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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Imagine. Popovic has chosen None as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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193 cm
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219 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Drabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Branko Popovic!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drabek wants to slow Popovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Popovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Popovic gets caught flat footed, as Drabek shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Popovic has momentary wrist control but Drabek slips an elbow through the middle.
Drabek trying to control the position from guard on top but Popovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Popovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drabek content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Popovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Popovic trying to control the position.
Drabek tries to free his leg and advance position but Popovic is retaining full guard.
Drabek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Popovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drabek misses with a looping left.
Popovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Drabek connects with a jab.
Popovic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Drabek did well to prevent Popovic getting side control.
Drabek wants to get back to full guard.
Drabek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Popovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Popovic's back!
Popovic staying busy and making it hard for Drabek to control.
Even with his hooks in, Drabek manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Drabek thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Popovic looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drabek punches the canvas rather than the man.
Drabek struggling to keep hold of the position.
Drabek is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Drabek gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Drabek gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Drabek apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Drabek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drabek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Drabek is keen to just control but Popovic is a slippery customer.
Drabek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popovic is refusing to be controlled, as Drabek sits in half guard.
Drabek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Drabek seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Popovic for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeff Drabek.
Popovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drabek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Drabek.
Drabek misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Drabek misses the target.
Popovic throws a head kick but Drabek moves out of range.
Popovic fails with the takedown
and Drabek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Popovic looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drabek's guard.
Drabek trying to control the position.
Drabek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Popovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drabek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Popovic has managed to get both his arms back between Drabek's legs - danger averted.
Popovic chips away with some ground and pound.
Drabek has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Drabek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drabek's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Drabek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drabek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Drabek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jeff Drabek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drabek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drabek throwing strikes but missing.
Drabek stays in close to Popovic's body and controls the position.
Drabek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drabek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popovic has momentary wrist control but Drabek slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drabek wants to control from the top but Popovic keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drabek showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drabek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Popovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Drabek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Popovic wants to stand and escape but Drabek is having none of it.
Popovic is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drabek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drabek 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.
Drabek throwing strikes but missing.
Drabek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drabek trying to control but Popovic is working from the bottom.
Drabek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drabek wants to control from the top but Popovic keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Popovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Popovic ducks under a wild hook from Drabek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drabek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Popovic swivels and escapes.
Drabek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drabek throws a strike aimed at the side of Popovic's head but Popovic avoids it well.
Popovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drabek.
Popovic wants to get back to his feet but Drabek drags him back down.
Popovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drabek.
Drabek is putting a hurting on Popovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drabek landing a few strikes.
Popovic dodges the ground and pound from Drabek.
Popovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drabek.
Drabek throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drabek connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Popovic some visible discomfort.
Drabek working the ground and pound from side control.
Drabek is putting a hurting on Popovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drabek landing a few strikes.
Popovic taking a bit of punishment here - Drabek scoring with strikes.
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!
Drabek lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Popovic down.
Popovic is not content to let Drabek control the position.
Drabek working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Drabek dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drabek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popovic pinned against the cage. Popovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Popovic shoots and misses
and Drabek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branko Popovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drabek feints and as Popovic raises his hands in defense, Drabek changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drabek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drabek landing some decent shots from guard.
Drabek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drabek lands a couple of digs.
Drabek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drabek wants to control from the top but Popovic keeps moving.
Popovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek distracts Popovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drabek trying to control the position from guard on top but Popovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drabek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drabek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drabek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drabek trying to control but Popovic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeff Drabek.
The fighters circling - Drabek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Popovic.
Popovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drabek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drabek.
Drabek trying to control the position from guard on top but Popovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drabek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drabek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Popovic keeping moving, preventing Drabek from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drabek cracks Popovic with a solid left hand.
Popovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Drabek manages to pass to side control.
Jeff Drabek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drabek performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drabek trying to pass the guard but Popovic defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drabek not doing much here.
Drabek throwing shots but Popovic is blocking nicely.
Branko Popovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drabek perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeff Drabek.
Popovic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Popovic lands in his opponent's guard.
Drabek has control of Popovic's left arm, preventing Popovic from doing any damage.
Drabek wants to sweep here but Popovic controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Drabek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drabek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Drabek!
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energy
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