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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Draganov lands with a straight right. Finkelman didn't see that one coming.
Finkelman looks to throw the jab but Draganov is out of range.
Finkelman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Finkelman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draganov.
Draganov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draganov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Finkelman looks to land a left hand but Draganov moved out of range nicely.
Finkelman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sparks mma in the buildup to the fight.
Finkelman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finkelman misses with the combination.
Draganov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Draganov.
Finkelman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
The fighters circling - Finkelman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkelman darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#It looks like Ivan Draganov has been cut.
Draganov looks to land a combination. Finkelman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Draganov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finkelman. That did some damage!
Finkelman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draganov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draganov throws a leg kick which misses Finkelman's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkelman tries to avoid it.
Finkelman misses with an uppercut
and Draganov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finkelman throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkelman. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkelman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draganov circles away quickly and effectively.
Draganov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Finkelman scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finkelman missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkelman misses with a body shot.
Draganov flicks out a counter leg kick but Finkelman steps away.
Finkelman throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
Finkelman lands a nice shot to the body.
Draganov with a jab.
Draganov lands a slapping body shot.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Finkelman lands a glancing blow to the side of Draganov's head.
Draganov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finkelman if he has to take too many more of those.
Draganov lands with a kick to the temple. Finkelman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Finkelman throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov's corner calls for a 1-2. Draganov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finkelman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov jabs Finkelman right on the nose. Finkelman blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick from Draganov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draganov throws a right and a left that Finkelman avoids nicely.
Draganov lands with a slapping head kick.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draganov throws out a counter right but Finkelman avoids it with no problem.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkelman was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.#T2#
Draganov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finkelman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Draganov.
Draganov tries a head kick but it misses.
Draganov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draganov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finkelman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Finkelman misses with a straight right.
Finkelman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draganov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draganov thuds his shin into the meat of Finkelman's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draganov.
Draganov scores with a jab to the head.
Draganov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finkelman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finkelman takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkelman throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Finkelman.
Draganov with a jab.
Finkelman looks to score with a jab to the body but Draganov is just out of range.
Finkelman stalks Draganov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draganov's face. Draganov staggers backwards, shaken.
Finkelman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
A head kick misses from Draganov.
Draganov feints a jab promting Finkelman to slip. Draganov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finkelman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Finkelman swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Finkelman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finkelman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That kick from Draganov tenderised Finkelman's leg. Finkelman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draganov lands a head shot.
Draganov lands a nice hook to Finkelman's body. Finkelman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draganov connects with a single shot there.
Finkelman misses with a hook.
Draganov slips a jab from Finkelman.
Draganov blocks a jab.
Finkelman takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Finkelman misses.
Finkelman throws a right and a left that Draganov avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Draganov slips a straight right by Finkelman.
Draganov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finkelman misses with a jab to the body
and Draganov counters with a series of strikes. Finkelman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finkelman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finkelman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC2#Finkelman is rocked!#T4#
Finkelman just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkelman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Finkelman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov lands with a nice combination. Finkelman backs away looking to recover.
Draganov misses with a series of wild punches.
Draganov feints with a jab and clips Finkelman right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Finkelman is sent crashing into the canvas and Draganov leaps in for the kill! Finkelman tries to get to his feet but Draganov is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Finkelman is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Draganov!
After the fight, Ivan Draganov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Draganov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winner's head backwards.
Draganov defending well as Winner loads up on a big left hand.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch but Draganov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draganov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winner's head.
Winner wants to clinch.
Winner tries to clinch but Draganov is having none of it.
Draganov throws a head kick that Winner semi-blocks.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice jab there from Draganov.
Winner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Draganov cracks Winner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov connects with a single shot there.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt - Draganov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ivan Draganov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Exotic Winner.#T1#
Draganov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draganov.
Decent striking displayed by Draganov there.
Winner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Draganov tries to avoid it but Winner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Draganov to the ground. Draganov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Draganov. Beautiful body shot.
Winner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Draganov lands a body shot.
Winner looks winded!
Draganov throws a head kick that half lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draganov.
Winner tries to clinch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov cracks Winner with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov throws a head kick that half lands.
Winner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Draganov there.
Winner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Draganov but Draganov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Winner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.#T2#
Draganov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Draganov scores with a jab to the body.
Winner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Draganov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Draganov lands with a nice combination. Winner backs away looking to recover.#ROC#Winner is rocked!
Winner has a takedown stuffed.
Winner is still on wobbly legs! Can Draganov finish him?
Draganov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circle, before Draganov throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Winner's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Draganov lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ivan Draganov!
A very excited looking Ivan Draganov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 188
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Draganov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draganov throws a low kick but Shakes moves out of range easily.
Shakes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Draganov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draganov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Shakes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draganov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Draganov misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Shakes misses the target.
Draganov just misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shakes.
Shakes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Shakes throws a series of punches but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov swinging wildly here.
Shakes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draganov circles away quickly and effectively.
Draganov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jab from Shakes.
Sloppy strikes from Draganov. Those never looked like landing.
Shakes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shakes cracks Draganov with an open hand slap.#ROC#Draganov is rocked!
Shakes drops Draganov with a naaaaasty hook - Draganov is in real trouble here! Shakes dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Shakes!
Marcus Shakes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 12, 2023 |
#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draganov.
World Citizen ducks right into an uppercut from Draganov.
Jab, jab by Draganov - just one landing.
World Citizen throws a head kick that misses.
Draganov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Draganov throws a series of strikes that have World Citizen backpedaling.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov works World Citizen's body with a nice hook.
World Citizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov lands a head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! World Citizen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Draganov - the referee stops the clock and World Citizen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Draganov. World Citizen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
World Citizen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
World Citizen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Draganov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping World Citizen at a distance.
Draganov thuds a left hand into World Citizen's body.
Draganov lands a leg kick that knocks World Citizen off balance momentarily.
Draganov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as World Citizen backs up against the cage.
Draganov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck World Citizen on the side of the head.
Draganov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draganov lands a head kick!
#ROC2#World Citizen is rocked!
World Citizen drops his hands momentarily and Draganov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh World Citizen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Draganov lands a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draganov.
Draganov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draganov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
World Citizen throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
World Citizen seems to have got his legs back now.
Draganov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! World Citizen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Draganov lands with a cross.
World Citizen misses the jab.
Draganov throws a nice head kick!
World Citizen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draganov to score with a decent uppercut.
Draganov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt World Citizen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
World Citizen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draganov throws a front kick that sends World Citizen stumbling back into the cage.
World Citizen swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
That kick from Draganov tenderised World Citizen's leg. World Citizen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draganov connects with a nice looking jab.
Draganov is pawing at World Citizen, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into World Citizen's nose. World Citizen is badly hurt! Draganov pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! World Citizen tries desperately to hold on but Draganov is relentless in his assault! As World Citizen receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Draganov away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Draganov!
A very excited looking Ivan Draganov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Draganov lands an overhand right.
Draganov lands a two punch combo.
Draganov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#James is rocked!
James takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Draganov scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draganov throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Draganov.
Draganov scores with a decent looking hook.
James takes a kick to the side of the head.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Draganov lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Draganov connects with a looping right hand.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danga de danga de dang - Draganov scores with a four punch combination!
Draganov lands with a nice body kick.
Draganov cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draganov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
James has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draganov.
Draganov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Draganov lands a jab to James's midsection.
Draganov feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
James tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draganov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draganov scores with a shot to the body.
Draganov scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draganov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Draganov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Draganov stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Draganov. #T3#
Left hook, right uppercut from Draganov.
Draganov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ivan Draganov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draganov scores with a three punch combo!
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draganov.#KD2#
Draganov lands a left and a right that send James crashing to the mat, dazed. Draganov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
James takes one on the button.
The fighters circle, before Draganov throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into James's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Draganov lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ivan Draganov!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Draganov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 01, 2023 |
#R1#
A jab from Draganov does it's job there.
Winner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Draganov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winner somewhat.
Draganov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winner is defended easily by Draganov.
Good leg kick by Draganov.
Winner looks for a takedown but Draganov sprawls well.
Ivan Draganov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Exotic Winner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov thumps Winner with a low kick.
Draganov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winner's head.
Draganov lands a head kick. Winner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Winner walks into a left hand.
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!
Winner tries to clinch up
and Draganov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Winner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner looks winded!
Draganov connects with the punch.
Draganov connects with a high kick.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winner is looking to clinch.
Draganov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draganov as he avoids it easily.
Jab by Draganov.
Draganov thuds his right hand into Winner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draganov lands with a hook. Winner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Draganov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Winner is rocked!
Winner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winner is still on wobbly legs! Can Draganov finish him?
Ivan Draganov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draganov measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Winner! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ivan Draganov!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Draganov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
SMASH: Black Terror vs Boomer
Date: May 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Bonanza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Draganov lands a nice shot that snaps Bonanza's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draganov. That's going to slow Bonanza down.
Draganov scores with a jab to the head.
