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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Castaneda (ranked 5238 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 6576 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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175 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago punishes Castaneda's body with a nice straight punch.
Drago shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Castaneda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Castaneda tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Drago has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Drago moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Castaneda has worked his arm free - good work by Castaneda!
Castaneda manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Drago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drago is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Castaneda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Castaneda's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago keeps control of the position as Castaneda tries to break free.
Drago is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Castaneda manages to reverse the position and now he's in Drago's guard. Nice work there by Castaneda.
Castaneda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castaneda landing with the ground and pound.
Castaneda postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castaneda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castaneda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castaneda throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is working Drago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Castaneda throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
Castaneda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castaneda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castaneda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castaneda throws a big right hand that misses.
Castaneda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castaneda landing some decent shots from guard.
Castaneda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago is working an open guard so Castaneda takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Castaneda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drago is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Castaneda is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is trying to pull guard but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Castaneda jumps into guard, dragging Drago to the mat.
Castaneda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Castaneda is looking to sweep but instead, Drago has passed into half guard.
Drago slows the pace down in half guard.
Drago is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago drops an elbow to the side of Castaneda's head.
Drago wants to work for an arm triangle but Castaneda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drago trying to control the action but Castaneda is working from the bottom.
Castaneda looking for submissions off his back.
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 Hans Castaneda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Castaneda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drago moves into the clinch successfully.
Castaneda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drago has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Castaneda regains guard immediately.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Castaneda.
Hans Castaneda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Castaneda 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castaneda is on top in guard.
Castaneda cracks Drago with a solid left hand.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castaneda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drago is trying to control the position but Castaneda postures up.
Castaneda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castaneda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castaneda postures up in Drago's guard and throws a big left but Drago blocks it.
Castaneda throwing strikes but missing.
Castaneda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castaneda.
Castaneda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castaneda chips away with some ground and pound.
Drago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Castaneda is looking for a sweep. Drago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drago wants to control but Castaneda is keeping him busy.
Drago working Castaneda over with strikes.
Drago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drago keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drago winds up and cracks Castaneda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castaneda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drago is one step ahead there.
Castaneda is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Drago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Castaneda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Castaneda looking for a sweep. Not yet Castaneda, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drago shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castaneda napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Drago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Castaneda shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense.
Drago throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castaneda was covering up waiting for the punch and Drago finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Drago stands up and waves to Castaneda to follow him.
Castaneda goes for a double leg but Drago avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drago continues to drive forward.
Drago misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castaneda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drago wants to stand but Castaneda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Castaneda wants to sweep here but Drago controlling him for the moment.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Castaneda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castaneda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Drago trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castaneda's guard.
Castaneda keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Drago must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drago stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castaneda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drago wants to control from the top but Castaneda keeps moving.
Castaneda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drago is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Castaneda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Castaneda has escaped and now he's on top!
Castaneda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castaneda is in close to Drago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Castaneda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Castaneda distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drago wants to stand up but Castaneda is controlling him.
Castaneda connects with a couple of short punches.
Castaneda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda works over Drago with some ground and pound from guard.
Castaneda is working Drago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Castaneda landing some decent shots from guard.
Castaneda postures up.
Castaneda landing with the ground and pound.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
Castaneda works over Drago with some ground and pound from guard.
Castaneda landing with the ground and pound.
Drago is trying to keep Castaneda in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castaneda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drago's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Castaneda.
I think Castaneda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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