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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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209 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Knowles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Drago looks to land a combination but Knowles avoids it well.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knowles looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drago goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Devon Knowles has been cut.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Knowles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago tries to clinch there but Knowles circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knowles.
Drago digs a good hook to Knowles's body.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Knowles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Knowles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knowles cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Devon Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knowles works Drago's body with a nice hook.
Drago has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles misses with a two punch combination.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Knowles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago staying out of range there.
Drago slips a jab from Knowles.
Drago lands a high kick to the side of Knowles's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Drago dives into guard, looking to finish.
Drago won't allow Knowles to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago drops back looking for a leg! Knowles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knowles manages to kick Drago off! Drago jumps back into Knowles's guard.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Knowles wants to stand but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knowles circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles throws a series of strikes that have Drago backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Knowles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drago.
Knowles misses with an uppercut.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knowles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knowles blocks a head kick by Drago.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knowles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Knowles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knowles stuffs the takedown.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knowles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knowles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles keeps the fight on the outside.
Knowles scores with a hook.
Knowles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knowles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Knowles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Knowles scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knowles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knowles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago is looking to clinch but Knowles is avoiding it.
Knowles misses with the combination.
That's four 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.
Knowles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Drago misses
and Knowles counters with a one-two to the body.
Knowles blocks the body kick.
Drago throws a sloppy body shot
and Knowles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knowles throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Knowles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devon Knowles'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. This is the final round!
Drago shoots in and drives through. Knowles sprawls well.
Knowles lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Drago tries to clinch but Knowles is having none of it.
Drago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knowles pinned against the cage. Knowles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Knowles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knowles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Knowles.
Knowles tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Drago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Knowles circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knowles connects with the punch.
Knowles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knowles cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Knowles counters with a straight right hand.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knowles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knowles defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knowles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knowles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knowles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knowles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles connects with a body shot.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Knowles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago is rocked!
BOOM! Knowles lands a beautiful left hook that drops Drago. Drago tries to recover but Knowles is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Drago lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Knowles!
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energy
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hype
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