Draganov lands with a hook. Bonanza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonanza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonanza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonanza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draganov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonanza walks into a stiff left hand from Draganov.
Draganov lands a right hook to the body.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Draganov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draganov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Benson Bonanza has been cut.
Draganov lands with a good body shot.
Draganov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draganov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonanza on the side of the head.
Bonanza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draganov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonanza's head.
Draganov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draganov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draganov throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
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!
Draganov scores with the left hand. Bonanza knows he should have avoided that one.
Draganov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonanza's hands.
Draganov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draganov misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draganov.
Bonanza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draganov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonanza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#KD2#
Draganov cracks Bonanza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Draganov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bonanza to stand back up!#ROC2#Bonanza is rocked!#T3#
Draganov scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Bonanza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonanza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bonanza moves out of range as Draganov throws a body kick.
Bonanza throws a counter high kick but Draganov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bonanza seems to have got his legs back now.
Draganov lands a lovely overhand right.
Danga de danga de dang - Draganov scores with a four punch combination!
Draganov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonanza ducks right into an uppercut from Draganov.
Bonanza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draganov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonanza's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Draganov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov misses with a double jab
and Draganov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Draganov cracks Bonanza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Draganov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Draganov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draganov scores with the left hand. Bonanza knows he should have avoided that one.
Draganov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonanza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draganov connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonanza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonanza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draganov swings for the body but Bonanza moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonanza misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Bonanza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Bonanza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draganov can pounce on him.
Ivan Draganov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draganov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonanza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonanza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonanza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bonanza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draganov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Draganov.
A head kick from Draganov lands but Bonanza takes it in his stride.
Draganov lands a big right hook! Bonanza looks hurt but is still standing! Draganov lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Bonanza falls down and Draganov dives in with a huge hammer fist! Bonanza's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Draganov runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Draganov!
Ivan Draganov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
SMASH: Hatfield vs Tonon
Date: Apr 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Draganov throws a low kick but Masters avoids it.
Masters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draganov to score with a decent uppercut.
Draganov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Draganov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Draganov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draganov scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters walks into a left hand.
Draganov cracks Masters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov lands a head shot.#T1#
Draganov lands a jab to the head.
Draganov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draganov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Draganov connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Draganov.
Masters walks forward, straight into a front kick from Draganov.
Draganov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draganov lands with a cross.
Masters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov with a hook.
Masters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Draganov throws a body shot but no joy.
Draganov lands a jab to Masters's midsection.
Masters avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Draganov.
Draganov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draganov.
Draganov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Draganov thows a leg kick but Masters checks it
and Masters counters with a two punch combo.
Draganov lands with a cross.
A left lands for Draganov.#T3#
Draganov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Masters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masters moves forwards but Draganov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Draganov.
Jab by Draganov.#ROC2#Masters is rocked!
Draganov misses with a low kick.
Draganov throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a left to the body.
Draganov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draganov tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Masters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ivan Draganov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Draganov throws a low kick but Masters moves out of range easily.
Masters attempts a counter takedown but Draganov avoids it well and moves away.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov jabs Masters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Draganov misses.
Masters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Draganov is looking to score with low kicks.
Masters is looking for a counter combo.
Masters slips a jab and a cross from Draganov.
Draganov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masters's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Masters checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draganov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masters checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ivan Draganov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draganov can pounce on him.
Draganov clobbers Masters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draganov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Masters might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Draganov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draganov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters drops his hands momentarily and Draganov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Millard Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draganov lands an overhand right.#KD2#
Draganov lands a big head kick that sends Masters tumbling to the mat! Draganov takes a step backwards and waves Masters back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Masters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Draganov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draganov.
Draganov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masters seems to have got his legs back now.
Draganov throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Draganov.
Draganov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters attempts a counter takedown but Draganov avoids it well and moves away.
Masters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draganov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draganov throws a body punch but Masters moves out of range.
Masters changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masters checks a leg kick.
Masters changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Masters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.#T2#
Draganov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Draganov clobbers Masters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draganov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masters doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Masters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Draganov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masters.
Draganov connects with a leg kick.
Draganov works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Draganov.
A clash of legs there as Masters blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Masters misses the target.#T3#
A jab lands there for Draganov.
Nice shot lands for Draganov.
Masters moves out of range as Draganov strikes.
Masters attempts a counter takedown but Draganov avoids it well and moves away.
Draganov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draganov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#KD2#
Draganov cracks Masters with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Masters looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Draganov finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov scores with a body shot.
#T4#
Draganov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masters seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Masters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy left from Draganov finds it's target.
Draganov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Masters counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Masters stops Draganov from standing up.
Masters tries to free his leg and advance position but Draganov is retaining full guard.
Masters sitting in guard here, content to control.
Draganov keeping full guard, as Masters tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Draganov sizes up Masters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Draganov with a jab.
Nice body kick from Draganov.
Masters takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draganov lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Draganov there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draganov throws a sloppy head kick and Masters moves out of range easily.
Masters attempts a counter takedown but Draganov avoids it well and moves away.
Draganov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Draganov misses with a low kick.
Masters tries to counter with a takedown but Draganov is quick to defend against it.
Draganov lands with a nice body punch.
Draganov lands a leg kick that knocks Masters off balance momentarily.
Draganov connects with a single shot there.
Draganov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masters under the eye.
Donk. Draganov catches Masters right on the button with a cross.
Draganov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draganov to score with a decent uppercut.
Ivan Draganov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Draganov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Masters to the canvas! Masters doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Draganov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Draganov!
Ivan Draganov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Millard Masters was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, I will go back to the gym and get stronger'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Nascimento vs Donovan
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Noriega connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draganov staying out of range there.
It looked like Draganov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Draganov clinches up with Noriega and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Draganov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Noriega slips a jab and a cross from Draganov.
#CL#
Draganov clinches up with Noriega and pushes him back against the cage.
Noriega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD#
Draganov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Noriega!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU#
Draganov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Noriega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draganov shoots in for a double leg but Noriega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draganov tries a head kick but it misses.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Draganov avoids it with no problem.
Draganov looks for a takedown but Noriega sprawls well.
Draganov shoots in and drives through. Noriega sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Draganov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Draganov closes the distance and clinches up with Noriega, looking for a takedown. Draganov pushes Noriega against the cage but Noriega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Draganov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Julians Sports Bar & Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Noriega connects with the punch.
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Noriega - just one landing.
Noriega slaps away a takedown attempt from Draganov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Noriega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD#
Draganov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Noriega was covering up waiting for the punch and Draganov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Noriega trying to control the position.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SU#
Draganov gets to his feet - Noriega follows without any prompting. #T2#
Draganov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Draganov dives in for a single leg takedown but Noriega sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Noriega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noriega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
Noriega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noriega.
Noriega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Draganov working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov with the inside leg kick.
Noriega digs a good hook to Draganov's body.
Draganov thows a body kick. Noriega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Draganov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Draganov tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draganov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noriega has time to react.
Draganov moves out of range of the body kick.
Noriega connects with a leg kick.
Noriega scores with the left hand. Draganov knows he should have avoided that one.
Draganov moves out of range of the body kick.
Draganov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draganov shoots in and drives through. Noriega sprawls well.
Noriega throws a head kick but Draganov moves out of range.
Noriega jabs at Draganov's body.
Draganov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noriega's waist but Noriega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Draganov off to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Noriega.
Noriega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draganov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draganov wants to clinch up but Noriega keeps it at a distance.
Pablo Noriega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draganov shoots in looking for a takedown but Noriega manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draganov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Draganov closes the distance and pushes Noriega back into the cage.
Draganov cracks Noriega with a nice body shot.
Noriega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Noriega tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noriega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Noriega has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Noriega lands a right hand. #BC#
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov slips a straight right by Noriega.
Draganov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That kick from Noriega tenderised Draganov's leg. Draganov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draganov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noriega as he avoids it easily.
Draganov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noriega avoids it really well and circles away.
Draganov is breathing heavily.
Noriega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov dives in for a single leg takedown but Noriega sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draganov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Noriega throws the kick towards the body but Draganov avoids it.
Draganov throws a series of punches but Noriega avoids them all with ease.
Noriega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice straight punches there by Noriega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noriega.
A big right from Draganov misses.
Noriega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draganov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Noriega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Draganov somewhat.
Noriega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov looks to land a combination. Noriega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Noriega throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.#CL#
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Noriega lands a shot to the body.
Noriega misses with a body punch.
Noriega connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draganov's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draganov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noriega. #BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Draganov moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Noriega breaks the clinch.
Noriega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draganov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega scores with a jab. Draganov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noriega with the inside leg kick.
Noriega misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Noriega. Beautiful body shot.
Draganov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Draganov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Noriega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Draganov wants to clinch.#T2#
Noriega lands with a cross.
Noriega swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.
Draganov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noriega's corner calls for a 1-2. Noriega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Noriega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noriega lands with a kick to the ribs.
