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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranouf Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibario Leonit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iranouf Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ibario Leonit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonit throws out the jab.
Leonit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogba moves away.
Leonit throws a series of punches but Drogba avoids them all with ease.
Leonit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonit throws a hook but Drogba avoids it easily.
Leonit swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogba.
Leonit lands with a good body shot.
Leonit lands with a straight right. Drogba didn't see that one coming.
Leonit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogba moves away from the strike by Leonit.
Leonit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leonit.
Leonit connects with a crisp jab.
Drogba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drogba tries to clinch there but Leonit circles away.
Drogba tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonit scores with the left hand. Drogba knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Iranouf Drogba has been cut.
Leonit missing with a left hand there. Drogba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogba moves in looking to clinch but Leonit pushes him off.
Leonit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drogba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogba throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonit throws an off balance right hand
and Drogba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leonit throws a hook but Drogba avoids it easily.
Iranouf Drogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drogba wants to clinch up but Leonit keeps it at a distance.
Leonit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogba tries to clinch up but Leonit circles away and keeps his distance.
Drogba doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonit circles away.
Leonit lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonit lands with a hook. Drogba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drogba takes one on the button.
Leonit looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogba is just out of range.
Leonit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogba moves out of range as Leonit strikes.
Drogba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonit defending well as Drogba loads up on a big left hand.
Drogba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonit.
Drogba tries to clinch up but Leonit circles away and keeps his distance.
Drogba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drogba moves in looking to clinch but Leonit pushes him off.
Leonit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drogba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drogba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leonit is keeping busy.
Leonit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Drogba is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drogba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leonit jumps guard but Drogba stands there with Leonit around his waist. Leonit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iranouf Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibario Leonit.
Drogba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogba looking to stall.
Drogba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but Leonit blocks with his arms.
Leonit is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that Drogba has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Leonit blocks it.
Leonit tries to break free but Drogba pushes him back against the cage.
Drogba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drogba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leonit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but Leonit blocks with his arms.
Drogba connects with a knee to the head.
Leonit has had enough of the clinch but Drogba keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Leonit is blocking nicely.
Drogba is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Drogba.
Leonit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drogba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Leonit is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba avoids the elbow strike from Leonit, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibario Leonit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iranouf Drogba's cut.
That's time! Drogba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drogba rushes Leonit and presses him up against the cage.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Leonit is blocking nicely.
Drogba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonit's efforts to push away.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Leonit blocks it.
Drogba is looking to control Leonit's arms but Leonit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drogba has his back to the cage.
Drogba works on Leonit's body with a couple of short punches.
Leonit jumps into guard, dragging Drogba to the mat.
Drogba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leonit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leonit keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.
Drogba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leonit on the ground.
Drogba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leonit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drogba is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba trying to control but Leonit is working from the bottom.
Leonit has momentary wrist control but Drogba slips an elbow through the middle.
Drogba throws a big right hand that misses.
Leonit wants to get back to his feet but Drogba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drogba wants to control from the top but Leonit keeps moving.
Leonit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Drogba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A big right from Leonit misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonit misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonit misses with an uppercut. Drogba saw that one coming.
Drogba slips under a jab.
Drogba slips under a jab from Leonit.
Ibario Leonit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonit tries to keep at a distance but Drogba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drogba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonit is defending well for now.
Leonit gets control of Drogba's arms and successfully pulls guard. Leonit will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drogba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drogba is looking to work some ground and pound but Leonit has wrist control.
Leonit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drogba.
Drogba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drogba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drogba is looking to work some ground and pound but Leonit has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonit has a closed guard, preventing Drogba from standing up.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonit kicks Drogba off and gets to his feet.
Drogba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drogba staying out of range there.
Drogba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Leonit. No joy for Drogba on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leonit misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba walks into a left hand.
Drogba darts in trying to clinch
and Leonit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Leonit.
Leonit throws a looping overhand right but Drogba ducks down to avoid it.
Drogba is looking to clinch.
Leonit lands a head shot.
Drogba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drogba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drogba slips under a jab.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonit misses with a straight left.
Drogba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iranouf Drogba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogba manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iranouf Drogba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iranouf Drogba's cut.
That's time! Drogba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leonit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogba has closed the distance and engaged Leonit in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drogba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leonit's brow.
Leonit manages to pull guard.
Leonit wriggles free and stands up.
Drogba scores with a head kick.
Leonit fails to land with a series of punches.
Drogba is looking to clinch.
Leonit throws a combination. Drogba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogba wants to clinch up but Leonit keeps it at a distance.
Drogba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drogba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Leonit.
Drogba wants to clinch but Leonit slips to the side
and Leonit counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drogba tries to clinch there but Leonit circles away.
Leonit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drogba wants to clinch.
Drogba drops his hands momentarily and Leonit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drogba moves in looking to clinch but Leonit pushes him off.
Drogba ducks under a wild hook from Leonit.
Drogba is looking to clinch but Leonit is avoiding it.
Drogba slips under a jab from Leonit.
Drogba darts in trying to clinch
and Leonit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonit swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonit looks to land a left hand but Drogba moved out of range nicely.
Leonit lands a jab.
Leonit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drogba has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Leonit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drogba tries to clinch but Leonit moves out of range.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonit.
Leonit keeps the fight on the outside.
Drogba closes the distance but Leonit moves to the side
and Leonit counters with a nice body shot.
Drogba lands with a nice body kick.
Leonit keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba slips a jab from Leonit.
Leonit lands with a shot to the body.
Leonit looks to land a combination but Drogba avoids it well.
Drogba has Leonit up against the cage in a clinch.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Leonit blocks it.
Drogba throws an elbow but it misses.
Drogba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonit is looking for a takedown.
Drogba is struggling to control the position.
Drogba throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leonit is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drogba seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Leonit is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Leonit is looking to take this one to the mat.
Iranouf Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibario Leonit.
Leonit has had enough of the clinch but Drogba keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drogba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogba lands with a left to the head.
Drogba is looking to control Leonit's arms but Leonit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drogba has his back to the cage.
Leonit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drogba has him pressed against the cage.
Drogba throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogba just leaning against Leonit, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibario Leonit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leonit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibario Leonit!
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energy
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