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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 2489 p4p, 24626 weight class) and Tsuyoi Empi (ranked 282 p4p, 543 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drago Theme. Tsuyoi Empi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuyoi Empi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drago tries to stall but Empi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Empi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Empi has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Empi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Empi has Drago pushed against the cage.
Drago managing to block the knees to the body from Empi.
Empi cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Drago tries to circle away but Empi has him pinned against the cage.
Empi lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Empi slowing the pace effectively.
Drago blocks an elbow strike.
Empi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drago up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Empi pushes off an throws an elbow but Drago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Empi tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Empi stalling against the cage.
Empi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drago being controlled against the cage.
Empi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Empi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Empi has Drago pushed against the cage.
Come on Empi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tsuyoi Empi.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Empi drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
Empi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
Empi is pushing Drago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drago is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to circle away but Empi has him pinned against the cage.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Empi pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Empi stalling in the clinch.
Empi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Empi struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Empi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoi Empi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Empi tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Empi has managed to clinch.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Empi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Empi.
Empi has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Empi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Empi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Empi fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drago stalling in the clinch but Empi improves position.
Empi stalls.
Empi avoiding damage.
Empi prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drago misses with a hook. Empi ducked under it nicely.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Empi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Empi moves into the clinch successfully.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago tries to circle away but Empi has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Empi just leaning against Drago, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Empi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Empi keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Empi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Empi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drago up against the cage.
Empi stalling.
Empi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Empi has Drago pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tsuyoi Empi.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Drago does it's job there.
Empi moves into the clinch.
Empi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Empi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Empi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
Empi effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Empi to work.
Empi slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Empi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Empi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoi Empi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drago throws the left hand but Empi avoids the punch easily.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Empi wants to counter with a clinch but Drago pushes him away.
Drago lands with an uppercut that bounces Empi off the cage and back into range.
Drago sends Empi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Drago is motioning to the referee to let Empi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Empi is rocked!
Drago lands an uppercut, right on the button! Empi tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Drago made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance š„, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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