Draganov misses with a takedown attempt - Noriega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Draganov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noriega looks to land a right hand but Draganov moved out of range.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noriega lands an elbow that stopped Draganov in his tracks for a moment.
Noriega looking to throw knees to the head but Draganov is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Noriega scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Noriega circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noriega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draganov's head backwards.
A jab lands there for Noriega.#ROC2#Draganov is rocked!
Noriega scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Draganov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pablo Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noriega with the inside leg kick.
Ivan Draganov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noriega drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Draganov right on the button. Draganov goes down! Noriega follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Noriega gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Noriega!
An intense looking Pablo Noriega took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want Paulie Green next, West Coast Gangster Vs East Coast Gangster. MS-13 Vs Irish Mob, Lets Go He Ain’t Real Gangster Like I Am'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Mountain vs Lee
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Draganov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Draganov lands a body shot.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickle is looking to break free of the clinch but Draganov has double underhooks. #BC2#
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nickle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Draganov has Nickle up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Dill Nickle has been cut.
Nickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draganov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nickle throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Nickle's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nickle misses the jab.
Draganov misses with a hook to the body
and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand. #T1##TD#
Nickle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Draganov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nickle is controlling him well.
Nickle wants to stand but Draganov is controlling his arm.
Nickle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#ES2#
Draganov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T2#
Draganov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nickle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Draganov dives in and grabs Nickle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nickle pushes down on Draganov's head and hops out.
Nickle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Draganov manages to circle out of the way.
Dill Nickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Draganov.
Draganov swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Nickle. No joy for Draganov on that attempt.
It looked like Nickle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draganov.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nickle's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Draganov.
Nickle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Draganov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nickle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draganov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nickle tries to sprawl out of it but Draganov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nickle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Nickle looks to land a combination. Draganov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Draganov closes the distance and clinches up with Nickle, looking for a takedown. Draganov pushes Nickle against the cage but Nickle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Draganov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draganov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nickle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Nickle - just one landing.
Nickle swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov scores with a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Draganov leaning against his opponent.
#BC#
Nickle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.#T4#
Draganov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nickle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Draganov somewhat.
Draganov dives in for a single leg takedown but Nickle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
Nickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Draganov momentarily.
Draganov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Draganov lands with a slapping head kick.
Draganov fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dill Nickle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Draganov closes the distance and clinches up with Nickle, looking for a takedown. Draganov pushes Nickle against the cage but Nickle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nickle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Nickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draganov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nickle as he avoids it easily.
Nickle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nickle scores with a nice strike.
Nickle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#ROC#Draganov is rocked!
Nickle avoids a kick to the body.
Draganov is still on wobbly legs! Can Nickle finish him?#TD#
Nickle is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Draganov is in big trouble! Nickle is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Draganov. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Dill Nickle!
A very excited looking Dill Nickle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
SMASH: Choke vs Bartz
Date: Jan 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Askren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL#
Draganov clinches with his opponent.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch.
Askren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Askren.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Askren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draganov swivels and escapes.
Askren shoots in but Draganov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Draganov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Askren is fending him off so far but Draganov persists. Nope, Askren circles away and we're back to standing.
Draganov throws a body kick that misses. #TD2#
Askren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Draganov sprawls well initially but Askren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draganov defending well though. #ES#
Draganov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Askren keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov stalling.
#T1#
Draganov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Askren goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draganov prevents it.
Ivan Draganov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Askren.
A body shot lands from Askren.
Askren working aggressively here.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Askren decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Draganov is trying to stand back up but Askren is controlling him
Askren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Askren is looking to advance position but Draganov won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Draganov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Draganov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Askren is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Draganov reverses the position - he's now on top in Askren's guard.
Draganov wants to get up but he can't break Askren's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Draganov wants to stand and escape but instead Askren has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Askren is working Draganov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Draganov has momentary wrist control but Askren slips an elbow through the middle.
Draganov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Askren looking to pass the guard.
Askren works over Draganov with some ground and pound from guard.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draganov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Draganov is keeping the position.#ES#
Draganov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Askren has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Askren misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Askren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
Askren has Draganov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Draganov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Draganov.
#T4##BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Draganov pushes Askren up against the cage in a clinch.
Draganov is trying to maintain a safe position but Askren gets an underhook and turns Draganov into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Askren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Askren has Draganov pressed against the cage, preventing Draganov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Draganov looking to stall.
Askren is working Draganov over against the cage.
Askren prevents Draganov from breaking the clinch.
Askren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
Askren lands a body punch.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Draganov closes the distance and pushes Askren back into the cage.
Draganov is trying to maintain a safe position but Askren gets an underhook and turns Draganov into the cage.
Askren cracks Draganov with a nice body shot.
Draganov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Askren tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Askren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL#
Draganov clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Draganov breaks from the clinch.
Draganov throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Draganov slaps away a takedown attempt from Askren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt.
Draganov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Draganov throws a sloppy head kick and Askren moves out of range easily.
Askren tries to counter with a clinch but Draganov shakes him off and moves away.
Draganov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askren.
Ivan Draganov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Askren.
Horrible takedown attempt by Askren or perhaps it was just good defense by Draganov, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren misses with a few strikes there.
Draganov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Askren defends it nicely.#CL#
Draganov moves into the clinch.#T1##BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Ivan Draganov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draganov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Askren as he jumps to the side.
Askren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Draganov.
Draganov ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Draganov darts in looking for a takedown but Askren gets double underhooks and turns Draganov into the cage.
Askren wants to counter the offense by Draganov and move into the clinch position.
Draganov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Askren is keeping busy.
Askren is leaning against Draganov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Askren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Draganov is trying to break the clinch but Askren is controlling him.
Askren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov trying to stall but Askren improves his position.
#T2#
Draganov trying to stall but Askren improves his position.
Askren lands a right hand.
Askren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draganovs head.
Jake Askren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Askren swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov is pushing Askren up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Draganov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Askren.
Draganov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Askren blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Askren's elbow. #BC#
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov tries for a takedown but Askren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T3#
Draganov fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draganov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Askren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Askren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Draganov clinches with his opponent.
Draganov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Askren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Askren wants a takedown.
Askren tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
Draganov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Askren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Draganov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ivan Draganov is winning the standup battle so far.
Askren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Draganov's waist but Draganov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Askren off to one side.
Askren tries for a takedown but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Draganov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Draganov clinches up with Askren and pushes him back against the cage.
Askren swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4##BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Draganov circles away.
Askren connects with a crisp jab.
Draganov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Askren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD#
Draganov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Askren struggling a bit here.#SU#
Draganov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Askren to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Draganov lands a jab-cross combination.
Askren goes for a double leg but Draganov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Draganov continues to drive forward.
Askren throws a nice looking combination but Draganov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Askren throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Askren shoots for a takedown but Draganov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draganov throws a series of punches but Askren moves out of range. #TD2#
Draganov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draganov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren is still trying to improve position.
Askren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Askren won't allow Draganov to get back to his feet.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draganov swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Askren throws an elbow that misses. Draganov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Askren's guard. Nice move by Draganov!#REVR##SU#
Draganov gets to his feet. Askren looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Draganov moves into range and clinches up with Askren.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Askren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Askren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Askren tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ivan Draganov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Askren.#TD2#
Draganov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Askren is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Draganov to the mat. Draganov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T2#
Askren trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Draganov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
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!
Draganov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ivan Draganov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draganov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Draganov is fighting to break Askren's control of his arms but Askren is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Draganov wants to stand but Askren has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T3##SU#
Askren is working an open guard so Draganov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Draganov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Draganov clinches with his opponent.
Draganov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Draganov letting Askren take a breather here.
Askren blocks a body shot from Draganov. #BC#
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
No luck for Askren with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Draganov clinches up with Askren and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Draganov attempts a counter takedown but Askren avoids it well and moves away.#CL2#
Askren has closed the distance and engaged Draganov in a clinch.
Draganov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Draganov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Askren lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Askren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Askren pushes Draganov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Draganov breaks from the clinch.
Draganov darts in looking for a takedown but Askren gets double underhooks and turns Draganov into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Draganov 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov!
Ivan Draganov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 142
Date: Dec 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ajuricaba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draganov.
Ajuricaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draganov thinks about the counter body kick.
Draganov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draganov thinking.
Ajuricaba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ajuricaba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draganov counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba loads up on a big right hand but Draganov slips the punch.
Draganov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ajuricaba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Ajuricaba. Those never looked like landing.
Ajuricaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ajuricaba misses with a straight left. #T1#
Ajuricaba stuns Draganov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ajuricaba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draganov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Draganov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajuricaba.
A countering left hand to the body from Draganov misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ajuricaba there.
Ajuricaba connects with a nice looking jab.
Ajuricaba throws a nice looking combination but Draganov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draganov slips under a jab from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba throws an overhand right that lands on Draganov's shoulder, as Draganov tries to avoid the shot.
Draganov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba misses with a straight left.
