilly is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drayman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drayman looking to control but Reilly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reilly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T3#
Drayman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reilly is positioning himself well to prevent Drayman advancing to mount.
Drayman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Reilly is trying to get back to full guard.
Drayman is thwarting Reilly's attempts to control the position.
Drayman trying to control from half guard but Reilly is working away.
Reilly gets back to full guard.
Drayman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reilly tries to get out of the position.
Reilly is trying to keep Drayman in close.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reilly is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drayman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drayman cracks Reilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dante Drayman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly throws a low kick but Drayman moves out of range easily.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at Drayman's knee but Drayman avoids it well.
Drayman just misses with a punch to the body.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Drayman misses the target.
Reilly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drayman sprawls and moves away.
Reilly slips a straight right by Drayman.
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reilly tries a low kick but Drayman avoids it.
Drayman scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Drayman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Drayman throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Reilly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reilly.
Drayman keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Reilly lands a couple of digs.
Reilly lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Drayman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reilly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reilly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drayman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reilly has passed into side control.
Drayman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drayman is looking for a sweep.
Reilly working away.
Reilly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#CUT#It looks like Dante Drayman has been cut.
Reilly is working Drayman over with some ground and pound from side control. #T1#
Reilly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#CUT#The cut above Dante Drayman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dante Drayman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauricio Reilly! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -31-
Date: Feb 05, 2025 |
#R1#
Drayman misses with a left hand
and Greenlaw counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Dante Drayman has been cut.
Jab, jab by Drayman - just one landing.
Greenlaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Greenlaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Drayman there.
Nice uppercut lands for Greenlaw. That snapped Drayman's head back.
Greenlaw throws a hook but Drayman blocks it.
Greenlaw looks to land a body kick but Drayman moved away.
Greenlaw pushes Drayman away with a front kick.
Drayman lands a nice shot that snaps Greenlaw's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drayman jabs at Greenlaw's body.
Greenlaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Greenlaw takes one to the side of the head.
Drayman misses with a hook to the body
and Greenlaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Dante Drayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Drayman misses the shot to the body.
Greenlaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
A slow jab from Drayman misses its intended target.
Greenlaw slips under a jab.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Greenlaw walks into a jab.
Drayman misses with a left hand
and Greenlaw counters with a low kick, right behind Drayman 's knee.
Drayman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greenlaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Greenlaw misses with a kick to the body.
Greenlaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drayman throws out the jab.
Greenlaw slips a jab from Drayman.
Greenlaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Greenlaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greenlaw throws a hook but Drayman blocks it.
Greenlaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greenlaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
Greenlaw misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenlaw swings for the body but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#Dante Drayman's cut is getting worse.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Drayman misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Drayman misses its intended target.
Greenlaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drayman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greenlaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Drayman.
Drayman fails to land with a series of punches.
Drayman misses with a series of wild punches.
Drayman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greenlaw manages to avoid it.
Drayman misses with an uppercut. Greenlaw saw that one coming.
Drayman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Greenlaw counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Greenlaw misses with a kick to the body.
Drayman cracks Greenlaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greenlaw scores with a push kick.
Drayman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greenlaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greenlaw takes one to the chin there.
Drayman throws a hook but Greenlaw avoids it easily.
Drayman just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Drayman's head coaches at Hybrid MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Greenlaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drayman.
Greenlaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drayman fails to land with a series of punches.
Greenlaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drayman throws out the jab.
Greenlaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drayman manages to avoid it.
Greenlaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drayman.
Drayman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drayman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenlaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drayman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T4#
Greenlaw throws a leg kick
and Drayman counters with a stiff right hand.
Greenlaw has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drayman takes a swing at Greenlaw's ribcage but misses.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Greenlaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Greenlaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drayman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drayman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drayman looks to throw the jab but Greenlaw is out of range.
Drayman throws a hook but Greenlaw blocks it.
Drayman throws a lazy uppercut
and Greenlaw counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drayman throws a jab but it's blocked by Greenlaw.
Drayman throws a series of punches but Greenlaw moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Greenlaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drayman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greenlaw moves away.
Greenlaw counters with a body kick.
A combination from Drayman does no damage.
Greenlaw replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Drayman blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Drayman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Drayman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Drayman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Greenlaw counters with a nice body kick.
Drayman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenlaw.
Greenlaw feints a counter leg kick.
Drayman misses with a hook.
Greenlaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greenlaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greenlaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Greenlaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greenlaw looks for the body kick but Drayman saw that one coming.
