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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homero Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacerda comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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202 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Homero Lacerda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lacerda, as that shot connected.
Lacerda is looking to clinch but Drakkar is avoiding it.
Drakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lacerda scores with a sloppy right hand. Drakkar should have avoided that one.
Drakkar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Lacerda is blocking nicely.
Lacerda gets control of Drakkar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lacerda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lacerda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drakkar stands up and waves to Lacerda to follow him.
Lacerda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drakkar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lacerda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacerda shoots for a double leg takedown but Drakkar sprawls well. He's pushed Lacerda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drakkar throws a head kick that misses.
Drakkar lands the left hand.
Drakkar misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Lacerda misses.
Lacerda swings for the body but Drakkar moves out of range.
Lacerda moves in looking to clinch but Drakkar pushes him off.
Lacerda looks to land a left hand but Drakkar moved out of range nicely.
Lacerda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lacerda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drakkar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drakkar tries to get to full guard but Lacerda has control of the leg.
Drakkar is trying to stand back up but Lacerda is controlling him
Lacerda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lacerda is looking to take a break and control but Drakkar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drakkar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drakkar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacerda stalling away here and it's allowed Drakkar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lacerda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drakkar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lacerda controlling the position well.
Drakkar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drakkar pulls his head out easily.
Lacerda actively working from the bottom here.
Lacerda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drakkar decides to stand up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacerda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homero Lacerda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacerda blocks an elbow strike.
Lacerda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lacerda can't find room to land a body shot as Drakkar controls the action.
Drakkar misses with a knee strike.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacerda avoids the damage to the body.
Lacerda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lacerda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lacerda lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drakkar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lacerda jumps guard but Drakkar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drakkar avoiding damage as Lacerda throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Lacerda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacerda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacerda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Lacerda is blocking nicely.
Lacerda fails to pull guard.
Lacerda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lacerda missing with knees to the body.
Lacerda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drakkar smiles and moves away.
Drakkar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lacerda, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lacerda decides to pull guard.
Lacerda is trying to keep Drakkar in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Homero Lacerda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lacerda misses with a body shot.
Drakkar scores with a nice body kick.
Drakkar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drakkar closes the distance and clinches.
Lacerda takes an elbow to the temple.
Lacerda jumps into guard, dragging Drakkar to the mat.
Homero Lacerda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lacerda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drakkar defends it easily.
Drakkar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lacerda's guard.
Lacerda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Drakkar is looking to stand up but Lacerda won't let him.
Lacerda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drakkar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drakkar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drakkar wanted to stand there but Lacerda had control of the position.
Lacerda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drakkar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drakkar stands up from Lacerda's guard - Drakkar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lacerda misses the shot to the body.
Drakkar misses with a wild body shot.
Lacerda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drakkar as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda closes the distance and clinches up with Drakkar, looking for a takedown. Lacerda pushes Drakkar against the cage but Drakkar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lacerda doesn't manage to clinch there - Drakkar circles away.
Ivan Drakkar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lacerda tries for a takedown but Drakkar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homero Lacerda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacerda clinches with his opponent.
Lacerda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drakkar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacerda backwards.
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!
Lacerda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacerda misses with a body punch.
Lacerda misses with the head strike.
Drakkar misses with a knee strike.
Lacerda avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Lacerda blocks it.
Lacerda misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drakkar obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lacerda is defending well for now.
Lacerda avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda tries to pull guard but Drakkar holds him up against the cage and eventually Lacerda drops back down to his feet.
Lacerda takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Drakkar.
Drakkar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lacerda lands a nice uppercut.
Lacerda avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Drakkar misses with an elbow strike.
Lacerda misses with a punch to the body.
Lacerda is trying to pull guard but Drakkar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lacerda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lacerda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drakkar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drakkar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lacerda's brow.
A knee to the head by Drakkar.
Lacerda is trying to pull guard but Drakkar has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacerda tries to pull guard but Drakkar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Drakkar.
Drakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Lacerda jumps guard.
Drakkar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lacerda wants to sweep here but Drakkar controlling him for the moment.
Drakkar wanted to stand there but Lacerda had control of the position.
Lacerda has his foot on Drakkar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drakkar works his way back into a safe position though.
Drakkar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lacerda's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lacerda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lacerda has a closed guard, preventing Drakkar from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drakkar clinches with his opponent.
Lacerda managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Homero Lacerda has been cut.
Lacerda tries to work over Drakkar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lacerda works on Drakkar's body with a couple of short punches.
Lacerda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacerda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakkar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drakkar landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar jerks Lacerda's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lacerda drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Drakkar goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Drakkar because Lacerda was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ivan Drakkar!
An out of breath Ivan Drakkar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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