Ajuricaba misses with a body punch
and Draganov counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Ajuricaba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draganov tries to land a front kick but Ajuricaba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ajuricaba is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Draganov clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Ajuricaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov connects with a high kick.
Ajuricaba misses with a straight left.
Draganov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draganov. That's going to slow Ajuricaba down.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot
enabling Draganov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ajuricaba misses with a wild body shot.
Draganov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba scores with a sloppy right hand. Draganov should have avoided that one.
Draganov connects with a body shot that sends Ajuricaba's belly button to the back.#T3#
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ajuricaba lands with an uppercut that bounces Draganov off the cage and back into range.
Draganov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draganov throws a wild body kick that Ajuricaba sees coming a mile off.
Ajuricaba throwing a counter right hand but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Ajuricaba misses the shot to the body.
Ajuricaba misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Draganov misses.
Draganov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a left to the body.
Ajuricaba throws a series of punches but Draganov moves out of range.
Ajuricaba scores with a punch to the head.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draganov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draganov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Draganov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T4#
Draganov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ajuricaba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ajuricaba misses with a hook. Draganov ducked under it nicely.
Draganov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draganov wants to clinch.
Ajuricaba looks for the body kick but Draganov saw that one coming.
Ajuricaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov.
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
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!
Ajuricaba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ajuricaba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draganov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajuricaba lands a front kick.
Ajuricaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huena Ajuricaba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ajuricaba works the jab nicely.
Ajuricaba dips to his left and cracks Draganov with an uppercut!
Draganov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ajuricaba looks for the body kick but Draganov saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Draganov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Draganov defending well as Ajuricaba loads up on a big left hand.
Draganov tries a quick counter leg kick but Ajuricaba is wise to it.
A slow jab from Ajuricaba misses its intended target.
No joy there for Draganov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ajuricaba tries to land a front kick but Draganov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajuricaba looks to land a left hand but Draganov moved out of range nicely.
Ajuricaba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ajuricaba swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Draganov counter with a right hand.
Ajuricaba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draganov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Ajuricaba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draganov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ajuricaba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.
Huena Ajuricaba is winning the standup battle so far.
Ajuricaba cracks a nice hook into Draganov's ribs.
Draganov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Draganov walks into a jab.
Ajuricaba misses the shot to the body.
Ajuricaba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draganov counters with a straight right hand.
Draganov lands a nice looking body kick.
Ajuricaba throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov cracks Ajuricaba with an open hand slap.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Ajuricaba throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov throws an overhand right that lands on Ajuricaba's shoulder, as Ajuricaba tries to avoid the shot.
Draganov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draganov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ajuricaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ajuricaba slips a straight right by Draganov.
Ajuricaba throws a push kick but Draganov slaps the foot to one side.
Draganov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ajuricaba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Draganov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Draganov misses with a low kick.
#T3#
Draganov tries to work over Ajuricaba's front leg with a kick but Ajuricaba checks it.
Jab by Ajuricaba.
Draganov jabs at Ajuricaba's body.
Ajuricaba tries to work over Draganov's front leg with a kick but Draganov checks it.
Ajuricaba lands a right hook to the body.
Ajuricaba misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ajuricaba.
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Ajuricaba misses
and Draganov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ajuricaba looks to land a left hand but Draganov moved out of range nicely.
Ajuricaba misses with a looping left.#T4#
Ajuricaba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ajuricaba with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draganov.
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov unleashes a big counter combination but Ajuricaba bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ajuricaba misses the jab.
Draganov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ajuricaba cracks Draganov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ajuricaba takes one to the chin there.
Draganov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ajuricaba's hands.
Ajuricaba looks to land a right hand but Draganov moved out of range.
Ajuricaba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Draganov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ajuricaba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Draganov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huena Ajuricaba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajuricaba.
Draganov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ajuricaba misses with a few strikes there.
Draganov throws a big counter head kick but Ajuricaba avoids it with no problem.
Draganov slips a jab from Ajuricaba.
Draganov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Draganov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ajuricaba will feel that in the morning.
Ajuricaba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ajuricaba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajuricaba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Draganov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov throws a chopping leg kick but Ajuricaba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Ajuricaba checks it.
Ajuricaba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Ajuricaba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ajuricaba throws a leg kick
and Draganov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Ajuricaba lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Ajuricaba misses
letting Draganov counter with a right hand.
Draganov throws a hook but Ajuricaba blocks it.
Ajuricaba missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Ajuricaba. Beautiful body shot.
Ajuricaba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Ajuricaba misses its intended target.
Huena Ajuricaba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Ajuricaba missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ajuricaba with a nice cross.
A jab from Ajuricaba finds it's way through Draganov's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ajuricaba lands a jab to the nose.
Ajuricaba looks to throw the jab but Draganov is out of range.
Ajuricaba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Draganov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ajuricaba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Draganov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba misses the shot to the body.
Ajuricaba walks into a left hand.
Ajuricaba misses with a body punch
and Draganov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivan Draganov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Ajuricaba's head but Ajuricaba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ajuricaba connects with the punch.
Ajuricaba blocks a head kick by Draganov.
Draganov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ajuricaba.
A little jabbing left from Draganov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ajuricaba swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ajuricaba lands with a shot to the body.
Ajuricaba throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
Ajuricaba tries to work over Draganov's front leg with a kick but Draganov checks it.
Ajuricaba backing away here, and Draganov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Ajuricaba misses
and Draganov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ajuricaba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Ajuricaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ajuricaba.
Draganov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Ajuricaba slips under a jab from Draganov.
It looked like Ajuricaba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick lands for Ajuricaba.
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajuricaba.
Sloppy strikes from Ajuricaba. Those never looked like landing.
Draganov lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draganov blocks a leg kick.
Crunch! Ajuricaba slams his shin into Draganov's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajuricaba blocks a jab.
Ajuricaba tries to land a leg kick but Draganov saw it coming and moves away.
Draganov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ajuricaba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ajuricaba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Huena Ajuricaba.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ajuricaba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huena Ajuricaba! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 132 SPOOKTACULAR
Date: Oct 30, 2022 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draganov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meine lands a lovely overhand right.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Draganov throws a jab when Meine was well out of range.
Meine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draganov.
Draganov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Draganov lands a head kick!
Draganov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draganov tries a head kick but it misses.
Meine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov tries a head kick but it misses.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Meine misses with a series of wild punches.
Draganov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
A head kick from Draganov lands but Meine takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draganov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Draganov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Draganov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meine.
Draganov swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
#CL2#
Draganov gets tackled into the cage by Meine. Meine maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Draganov.
Meine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Draganov blocks a low kick nicely.#CL2#
Meine darts in and clinches Draganov up against the cage.
Meine gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draganov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meine gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Draganov throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Draganov misses with a head kick.
Draganov lands the left hand.
Draganov throws a leg kick which misses Meine's front leg but catches the back leg as Meine tries to avoid it. #T2#
Meine moves out of range of the body kick.
Meine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draganov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Meine.
Draganov scores with a leg kick.
Draganov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meine in his tracks.
Draganov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL#
Draganov closes the distance and clinches.
Draganov takes a shot to the head.
Meine lands with a short shot to the head.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Meine jumps guard but Draganov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Meine.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Meine tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
#T3#
A short right from Meine. #BC#
Draganov breaks from the clinch.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Draganov wants to slow Meine down by chopping away at his legs.
Meine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Meine.
Draganov takes one to the side of the head.
Meine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Meine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draganov takes a swing at Meine's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Draganov works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meine slips under a jab.
Draganov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Draganov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draganov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draganov misses with a hook. Meine ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Draganov looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range.
Draganov looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
Meine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Draganov is out of range and Meine settles back down.
Meine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Draganov.
Draganov connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Draganov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meine.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Meine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Meine finds it's way through Draganov's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Meine throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draganov.
Good work by Meine as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Meine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov walks into a left hand.
Draganov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meine.
Draganov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ivan Draganov is winning the standup battle so far.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meine.
Meine lands a right hook to the body.
Meine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meine avoids the head kick by Draganov.
Draganov slips a jab from Meine.
A quick step to the side and Draganov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draganov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draganov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meine lands with a cross.
Draganov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draganov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine. #T1#
Draganov lands a slapping body shot.
Draganov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.#CL#
Draganov moves into the clinch.
Rudolf Meine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Draganov breaks from the clinch.
Draganov is looking to chop away at Meine's legs.
Meine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draganov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draganov throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meine scoring well with a low kick there.
Meine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draganov looks to land a body kick but Meine moved away.
Meine moves away from the strike by Draganov.
Draganov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Meine.#T2#
Draganov throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
Meine wants to counter with a clinch but Draganov pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine checks a leg kick nicely.
Meine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draganov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meine swinging wildly here.
Draganov wants to slow Meine down by chopping away at his legs.
Meine avoids the body shot from Draganov.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Draganov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Draganov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Draganov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meine scores with a shot to the side of Draganov's head.
Meine tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Meine. #T3#
Draganov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine lands a hook that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Draganov lands a shot to the body.