Drayman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greenlaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Greenlaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenlaw is just out of range.
Drayman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greenlaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Greenlaw steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Greenlaw moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#KD2#
Greenlaw lands a big head kick that sends Drayman tumbling to the mat! Greenlaw takes a step backwards and waves Drayman back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Drayman is rocked!#CUT2#Dante Drayman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drayman misses with a double jab
and Greenlaw counters with a huge right that knocks Drayman out cold! Greenlaw is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armando Greenlaw!
Armando Greenlaw is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Armando Greenlaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
MMA Hype -23-
Date: Jan 08, 2025 |
#R1#
Drayman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mostovoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drayman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drayman lands a really nice looking cross but Mostovoy seems unphased.
A jab from Drayman misses.
Drayman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drayman scores with a punch to the head.
Drayman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Drayman misses the target.
Mostovoy misses with a looping right.
Drayman throws an overhand right that lands on Mostovoy's shoulder, as Mostovoy tries to avoid the shot.
Drayman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drayman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Mostovoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mostovoy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mostovoy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mostovoy is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Drayman is trying to control but can't.
Mostovoy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drayman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mostovoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mostovoy working Drayman over with strikes.
Drayman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mostovoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drayman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mostovoy is working away from the top position though.
Mostovoy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drayman is trying to get back to full guard.
Drayman wants to control but Mostovoy is keeping busy.
Drayman wants to improve his position but Mostovoy is controlling well.
#T2#
Mostovoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drayman wants to improve his position but Mostovoy is controlling well.
Drayman is looking to control Mostovoy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drayman avoid being mounted?
Mostovoy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mostovoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mostovoy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mostovoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drayman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mostovoy is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mostovoy in particular looking to stall.
Mostovoy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drayman tries to kick Mostovoy off but Mostovoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mostovoy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drayman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Drayman is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Mostovoy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Drayman wants to control but Mostovoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drayman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mostovoy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drayman trying to control but Mostovoy postures up.
Mostovoy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drayman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mostovoy content to control rather than advance.
Drayman trying to hold on to Mostovoy's head to control him but Mostovoy postures up.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mostovoy stalling.
Let's hope that Mostovoy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drayman wants to improve his position but Mostovoy is controlling well.
Mostovoy slows the pace down in half guard.
Mostovoy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Drayman is trying to stand up here but Mostovoy is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Drayman misses.
Drayman throws a hook to the side of Mostovoy's head but Mostovoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yevgeni Mostovoy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mostovoy throws a jab when Drayman was well out of range.
Mostovoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drayman was well out of range. Poor timing from Mostovoy.
Drayman is looking to counter punch.
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
Drayman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mostovoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drayman lands a lovely overhand right.
Mostovoy misses with an uppercut.
Drayman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mostovoy swings for the body but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mostovoy misses with a looping left.
Drayman takes a swing at Mostovoy's ribcage but misses.
Drayman misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostovoy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mostovoy throws a hook but Drayman blocks it.
Mostovoy connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Drayman finds it's way through Mostovoy's defenses.
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!
Mostovoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Mostovoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
A slow jab from Mostovoy misses its intended target.
Mostovoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drayman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mostovoy.
Drayman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mostovoy.
Mostovoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drayman.
Drayman connects with a body shot.
Mostovoy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drayman but Drayman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dante Drayman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drayman misses the shot to the body.
Drayman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mostovoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mostovoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mostovoy avoids the body shot from Drayman.
Mostovoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drayman staying out of range there.
Drayman misses the jab.
Mostovoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drayman throws a series of punches but Mostovoy avoids them all with ease.
Mostovoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Mostovoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dante Drayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drayman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mostovoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mostovoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mostovoy throws a big shot that misses.
Mostovoy misses with a straight left.
Mostovoy ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
Mostovoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drayman has time to react.
Mostovoy moves forwards but Drayman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Drayman misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drayman, as that shot connected.
Drayman misses the jab.
Mostovoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drayman missing with a left hand there. Mostovoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Drayman.
#T3#
Mostovoy ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
Mostovoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drayman.
Drayman takes a swing at Mostovoy's ribcage but misses.
Mostovoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drayman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Drayman missing with a left hand there. Mostovoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mostovoy throws out a counter right but Drayman avoids it with no problem.
Drayman misses with an uppercut
and Mostovoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Drayman misses with a looping right.
Drayman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mostovoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Mostovoy.
Mostovoy scores with a hook to the body. Drayman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mostovoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Drayman throws the left hand but Mostovoy avoids the punch easily.
