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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Cyrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dreiko Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao has chosen Drowning Pool - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Dreiko Lao has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Cyrus's chin.
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242 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
26
212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Cyrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dreiko Lao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyrus.
Cyrus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyrus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cyrus lands with a cross.
Cyrus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lao throws a right hand that Cyrus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyrus also avoids with ease.
Cyrus tries to clinch but Lao is having none of it.
Cyrus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lao looks to land a combination but Cyrus avoids it well.
Lao checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyrus looks to land a left hand but Lao moved out of range nicely.
Lao fails to land with a series of punches.
Lao fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyrus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cyrus throws a jab but it's blocked by Lao.
Cyrus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lao counters with a three punch combo that has Cyrus backing up. Cyrus nods at Lao to acknowledge the strikes.
Lao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cyrus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cyrus looks to clinch
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
Randy Cyrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyrus misses with a leg kick
and Lao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cyrus misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Cyrus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyrus clinches but Lao breaks the clinch
and Lao counters with a three punch combo that has Cyrus backing up. Cyrus nods at Lao to acknowledge the strikes.
Cyrus is breathing heavily.
Cyrus clinches but Lao breaks the clinch
and Lao counters with a series of strikes. Cyrus will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lao throws a right hand that Cyrus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyrus also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao works over Cyrus's head and body with a nice combination.
Lao tries to bum rush Cyrus with a series of wild strikes but Cyrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lao lands a jab-cross combination.
Lao throws a left that rocks Cyrus and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lao dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cyrus regain composure!
Cyrus is rocked!
It looks like Randy Cyrus has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lao decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cyrus to his feet.
Lao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lao throws a right hand that Cyrus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyrus also avoids with ease.
Lao misses with a double jab.
Lao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lao misses with a series of wild punches.
Lao is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lao misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cyrus slips a jab and a cross from Lao.
Lao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cyrus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cyrus counters by moving into the clinch.
Lao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lao breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao misses with a two punch combination.
Lao misses with a wild combination.
Lao throws a series of punches but Cyrus moves out of range.
Lao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lao throws a series of punches but Cyrus avoids them all with ease.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Dreiko Lao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Lao does no damage.
Cyrus avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lao throws a series of punches but Cyrus avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dreiko Lao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Cyrus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyrus circles away quickly and effectively.
Cyrus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cyrus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lao misses with a wild combination.
Cyrus wants to clinch
and Lao counters with a three punch combo that has Cyrus backing up. Cyrus nods at Lao to acknowledge the strikes.
Cyrus looks to clinch
and Lao counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Lao does no damage.
Cyrus tries to clinch up
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lao looks to land a combination. Cyrus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lao fails to land with a series of punches.
Lao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lao swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Lao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lao tries to bum rush Cyrus with a series of wild strikes but Cyrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lao misses with the combination.
Dreiko Lao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyrus circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Lao does no damage.
Lao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lao throws a right hand that Cyrus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyrus also avoids with ease.
Lao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyrus.
Lao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lao misses with a double jab.
Dreiko Lao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao throws a right and a left that Cyrus avoids nicely.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Lao misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Lao.
Cyrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lao.
Lao swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Lao both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lao.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lao!
Lao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cyrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lao.
Cyrus closes the distance but Lao moves to the side
and Lao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cyrus wants to clinch but Lao slips to the side
and Lao counters with a series of strikes. Cyrus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Lao misses.
Lao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyrus.
Lao throws a series of punches but Cyrus avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Lao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dreiko Lao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Cyrus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyrus circles away quickly and effectively.
Cyrus throws a leg kick
and Lao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cyrus darts in trying to clinch
and Lao counters with a three punch combo that has Cyrus backing up. Cyrus nods at Lao to acknowledge the strikes.
Cyrus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lao counters with a left and a right that stings Cyrus.
Cyrus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cyrus.
A swing and a miss from Cyrus.
Lao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cyrus misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cyrus dodges the punch combination from Lao.
Lao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lao lands with a nice combination. Cyrus backs away looking to recover.
Lao throws a right hand that Cyrus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyrus also avoids with ease.
Cyrus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cyrus slips a jab and a cross from Lao.
Cyrus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lao lands a jab-cross combination.
Lao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lao throws a nice looking combination but Cyrus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Lao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyrus.
Lao tries to bum rush Cyrus with a series of wild strikes but Cyrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
Lao misses with a series of wild punches.
Lao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cyrus backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao looks to land a combination but Cyrus avoids it well.
Cyrus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lao throws a series of punches but Cyrus moves out of range.
Lao looks to land a combination but Cyrus avoids it well.
Lao throws a series of strikes that have Cyrus backpedaling.
Lao stalks Cyrus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cyrus's face. Cyrus staggers backwards, shaken.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lao swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Lao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lao misses with a two punch combination.
Lao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cyrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lao.
Cyrus wants to clinch but Lao slips to the side
and Lao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cyrus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Lao.
Lao throws a right hand that Cyrus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyrus also avoids with ease.
Randy Cyrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreiko Lao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lao throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dreiko Lao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dreiko Lao!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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