Meine lands a nice uppercut.
Meine misses with some punches.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Meine.
Draganov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Meine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
Meine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Meine. #BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov moves out of range of the leg kick from Meine.
Meine lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Draganov closes the distance and clinches.
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Meine controls the action.
#T4#
Meine lands a nice shot to the body.
Meine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Meine avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
A nice left hand lands by Draganov.
Meine struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
Draganov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine is trying to stall.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Meine.
#BC#
Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Meine misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draganov. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Meine misses.
Meine avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draganov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draganov lands a glancing blow to the side of Meine's head.
Meine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.
And Draganov counters with a quick kick to the body but Meine blocks it.
Meine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Draganov clinches up against the cage.
Draganov pushes Meine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Meine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meine throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov scores with a shot to the side of Meine's head.
Draganov can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Draganov has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
Draganov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
Meine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draganov is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Meine misses with the head strike.
Meine tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudolf Meine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meine misses with the head strike.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meine presses Draganov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meine lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Meine on the inside.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meine.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov tries to break free but Meine pushes him back against the cage.
Meine gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draganov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meine.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meine lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Meine lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Draganov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Meine moved away.
Meine cracks Draganov with a good jab.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine misses with a body shot
and Draganov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draganov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL#
Meine gets tackled into the cage by Draganov. Draganov maintains the clinch.
Meine lands an uppercut.
Meine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Draganov scores with a head kick. Meine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL#
Draganov moves into the clinch.
Meine cracks Draganov with a nice body shot.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meine.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov checks a leg kick.
Meine lands with a shot to the body.
Draganov throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draganov takes one to the side of the head.
Meine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meine throws a wild body kick that Draganov sees coming a mile off.
Draganov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Draganov lunges at Meine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meine's hand.
Ivan Draganov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Draganov defending well as Meine loads up on a big left hand.
Draganov misses with a body kick.
Draganov throws a leg kick which misses Meine's front leg but catches the back leg as Meine tries to avoid it. #CL#
Draganov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meine, pushing him back against the cage.
Draganov gets through Meine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draganov takes a shot to the head.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draganov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meine presses Draganov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meine.
Meine misses with a body punch.
Draganov lands with a left to the head.
Meine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meine tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Ivan Draganov.
Well Draganov 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov!
Ivan Draganov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 129
Date: Oct 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Draganov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grachev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draganov scrambles back to his feet.
Grachev misses with a right hand
and Draganov counters with a head kick. That will keep Grachev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grachev lands a slapping body shot.
Grachev with the inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grachev!
Grachev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Grachev has managed to clinch.
A short left from Grachev. #BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draganov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Grachev throws a hook to the side of Draganov's head but Draganov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grachev tests Draganov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Draganov.
A head kick from Grachev lands but Draganov takes it in his stride.
Draganov misses with a body kick.
Grachev is looking to clinch.
Grachev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1##CL2#
Grachev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Draganov, pushing him back against the cage.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grachevs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draganov.
Grachev misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Draganov.
Grachev wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Grachev lands a shot to the body.
Grachev looking to stall.
#BC#
Draganov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov avoids the head kick by Grachev.
Grachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grachev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Grachev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grachev finds it's way round the side to connect with Draganov's head.
Grachev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Grachev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draganov.
Grachev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grachev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grachev is looking to slow Draganov down with leg kicks.
Draganov lands with a right hand.
Grachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grachev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grachev lands with a right hand.
Grachev lands a nice hook to Draganov's body. Draganov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draganov lands with a slapping head kick. #T3#
Grachev works the jab nicely.
Draganov blocks the body kick.
Grachev throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draganov throws a body shot but no joy.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Draganov forces Grachev back against the cage and clinches.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grachev. #BC#
Draganov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grachev misses with a body kick.
Grachev clobbers Draganov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draganov slips under a jab.
Grachev feints and then cracks Draganov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draganov down.
Grachev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Draganov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Draganov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grachev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draganov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Grachev throws a leg kick that misses.
Grachev throws the kick towards the body but Draganov avoids it.
Grachev lands with a shot to the body.
Draganov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draganov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grachev misses with a hook. Draganov ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Draganov misses its target.
A low kick lands for Grachev.
Draganov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grachev misses with an uppercut.
Grachev wants to clinch up but Draganov keeps it at a distance.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Grachev.
A little feinted left hand from Draganov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Draganov there.
Grachev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grachev cracks a nice hook into Draganov's ribs.
Draganov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grachev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov swats away the attempt to clinch by Grachev.
Grachev defending well as Draganov loads up on a big left hand.
Grachev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draganov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Draganov.
Grachev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draganov's head.
Grachev throws a hook but Draganov blocks it.
It looked like Draganov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grachev cracks Draganov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Draganov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grachev throws a nice looking combination but Draganov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draganov tried to counter with a leg kick but Grachev avoided it.
Grachev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draganov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Grachev.
Draganov cracks Grachev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Draganov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grachev moves out of range as Draganov throws a body kick.
Draganov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grachev misses with a double jab.
Draganov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grachev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grachev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grachev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draganov on the side of the head.#T2#
Draganov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grachev moves in looking to clinch but Draganov pushes him off.
Grachev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grachev tries to clinch
and Draganov counters with a nice uppercut.
Draganov swings for the body but Grachev moves out of range.
Good work by Draganov as he checks the leg kick.
Grachev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grachev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Draganov checks it well.
Draganov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Draganov drives through and clinches with Grachev against the cage.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Grachev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grachev fails to land.
Draganov lands a left hand.
#T3#
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grachev.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Grachev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draganov up against the cage.
Good body shot from Draganov.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grachev.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Draganov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draganov working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draganov.
Draganov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grachev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grachev.
Grachev works on Draganov's body with a couple of short punches.
Draganov is leaning against Grachev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Draganov.
A short left from Draganov.
A short right from Draganov.
Draganov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grachev backwards. #BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Draganov is looking to clinch.
Grachev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draganov on the side of the head.
Grachev is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Grachev misses the target.
Draganov is looking to counter punch.
Draganov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grachev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grachev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stepan Grachev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Grachev is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Draganov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grachev tries to clinch but Draganov moves out of range.
And Draganov counters with a quick kick to the body but Grachev blocks it.
Grachev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Grachev's head but Grachev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grachev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Grachev.
Draganov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Draganov walks into a jab.
Grachev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draganov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Draganov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grachev misses with a few strikes there.
And Draganov counters with a quick kick to the body but Grachev blocks it.
Draganov throws a leg kick
and Grachev counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Draganov tries to clinch but Grachev is having none of it.
Grachev misses with a left hand
and Draganov counters with a low kick, right behind Grachev 's knee.
Draganov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grachev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grachev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grachev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Grachev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grachev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Draganov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Draganov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Grachev misses.
Draganov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Draganov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grachev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draganov doesn't seem bothered though.
Grachev lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grachev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grachev throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Grachev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draganov throws a body shot but no joy.
Grachev throws the kick towards the body but Draganov avoids it.
Draganov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Draganov forces Grachev back against the cage and clinches.
Ivan Draganov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draganov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grachev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Grachev.
Grachev misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grachev can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Grachev misses with the head strike.
Stepan Grachev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Grachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grachev.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev. #BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Draganov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T4#
Grachev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draganov.
Draganov cracks a nice hook into Grachev's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov moves away from the strike by Grachev.
Grachev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draganov ducks under a wild hook from Grachev.
Grachev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draganov. Grachev does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Grachev.
Grachev tests Draganov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grachev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draganov counters with a good low kick that Grachev was not able to check.
Draganov punishes Grachev's body with a nice straight punch.
Draganov connects with a nice looking jab.
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 Ivan Draganov.
I think Grachev 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stepan Grachev! |
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ENIGMA 124
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Draganov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Draganov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Draganov drives through and clinches with Turcotte against the cage.
Turcotte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turcotte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov lands a right hand.
Draganov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turcotte or not.
Turcotte lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov. #BC2#
Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Draganov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turcotte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Draganov is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Turcotte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draganov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.
Turcotte slips a jab and a cross from Draganov.
Draganov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Draganov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draganov misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Draganov scores with a jab to the head.
Draganov jabs at Turcotte's body.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Draganov's head but Draganov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Draganov just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Draganov misses.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Draganov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Draganov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turcotte moves out of range as Draganov strikes.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turcotte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turcotte 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.
Draganov misses with a looping left.
Draganov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Draganov moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turcotte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Some bone on bone action there as Turcotte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Draganov.
Turcotte misses with a shot to the body
and Draganov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Turcotte. That snapped Draganov's head back.
Draganov tries to clinch up
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turcotte moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turcotte swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov misses the body punch
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Draganov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draganov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Draganov ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Turcotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Turcotte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draganov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Turcotte scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Draganov forces Turcotte back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Turcotte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Draganov lands with a right to the head. #CUT#It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte stalling against the cage.
Turcotte misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Draganov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Draganov catches Turcotte right on the button with a cross.