Drayman throws an off balance right hand
letting Mostovoy counter with a right hand.
Drayman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Drayman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mostovoy.
Mostovoy throws out a loose jab but Drayman uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drayman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mostovoy in his tracks.
Drayman throws a lazy right hand but Mostovoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mostovoy scores with a shot to the body.
Mostovoy avoids the body shot from Drayman.
Drayman misses with a straight right.
Mostovoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Drayman there.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Dante Drayman is winning the standup battle so far.
Mostovoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drayman swings for the body but Mostovoy moves out of range.
Drayman throws a hook but Mostovoy avoids it easily.
Mostovoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mostovoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mostovoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drayman.
Mostovoy defending well as Drayman loads up on a big left hand.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Drayman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Drayman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drayman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mostovoy manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Drayman misses
and Mostovoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mostovoy scores with a shot to the body.
Drayman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mostovoy.
Mostovoy feints the counter takedown.
Mostovoy punishes Drayman's body with a nice straight punch.
Drayman misses with a straight right.
Drayman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mostovoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drayman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Mostovoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drayman throws a big shot that misses.
And Mostovoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Drayman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drayman slips a jab from Mostovoy.
Mostovoy misses with a hook. Drayman ducked under it nicely.
Drayman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mostovoy.
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
Mostovoy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mostovoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Mostovoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drayman slips a straight right by Mostovoy.
Drayman swings for the body but Mostovoy moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Drayman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mostovoy doesn't seem phased though.
Drayman needs to keep his hands up - Mostovoy had a free shot at his head there.
Drayman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drayman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mostovoy avoids the body shot from Drayman.
Drayman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mostovoy's hands.
Drayman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mostovoy throws a body punch but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Mostovoy punishes Drayman's body with a nice straight punch.
Drayman throws a right hand that Mostovoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mostovoy also avoids with ease.
Mostovoy staying out of range there.
Drayman throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Mostovoy blocks a jab.
Mostovoy lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Mostovoy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drayman sprawls well initially but Mostovoy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drayman gets full guard.
Mostovoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yevgeni Mostovoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drayman working a defensive guard here.
Mostovoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drayman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mostovoy is one step ahead there.
Mostovoy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3#
Drayman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mostovoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mostovoy content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostovoy landing with the ground and pound.
Mostovoy content to stall in guard here. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
More stalling from Mostovoy.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mostovoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Drayman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Drayman misses.
Mostovoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drayman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mostovoy manages to avoid it.
Drayman looks to throw the jab but Mostovoy is out of range.
Mostovoy slips a jab and a cross from Drayman.
A telegraphed right hand from Drayman misses the target.
The fighters circling - Mostovoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mostovoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drayman.
Mostovoy takes a swing at Drayman's ribcage but misses.
Drayman swings for the body but Mostovoy moves out of range.
Mostovoy swings widly with a right hand
and Drayman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Mostovoy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dante Drayman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Mostovoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mostovoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Drayman throws a jab when Mostovoy was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mostovoy misses.
Drayman misses the shot to the body.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Mostovoy throws out a loose jab but Drayman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mostovoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Drayman.
Drayman throws a right and a left that Mostovoy avoids nicely.
Mostovoy throws out a counter right but Drayman avoids it with no problem.
Mostovoy takes a swing at Drayman's ribcage but misses.
Mostovoy blocks a jab.
Mostovoy throws a body punch but Drayman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Mostovoy misses.
Drayman throwing a counter right hand but Mostovoy manages to avoid it.
Mostovoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drayman manages to avoid it.
Mostovoy throws a body punch but Drayman moves out of range.
Mostovoy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drayman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mostovoy scrambles back to his feet.
Mostovoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drayman.#T1#
Drayman throws a series of punches but Mostovoy avoids them all with ease.
Mostovoy throws a hook to the side of Drayman's head but Drayman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mostovoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drayman just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mostovoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drayman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mostovoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drayman throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Mostovoy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mostovoy.
Mostovoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mostovoy won't allow Drayman to sweep him here.
Mostovoy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mostovoy with a nice head shot there.
Mostovoy landing some decent shots from guard.
Mostovoy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drayman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mostovoy preventing the sweep.
Mostovoy content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Mostovoy is working Drayman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mostovoy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drayman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Drayman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mostovoy wants to stand up but Drayman is controlling him.
Drayman trying to control but Mostovoy is working from the bottom. #T3#
Drayman tries to free his leg and advance position but Mostovoy is retaining full guard.
