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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Young!
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, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago throws a hook but Young blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Drago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young motions for Drago to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago moves into the clinch.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Drago tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the cage and eventually Drago drops back down to his feet.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bryant Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Young gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Drago closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Young's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Drago trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young has his foot on Drago's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drago works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young trying to control the position.
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!
Young keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Drago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drago trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young keeping full guard, as Drago tries to pass.
Drago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Drago lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drago working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drago 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drago throwing strikes but missing.
Drago is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Drago throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Young keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young leaves Drago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Drago takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drago misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Young.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago cracks Young with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Bryant Young has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago tries to clinch up.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.
Drago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bryant Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drago throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago with a nice cross.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Drago dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Drago's head and hops out.
Young swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drago scores with a jab to the head.
Bryant Young's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Ivan Drago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago with a jab.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a left to the body.
Young throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Drago getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young has managed to free his arm - good work.
Drago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though.
Drago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Young is staying active underneath Drago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drago lands with a punch from half guard.
Drago throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Drago looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jeez, Bryant Young's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bryant Young's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Drago!
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hype
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FIGHT
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