Draganov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turcotte. That did some damage!
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turcotte connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turcotte finds it's way round the side to connect with Draganov's head.
The fighters circling - Draganov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Draganov misses.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Draganov misses its target.
Draganov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turcotte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
#T1#
Draganov avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
Draganov wants to land a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte lands a jab.
Draganov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Some wild striking there from Draganov.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turcotte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Turcotte's head but Turcotte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Draganov misses
and Turcotte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.#CL2#
Turcotte moves into the clinch.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Turcotte. #T2#
Draganov working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Draganov.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Turcotte fails to land.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turcotte tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turcotte misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Turcotte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turcotte misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draganov.
Turcotte tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Turcotte back against the cage.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Draganov scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Turcotte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Turcotte.
Turcotte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turcotte working aggressively here.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turcotte has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Turcotte lands an elbow inside that Draganov shrugs off.
Turcotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Draganov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draganov.
Turcotte keeps the fight on the outside.
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draganov on the side of the head.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Draganov tries to clinch there but Turcotte circles away.
Turcotte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov is looking to clinch but Turcotte is avoiding it.
Draganov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Draganov throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Draganov misses with a low kick.
Draganov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turcotte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turcotte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Draganov tried to score with a low kick but Turcotte checks it.
Draganov scores with a hook.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Draganov ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte lands a body shot.
Draganov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turcotte dips to his left and cracks Draganov with an uppercut!
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Draganov with a jab.
Draganov motions for Turcotte to come forward. Draganov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte takes one to the chin there.
Draganov misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a left to the body.
Draganov misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Draganov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Draganov misses its intended target.
Draganov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Draganov closes the distance and pushes Turcotte back into the cage.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turcotte swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Turcotte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turcotte can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turcotte.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards. #T2#
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Draganov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Turcotte controls the action.
Turcotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Turcotte.
Turcotte tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivan Draganov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draganov.
Turcotte can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov lands with a left to the head.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Draganov blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Draganov.
#BC#
Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Turcotte. #T3#
Draganov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turcotte on the side of the head.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draganov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turcotte has time to react.
Turcotte cracks Draganov with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draganov.
Draganov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draganov swinging wildly here.
Turcotte tries to clinch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draganov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T4#
Draganov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draganov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov lands a jab.#ROC#Turcotte is rocked!
Draganov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Draganov misses.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draganov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Turcotte. Beautiful body shot.
Draganov misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draganov has time to react.
Draganov throws the kick towards the body but Turcotte avoids it.
Turcotte takes one to the side of the head.
Turcotte is still on wobbly legs! Can Draganov finish him?
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draganov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Turcotte to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turcotte 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 119
Date: Jul 31, 2022 |
#R1#
A low kick lands for Draganov.
Draganov works Reed's body with a nice hook.
Draganov cracks a nice hook into Reed's ribs.
Draganov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reed.
We've been hearing reports that Reed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Draganov lands a glancing blow to the side of Reed's head.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reed checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Draganov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draganov lands a nice hook to Reed's body. Reed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draganov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draganov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Draganov moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Draganov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draganov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draganov.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draganov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Draganov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Draganov works Reed's body with a nice hook.
Reed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reed moves out of range as Draganov throws a body kick.
#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Draganov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draganov misses with a leg kick
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Draganov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Draganov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
Ivan Draganov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draganov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draganov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reed's sensitive parts.
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draganov.
Draganov is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
#T3#
Draganov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draganov connects with an inside leg kick.
Reed avoids the body shot from Draganov.
Draganov tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.
Reed connects with a looping right hand.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Draganov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draganov thuds his shin into the meat of Reed's side.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Reed takes one on the button.
Draganov looks up at the clock. Bad move! Reed lands a right hand from hell, dropping Draganov. Reed pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harris Reed!
Harris Reed retains his lightweight title!
Harris Reed thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 108
Date: Jun 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Khalidovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draganov's head backwards.
Khalidovic misses with a head kick.
Draganov slips under a jab.
Khalidovic throws out a loose jab but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Draganov slips a straight right by Khalidovic.
Draganov staying out of range there.
Draganov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khalidovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draganov.
It seemed like Khalidovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khalidovic misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Draganov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by Draganov's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Draganov tries to land a body kick
and Khalidovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draganov is looking to chop away at Khalidovic's legs.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draganov misses with an uppercut. Khalidovic saw that one coming.
Khalidovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Draganov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draganov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Draganov fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Draganov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalidovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Draganov to keep the fight standing.#T1#
Khalidovic lands with a light punch inside.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Khalidovic lands a shot to the body.
Khalidovic gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Khalidovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draganov lands with a nice body punch.
Khalidovic throws an off balance right hand
and Draganov counters with a leg kick.
Draganov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Draganov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khalidovic doesn't seem phased though.
Good work by Khalidovic as he checks the leg kick.
Draganov feints and then cracks Khalidovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khalidovic down.
Draganov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalidovic misses with a head kick.
Khalidovic looks to land a right hand but Draganov moved out of range.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Khalidovic.
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!
Khalidovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Khalidovic throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Draganov.
Draganov throws a low kick, looking for Khalidovic's leg but Khalidovic calmly moves out of range. #T2#
Khalidovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
Khalidovic lands a head shot.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Draganov slips the punch.
Khalidovic lands with an overhand left.
Draganov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic wants to slow Draganov down by chopping away at his legs.
Khalidovic cracks Draganov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalidovic digs a good hook to Draganov's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draganov. Khalidovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalidovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khalidovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draganov doesn't seem bothered though.
Draganov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalidovic throws out the jab.
Khalidovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A bone on bone clash there as Draganov blocks the leg kick.
Draganov lunges at Khalidovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khalidovic's hand.
Draganov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick lands for Draganov.
Draganov blocks a jab.
Khalidovic throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Draganov to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Draganov does no damage. #T3#
Khalidovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draganov throws a body punch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Draganov keeps Khalidovic at a distance using the push kick.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Draganov darts in trying to clinch
and Khalidovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Khalidovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draganov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draganov cracks Khalidovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Draganov blocks it.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Draganov throwing a counter right hand but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Draganov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draganov.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalidovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidovic.
Draganov connects with a leg kick.
Draganov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
The fighters circling - Draganov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draganov at a distance.
Draganov throws a body punch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
Draganov swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic checks a leg kick.
Draganov staying out of range there.
Khalidovic lands with a right hand.
Draganov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL#
Draganov closes the distance and clinches.
Draganov tries to work over Khalidovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Draganov scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Khalidovic manages to break the clinch.
Draganov throws a low kick but Khalidovic moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range.
Khalidovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.
A left lands for Draganov.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Khalidovic blocks a jab.
Khalidovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.
It seemed like Khalidovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Draganov does no damage.
Draganov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draganov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Draganov checks a leg kick.
Draganov throws a shot to the body.
Draganov lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalidovic off the cage and back into range.
A leg kick checked by Draganov.
Khalidovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khalidovic throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
Draganov looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range.
Khalidovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draganov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khalidovic.
Draganov throws a body shot but no joy.
Khalidovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khalidovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
Ivan Draganov is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Draganov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draganov throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Draganov takes the fight into the clinch.
Draganov tries to work over Khalidovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khalidovic. #BC2#
Khalidovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draganov lands with a shot to the body.
Draganov misses with a low kick as Khalidovic jumps back.
Draganov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draganov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Draganov slips a straight right by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Khalidovic.
Draganov takes a shot to the head.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov works on Khalidovic's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khalidovic backwards.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khalidovic lands a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draganovs head.
Draganov working aggressively here.
#TD2#
Khalidovic pulls Draganov into guard.
Draganov is looking to stand up but Khalidovic won't let him.
Draganov throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalidovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khalidovic wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Draganov is now in half guard.
Khalidovic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T3#
Draganov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Khalidovic wants to improve his position but Draganov is controlling well.
Khalidovic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khalidovic is trying to keep Draganov in close.
Draganov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
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.
Draganov is looking to stand up but Khalidovic won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalidovic throws a front kick aimed at Draganov's knee but Draganov avoids it well.
Khalidovic lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Draganov.
An inside leg kick lands from Khalidovic.
Draganov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draganov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Draganov blocks it.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Draganov staying out of range there.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Draganov is out of range.
Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khalidovic lands a body shot.
Draganov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalidovic on the side of the head.
Draganov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draganov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Khalidovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khalidovic misses the jab.
Khalidovic misses with a looping left.
Khalidovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov tries to land a leg kick but Khalidovic saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Draganov misses its intended target.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Draganov blocks it.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Khalidovic misses
and Draganov counters with a low kick, right behind Khalidovic 's knee.
Draganov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Khalidovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Draganov does it's job there.
Draganov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Draganov misses with a low kick.
Khalidovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khalidovic throws an overhand right that lands on Draganov's shoulder, as Draganov tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Draganov is out of range.
Draganov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Draganov throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
Draganov ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
A low kick lands for Khalidovic.