Drayman trying to control but Mostovoy is working from the bottom.
Drayman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mostovoy's guard.
Drayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostovoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Drayman misses.
A big left from Mostovoy misses.
Drayman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mostovoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T4#
Drayman misses with a body punch
and Mostovoy counters with a right hand to the body.
Mostovoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drayman was well out of range. Poor timing from Mostovoy.
Drayman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mostovoy.
Drayman fails to land with a series of punches.
Drayman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mostovoy counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Mostovoy.
Drayman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mostovoy throws out the jab.
Drayman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mostovoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drayman.
Drayman lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Mostovoy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mostovoy landing a few strikes.
Drayman tries to buck Mostovoy off but Mostovoy is having none of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mostovoy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Drayman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dante Drayman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Mostovoy dodges the punch combination from Drayman.
Drayman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mostovoy throws a hook but Drayman blocks it.
Mostovoy defending well as Drayman loads up on a big left hand.
Drayman throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Mostovoy counters with a single leg into guard. Drayman didn't expect that.
Mostovoy postures up.
Drayman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mostovoy's guard. #REVR#
Drayman prevents Mostovoy from getting back to his feet.
Drayman looking to sit in guard and control but Mostovoy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mostovoy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Mostovoy is continuing to stall.
Mostovoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drayman's head.
Mostovoy controlling from the top position.
Drayman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mostovoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drayman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mostovoy controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Drayman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drayman 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.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drayman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mostovoy controls the pace.
Mostovoy with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Drayman controls Mostovoy momentarily but Mostovoy frees himself.
Mostovoy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drayman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drayman punishes Mostovoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Mostovoy staying out of range there.
Mostovoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mostovoy throws a body punch but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mostovoy moves away.
Mostovoy slips under a jab from Drayman.#T3#
Mostovoy throws a hook but Drayman avoids it easily.
Drayman throws a hook to the side of Mostovoy's head but Mostovoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drayman misses with a straight right.
Mostovoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Drayman misses its target.
Drayman avoids the body shot from Mostovoy.
Drayman throws a shot from downtown. Mostovoy moves away and avoids it.
Drayman looks to land a left hand but Mostovoy moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Mostovoy misses.
Mostovoy ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
Mostovoy feints the counter takedown.
Drayman punishes Mostovoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Mostovoy moves away from the strike by Drayman.
Drayman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drayman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Mostovoy misses.
Mostovoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mostovoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yevgeni Mostovoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Drayman pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Mostovoy moves into the clinch successfully.
Mostovoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mostovoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drayman blocks an uppercut.
Drayman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mostovoy has him pressed against the cage.
Mostovoy scores with a shot to the side of Drayman's head.
Mostovoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Mostovoy misses with the head strike.
Drayman has had enough of the clinch but Mostovoy keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right handed body shot lands from Mostovoy.
A frustrated look appears on Drayman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mostovoy.
Dante Drayman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mostovoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yevgeni Mostovoy.
I think Drayman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dante Drayman!
Dante Drayman is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dante Drayman made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
MMA Hype -15-
Date: Dec 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Drayman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drayman lands a nice looking body shot.
Drayman throws a shot to the body.
Bartolomeu takes one to the chin there.
Drayman lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drayman, as that shot connected.
Bartolomeu moves in looking to clinch but Drayman pushes him off.
Jab by Drayman.
Bartolomeu walks into a left hand.
Bartolomeu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drayman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drayman lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#It looks like Renato Bartolomeu has been cut.
Drayman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drayman tests Bartolomeu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drayman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drayman lands a jab.
Bartolomeu walks into a left hand.
Drayman lands the left hand.
Drayman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bartolomeu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T1#
Drayman jabs at Bartolomeu's body.
Drayman throws out a powerful jab.
Drayman catches Bartolomeu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drayman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drayman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bartolomeu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drayman counters with a stiff right hand.
Drayman connects with a body shot that sends Bartolomeu's belly button to the back.
Drayman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drayman lands a body shot.
Bartolomeu is breathing heavily.
Bartolomeu tries to clinch up.
Drayman unleashes a big counter combination but Bartolomeu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dante Drayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartolomeu tries to clinch there but Drayman circles away.
A shot to the liver by Drayman. Beautiful body shot.
Bartolomeu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drayman cracks Bartolomeu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bartolomeu looks to land a combination but Drayman avoids it well.
Drayman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bartolomeu in his tracks.