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draganov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL#
Draganov clinches up with Khalidovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Khalidovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mamed Khalidovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic takes a shot to the head.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalidovic. #BC2#
Khalidovic manages to break the clinch.
Khalidovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khalidovic avoids the head kick by Draganov.
Draganov feints and then cracks Khalidovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khalidovic down. #CL#
Draganov pushes Khalidovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalidovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Khalidovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draganov slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Draganov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draganov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draganov. Khalidovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draganov throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draganov misses with an uppercut.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Draganov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalidovic can do to turn this around?#T3#
Khalidovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Draganov ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
A swing and a miss from Khalidovic.
Draganov wants to clinch.
Khalidovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalidovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Draganov.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Draganov.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draganov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draganov thuds his shin into the meat of Khalidovic's side.
A combination from Draganov does no damage.
Khalidovic swings widly with a right hand
and Draganov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Draganov dips to his left and cracks Khalidovic with an uppercut!
Draganov throws an off balance right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a straight right hand.
Khalidovic scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draganov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivan Draganov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
A low kick lands for Draganov.
Draganov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khalidovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draganov.
Khalidovic scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draganov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draganov. That's going to slow Khalidovic down.
Khalidovic dips to his left and cracks Draganov with an uppercut!
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draganov misses the shot to the body.
Draganov with the inside leg kick.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.
Khalidovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Draganov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalidovic looks to land a left hand but Draganov moved out of range nicely.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Draganov sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draganov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov!
A less than humble Ivan Draganov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 103
Date: May 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Roll takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
Roll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draganov. Draganov obviously looking to wear him down.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Roll misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roll darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Draganov slips a straight right by Roll.
Draganov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roll swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roll checks it well.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Draganov tries to keep at a distance but Roll has taken the fight into the clinch.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Roll controls his hands.
Roll is trying to break the clinch but Draganov is controlling him.#BC#
Roll breaks from the clinch.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roll there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Roll.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov scores with a decent looking hook.#CL2#
Draganov darts in and clinches Roll up against the cage.
Roll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov tries to stall but Roll uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov blocking some punches.
#T1#
Roll lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roll.
Roll lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Roll lands a hook that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Roll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Roll avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage. #BC#
Roll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Draganov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Roll scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roll swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draganov.
Draganov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Roll. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roll.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov misses with a low kick.
Roll scores with a jab. Draganov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roll misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Roll.
Draganov throws a half hearted mid kick.#T2#
Roll tries to clinch there but Draganov circles away.
Roll steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Draganov. That one must have hurt.
Draganov lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draganov.
Roll throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
Draganov throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Draganov.
Draganov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Roll.
Draganov misses with a right hand
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draganov's knee momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draganov moves out of range of the leg kick from Roll.
Both fighters circling a little - Draganov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draganov tries to clinch up.
Draganov lands a nice hook to Roll's body. Roll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draganov looks for the body kick but Roll saw that one coming.
Roll misses with a straight left.
Draganov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Roll tenderised Draganov's leg. Draganov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draganov swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
#T3#
Draganov lands with a nice body punch.
Roll throws a head kick that misses.
Roll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draganov is looking to clinch.
Roll moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draganov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draganov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but Draganov pushes him off.
Draganov jabs Roll right on the nose. Roll blinks but takes it well.
Draganov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll throws a jab when Draganov was well out of range.
Draganov feints a counter leg kick.
Roll is looking to score with low kicks.
Roll ducks right into an uppercut from Draganov.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draganov throws out the jab.
Roll misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Roll fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Draganov, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Roll breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Roll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Roll misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draganov. That's going to slow Roll down.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Draganov gets a clinch.
Roll working hard to break the clinch.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov digs a right hand into Roll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roll's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Roll.
Draganov digs a right hand underneath Roll's ribcage. Roll let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roll.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Roll.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Roll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roll is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Draganov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roll lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rokken Roll will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Draganov takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
Draganov tries to clinch up.
Draganov looks for the body kick but Roll saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Draganov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Roll catches Draganov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draganov connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draganov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roll has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roll and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roll tries to clinch there but Draganov circles away.
Draganov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draganov misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Roll misses the target.
A big left from Roll misses.
Draganov keeps the fight on the outside.
Roll misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draganov circles away quickly and effectively.
Roll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov misses with a head kick.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Roll clinches up with Draganov and pushes him back against the cage.
Draganov gets through Roll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Draganov lands a nice shot to the body.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Roll.
Roll blocking some punches.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Draganov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roll lands a nice uppercut.
Draganov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roll's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Roll.
Roll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roll misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov cracks Roll with a nice body shot.
Roll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draganov lands an uppercut.#T2#
A body shot lands from Roll.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Roll.
Roll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roll throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draganov.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Roll's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Draganov tries to work over Roll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roll works on Draganov's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roll.
Roll wants to break free but Draganov has control.
Draganov taking a breather.
Draganov has Roll pressed against the cage, preventing Roll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Draganov lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Roll.
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Roll controls the action.
Roll working aggressively here.
#BC#
Roll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rokken Roll is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Roll misses.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Draganov scoring well with a low kick there.
Roll takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roll clobbers Draganov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draganov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roll on the side of the head.
Draganov throws a predictable looking body shot
#CL#
and Roll counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Roll tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Draganov.
Draganov takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Draganov.
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Draganov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Draganov tries to work over Roll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roll misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draganov.
Draganov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Roll lands a right hand.
Roll lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov lands a body shot.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roll lands a left hand.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Roll.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Roll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draganov. Draganov obviously looking to wear him down.
Draganov feints and then cracks Roll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roll down.
Roll throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draganov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Draganov scores with a leg kick.
Roll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Roll feints and then cracks Draganov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draganov down.
Roll fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Draganov is out of range.
Draganov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draganov throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Roll tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draganov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roll's sensitive parts.
Roll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roll loads up on a big right hand but Draganov slips the punch.
Draganov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Draganov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Draganov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roll's sensitive parts. #CL#
Roll gets a clinch.
Draganov tries a body shot but Roll blocks it.
A short left from Draganov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draganov blocks an uppercut.
Roll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draganov.#T1#
Roll is trying to force a seperation but Draganov has the dominant position.
Draganov tries a body shot but Roll blocks it.
Roll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roll lands with a right to the head.
Rokken Roll has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
Roll blocks a body shot from Draganov.
Draganov taking a breather.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roll.
Roll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roll working aggressively here.
Roll prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Draganov scores with a shot to the side of Roll's head.
Roll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Roll breaks the clinch.
Roll feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Draganovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draganov with a jab.
That kick from Draganov tenderised Roll's leg. Roll is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Roll sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draganov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Roll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roll ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Roll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draganov throws out the jab.
Roll wants to clinch up but Draganov keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Roll forces Draganov back against the cage and clinches.
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
Roll misses with the head strike.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Roll breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Roll moves into range and clinches up with Draganov.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Draganov.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll misses with the head strike.
Roll can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov digs a right hand into Roll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roll's gas tank.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roll is working Draganov over against the cage.#T3#
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roll throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Roll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draganov fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Roll gets a clinch.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
Roll is leaning against Draganov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roll struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Roll breaks the clinch.
Roll scoring well with a low kick there.
Roll throws a low kick, looking for Draganov's leg but Draganov calmly moves out of range.
Roll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draganov.
Roll throws an overhand right that lands on Draganov's shoulder, as Draganov tries to avoid the shot.
Roll on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roll throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
Draganov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll sizes up Draganov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Draganov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draganov misses with a body kick.
Draganov is looking to slow Roll down with leg kicks.
Roll swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draganov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draganov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roll swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draganov throws a right and a left that Roll avoids nicely.
Draganov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roll is out of range and Draganov settles back down.
Roll tries to clinch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov is looking to clinch.
Draganov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roll is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Roll misses.
Roll needs to keep his hands up - Draganov had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Draganov.
I think Draganov 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Draganov! |
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ENIGMA 92
Date: Apr 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Hiddens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hiddens ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiddens changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Hiddens.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Hiddens with the counter takedown but Draganov avoids it easily.
Hiddens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiddens throws a leg kick but Draganov checks it.
Hiddens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Hiddens lands a jab to Draganov's midsection.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hiddens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hiddens has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiddens was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
An inside leg kick lands from Draganov. #TD2#
Hiddens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiddens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Draganov's head. #T1#
Hiddens blocks the strikes from Draganov.
Hiddens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Draganov's head.
We've been hearing good reports from Draganov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hiddens content to control rather than advance.
Hiddens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Draganov is trying to get back to full guard.
Draganov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hiddens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hiddens is taking a breather. Draganov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hiddens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Draganov is trying to stand back up but Hiddens is controlling him
Draganov trying to control but Hiddens postures up.
Draganov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hiddens.
Hiddens trying to mount his opponent but Draganov defends it.
Hiddens throwing shots but Draganov is blocking nicely.
Hiddens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Draganov's head. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hiddens thumps Draganov with a low kick.