Drayman feints with a jab and clips Bartolomeu right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Bartolomeu is sent crashing into the canvas and Drayman leaps in for the kill! Bartolomeu tries to get to his feet but Drayman is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Bartolomeu is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Drayman!
Dante Drayman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodbath MMA Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
MMA Hype -6-
Date: Oct 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#It looks like Dante Drayman has been cut.
Drayman avoids the body shot from Soto.
A telegraphed right hand from Soto misses the target.
Soto lands a two punch combo.
Soto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drayman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto lands a jab to Drayman's midsection.
Soto slips a jab from Drayman.
Soto fails to land with a series of punches.
Dante Drayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drayman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soto to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
Drayman misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Drayman misses.
Soto throws a one two combo.
Drayman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drayman takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Soto.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman avoids them all with ease.
Drayman throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Drayman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drayman moves away from the strike by Soto.
Nice jab there from Soto.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto is looking to counter punch.
Soto scores with a three punch combo!
Drayman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
Drayman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Soto moves into range and clinches up with Drayman.
Soto throws a punch but it's blocked by Drayman.
Soto tries a body shot but Drayman blocks it.
Drayman prevents a body shot from Soto.
Soto tries to work over Drayman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drayman struggles to land a body shot inside as Soto controls his hands.
Drayman tries to break free but Soto pushes him back against the cage.
Soto lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Drayman avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Drayman looking to slow down the pace here.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Drayman controls the action.
Drayman is trying to push Soto away but Soto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drayman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Soto.
Soto throws a head punch that misses.
Drayman blocks an uppercut.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto swings wildly with an uppercut but Drayman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drayman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T3#
Soto lands a body shot.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Drayman controls his hands.
Soto misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Soto fails to land.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drayman's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Soto fails to land.
Soto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draymans head.
Soto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draymans head.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Drayman working hard to break the clinch.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Drayman avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto throws a head punch that misses.
Drayman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drayman prevents a body shot from Soto. #T4#
Soto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drayman's elbow.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soto has a couple of punches blocked by Drayman.
Soto misses with a punch on the inside.
Drayman tries to circle away but Soto has him pinned against the cage.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drayman's elbow.
Drayman is trying to break the clinch but Soto is controlling him.
Soto is leaning against Drayman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soto tries to work over Drayman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Drayman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good exchange - Soto coming out on top.#CUT#That has opened up Dante Drayman's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drayman misses with a few strikes there.
Soto slips a straight right by Drayman.
Drayman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Soto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Drayman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Soto. Those never looked like landing.
Drayman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soto in his tracks.
A lazy left from Soto finds it's target.
Drayman scores with a shot to the body.
Van Soto is winning the standup battle so far.
Soto throws a hook to the side of Drayman's head but Drayman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drayman connects with a body shot.
Soto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drayman circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drayman slips under a jab.
Drayman unleashes a big counter combination but Soto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drayman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soto doesn't manage to clinch there - Drayman circles away.
Soto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drayman can do to turn this around?
Soto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Soto wants to clinch.
Drayman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soto throws the left hand but Drayman avoids the punch easily.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman avoids them all with ease.
Drayman with a hook.
Drayman avoids the body shot from Soto.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#T1#
Soto misses with a straight right.
Soto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drayman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soto lands a jab to the head.
Drayman stuns Soto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drayman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soto at a distance.
Soto tests Drayman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drayman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drayman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
Drayman sizes up Soto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soto looks to throw the jab but Drayman is out of range.
Soto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman moves out of range.
Soto throws a combination that misses
and Drayman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Drayman moves out of range easily.
Soto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drayman thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Drayman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.
Soto throws a lazy uppercut
and Drayman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soto thinking.
Drayman swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Drayman throws a right and a left that Soto avoids nicely.
Soto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drayman manages to circle out of the way.
Drayman swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Drayman.
Drayman with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drayman. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soto looks to throw the jab but Drayman is out of range.
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drayman.
Drayman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soto at a distance.
Soto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soto takes one on the button.#T3#
Drayman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drayman misses with an uppercut. Soto saw that one coming.
Drayman throws a right hand that misses
and Soto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drayman throws a body punch but Soto moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Soto.
A jab lands there for Drayman.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Drayman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Soto misses.
No joy there for Drayman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Drayman.
Drayman moves away from the strike by Soto.
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drayman.
Drayman cracks Soto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drayman slips under a jab from Soto.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drayman ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
Drayman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drayman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4#
Drayman throws a looping overhand right but Soto ducks down to avoid it.
Soto misses with the combination.
Soto slips a jab and a cross from Drayman.
Soto lands the left hand.
Soto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drayman!
Drayman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soto.
Drayman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drayman lands with a right hand.
Soto scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#The cut above Dante Drayman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soto throws a body punch but Drayman moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto swings for the body but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman lands with a good body shot.
Soto misses with an uppercut. Drayman saw that one coming.
Soto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Drayman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Drayman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Soto throws a jab when Drayman was well out of range.
Soto walks into a jab.
Drayman staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Drayman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drayman needs to keep his hands up - Soto had a free shot at his head there.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman avoids them all with ease.
Soto tries to bum rush Drayman with a series of wild strikes but Drayman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soto swings for the body but Drayman moves out of range.
Soto slips under a jab from Drayman.
Drayman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Soto misses with an uppercut.
Soto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Drayman misses its intended target.
Soto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drayman.
Soto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto needs to keep his hands up - Drayman had a free shot at his head there.
Soto just misses with a punch to the body.
Drayman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T1#
Soto misses the shot to the body.
Drayman throws a counter combo.
Drayman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drayman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drayman tries to bum rush Soto with a series of wild strikes but Soto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Soto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drayman moves out of range as Soto strikes.
Drayman swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Soto throws a looping overhand right but Drayman ducks down to avoid it.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman moves away from the strike by Soto.
Soto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drayman clobbers Soto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. Drayman does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Drayman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drayman misses with a looping left.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Drayman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
A nice combination there by Drayman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drayman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soto.
Drayman blocks a low kick nicely.
Soto throws a big shot that misses.
Drayman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soto cracks a nice hook into Drayman's ribs.
Soto cracks Drayman with an open hand slap.
Soto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drayman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drayman lands with a nice body punch.
Soto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drayman.
Drayman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drayman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drayman slips under a jab from Soto.
Drayman misses with a hook. Soto ducked under it nicely.
Soto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drayman looks to throw the jab but Soto is out of range.
Soto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Drayman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drayman.
A little feinted left hand from Soto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Soto misses.
The fighters circling - Drayman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drayman.
Drayman swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soto looks to land a combination but Drayman avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Soto misses the target.
Drayman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Soto throws a lazy body kick
and Drayman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto takes one on the button.
Soto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drayman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
Drayman missing with a left hand there. Soto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Soto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drayman misses with a straight right.
Drayman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soto. Soto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soto throws a head kick that misses.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Soto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. Drayman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drayman lands a jab.#CL#
Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Drayman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Drayman.
I think Drayman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Drayman!
Dante Drayman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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MMA Hype -1-
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#R1#
Drayman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delluze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drayman back to the cage. Delluze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Delluze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Delluze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drayman loads up on a big right hand but Delluze slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Delluze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Delluze scores with a body shot.
Delluze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delluze sizes up Drayman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drayman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delluze under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drayman moves out of range of the strikes.
Delluze scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drayman. Delluze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drayman throws a lazy uppercut
and Delluze counters with a stiff right hand.
Drayman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drayman throws a series of punches but Delluze moves out of range.
Delluze lands with an uppercut that bounces Drayman off the cage and back into range.
Drayman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delluze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Delluze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Delluze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delluze was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Drayman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
Drayman lands with a nice body punch.
Drayman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delluze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delluze. Drayman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delluze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drayman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delluze.
Drayman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delluze counters with a straight right hand.
Delluze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Delluze misses with a series of wild punches.
Delluze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drayman on the side of the head.
Drayman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Delluze rather than just go for the knockout.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Delluze is just out of range.
Delluze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delluze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drayman. #T2#
Drayman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drayman.#CUT2#It looks like Michel Delluze has been cut.
Drayman misses with the combination.
Delluze lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Drayman.
Delluze throws a jab but it's blocked by Drayman.
Delluze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Delluze misses with a double jab.
Drayman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delluze.
Delluze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Delluze takes a swing at Drayman's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#KD2#
Drayman lands a left and a right that send Delluze crashing to the mat, dazed. Drayman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Delluze is rocked!
Delluze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Delluze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drayman swings for the body but Delluze moves out of range.
Delluze seems to have got his legs back now.
Drayman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delluze doesn't seem bothered though.
Delluze is breathing heavily.
Drayman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delluze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drayman sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Delluze's defenses. It connects perfectly with Delluze's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Drayman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dante Drayman thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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