Draganov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiddens.
Hiddens changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hiddens connects with a nice looking jab.
#T3#
Draganov tries to bum rush Hiddens with a series of wild strikes but Hiddens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiddens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draganov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draganov throws out a leg kick but Hiddens moves out of range and Draganov only half commits.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Draganov scores with a hook to the body. Hiddens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draganov tries to land a front kick but Hiddens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draganov just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Hiddens dives in and scores a takedown into Draganov's guard.
Draganov looking for a sweep. Not yet Draganov, not yet.
Hiddens throws a strike but Draganov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Hiddens is pulling down on Draganov's head to control his posture.
Hiddens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draganov throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Draganov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draganov wanted to stand there but Hiddens had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hiddens holds on and takes a little breather.
Hiddens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draganov throwing strikes but missing.
Hiddens pulls Draganov in close to prevent any damage.
Hiddens looking for a sweep. Not yet Hiddens, not yet.
Draganov lands a couple of digs.
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!
Draganov wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Hiddens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Draganov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ivan Draganov is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiddens darts in trying to clinch
and Draganov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hiddens blocks the low kick.
Draganov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draganov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hiddens checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hiddens with the counter takedown but Draganov avoids it easily.
Hiddens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hiddens looks for a takedown but Draganov sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov misses with a hook.
Hiddens drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Draganov defends it well.
Hiddens doesn't manage to clinch there - Draganov circles away.
Draganov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hiddens's head.
A nice leg kick from Draganov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiddens misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.#T1##TD2#
Hiddens feints and as Draganov raises his hands in defense, Hiddens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
FullOf Hiddens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiddens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hiddens trying to control the position from guard on top but Draganov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draganov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hiddens working some strikes from top position.
Hiddens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Draganov wants to stand up but Hiddens is controlling him.
Draganov working a defensive guard here.
Hiddens trying to control the position from guard on top but Draganov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hiddens with a nice head shot there.#T2#
Draganov wants to sweep here but Hiddens controlling him for the moment.
Draganov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hiddens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivan Draganov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiddens blocks a jab.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Hiddens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiddens feints the counter takedown.
Draganov connects with a body shot that sends Hiddens's belly button to the back.#TD2#
Hiddens gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiddens misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Draganov regains half guard.#ES#
Draganov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD2#
Hiddens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Draganov is looking to stand back up but Hiddens counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Draganov. #T3##REVR#
Hiddens throwing shots but Draganov is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiddens trying to control the action but Draganov is working from the bottom.
Hiddens is stalling here. Draganov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hiddens seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Draganov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hiddens wants to control but Draganov postures up.
Draganov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiddens can do to turn this around?
Hiddens managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Draganov.
#SU#
Draganov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No joy there for Draganov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiddens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draganov as he avoids it easily.
Draganov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiddens with the counter takedown but Draganov avoids it easily.
Hiddens throws a low kick but Draganov moves out of range easily. #T4#
Hiddens thumps Draganov with a low kick.
Draganov throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Hiddens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Draganov kicks off Hiddens and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Draganov.#TD2#
Hiddens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hiddens showed some decent athleticism there.
Draganov pushes Hiddens off and gets back to his feet.
Draganov digs a good hook to Hiddens's body.
Draganov is looking to wear down Hiddens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hiddens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiddens connects with a right hand. Draganov shakes it off.
Hiddens swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov takes a swing at Hiddens's ribcage but misses.
Hiddens changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Draganov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiddens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Draganov looks to land a left hand but Hiddens moved out of range nicely.
Draganov misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hiddens lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Draganov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Draganov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut lands for Hiddens. That snapped Draganov's head back.
Hiddens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD2#
Hiddens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Draganov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hiddens checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiddens moves away.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiddens was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
Hiddens lands with a good body shot.#TD2#
Hiddens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Draganov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Draganov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiddens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hiddens misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Hiddens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiddens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiddens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hiddens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hiddens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiddens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiddens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Hiddens has closed the distance and engaged Draganov in a clinch.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Draganov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Hiddens misses with the head strike.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiddens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Draganov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hiddens backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiddens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hiddens struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
FullOf Hiddens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Hiddens misses with a punch to the body.
Hiddens misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiddens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Draganov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hiddens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiddens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Draganov as the two fighters clinch.
Draganov lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Hiddens has hold of one of Draganov's legs. Draganov is fighting the takedown attempt but Hiddens gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Draganov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hiddens is controlling him.
Hiddens is working Draganov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Draganov controls Hiddens momentarily but Hiddens frees himself.
Draganov wants to stand up but Hiddens is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Draganov trying to keep a closed guard but Hiddens is proving a slippery customer.
Hiddens throws a strike but Draganov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Hiddens striking off his back but it's not causing Draganov any problems.
Hiddens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draganov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draganov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ivan Draganov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU#
Draganov gets to his feet - Hiddens follows without any prompting.
Draganov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Hiddens backs away, Draganov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hiddens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Draganov misses the body punch #TD2#
and Hiddens counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Hiddens crashes against the mat.
Draganov struggling a bit here.
Hiddens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Draganov can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Ivan Draganov.
Well Draganov 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 84
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Siang manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Draganov on his heels. He'll look to pass Draganov's guard now, I'm sure.
Draganov pushes Siang off and scrambles back to his feet.
#TD2#
Siang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Siang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Draganov is just riding it out for now. Siang eventually gives up the hold.
Draganov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Siang works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov is looking to get to half guard.#T1#
Draganov tries to hold on but Siang pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draganov blocking the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Siang working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Draganov wants to control but Siang is having none of it.
Draganov is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB2#
Siang jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Draganov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Draganov regains half guard.
Siang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draganov defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Siang is working for a kimura but Draganov is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
Draganov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Siang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Siang's back!
Draganov struggling to keep hold of the position.
Siang avoids the strikes from Draganov.
Draganov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Even with his hooks in, Draganov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Draganov scores with punches and elbows.
Will Draganov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Draganov doesn't have the hooks in and Siang manages to turn into his guard.
#T3#
Draganov wants to sweep here but Siang controlling him for the moment.
Siang landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Draganov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Draganov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Siang tries to free his leg and advance position but Draganov is retaining full guard.
Draganov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Siang's guard. #REVR#
Draganov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Draganov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Siang is proving hard to escape from.
Draganov trying to control the position from guard on top but Siang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Siang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Siang keeping moving, preventing Draganov from controlling successfully.
Draganov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Siang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draganov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Draganov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draganov 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.#SU#
Draganov stands and steps away. Siang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Siang throws a front kick aimed at Draganov's knee but Draganov avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Draganov lands a nice hook to Siang's body. Siang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draganov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draganov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siang can do to turn this around?
Siang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draganov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Siang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Siang shoots and misses
and Draganov counters with a straight right hand.
Draganov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Siang throws a leg kick
and Draganov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Siang thows a leg kick but Draganov checks it
and Draganov counters with a stiff right hand.
Siang misses with a body kick.
Draganov misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siang.
Draganov doesn't manage to clinch there - Siang circles away.
#T1#
Siang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Draganov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siang is looking to slow Draganov down with leg kicks.
Siang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Draganov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivan Draganov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aung Siang.
Siang tries for a takedown but Draganov circles away easily#KD#
and Draganov counters with a head kick that drops Siang to the mat! Siang scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Siang is rocked!
Draganov lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Siang - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Draganov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Draganov! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 73
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Draganov staying out of range there.
Draganov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva thuds his right hand into Draganov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draganov throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Draganov counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draganov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws out a loose jab but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Draganov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draganov missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Draganov misses the target.
Draganov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Draganov backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Draganov takes one to the side of the head.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Draganov's head but Draganov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Draganov misses its target.
Silva throws a head kick but Draganov moves out of range.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Draganov's knee but Draganov avoids it well.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draganov's head backwards.
Draganov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva clobbers Draganov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draganov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Draganov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Draganov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Silva cracks Draganov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Draganov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Draganov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Draganov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva throws a body punch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Draganov staying out of range there.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a cross.
Draganov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Draganov moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Draganov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Draganov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Draganov moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
Draganov defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Draganov's shoulder, as Draganov tries to avoid the shot.
Draganov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draganov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Draganov is just out of range.
It looked like Draganov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Draganov, which made it look bad.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Draganov counters with a nice body shot.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Draganov's head but Draganov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva thows a leg kick but Draganov checks it
and Draganov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Draganov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Draganov to counter with a crisp jab.
Draganov walks into a left hand. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a right hand
enabling Draganov to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Draganov misses its intended target.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Draganov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivan Draganov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Draganov to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Draganov counters with a huge left! Silva is in big trouble! He's backing up but Draganov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Silva from any more damage. A dominating finish by Draganov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Draganov! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 63
Date: Dec 14, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Draganov forces Turcotte back against the cage and clinches.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Turcotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
Turcotte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Draganov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
A jab from Draganov misses.
Turcotte fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Draganov moves into the clinch.
Turcotte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Draganov lands with a right to the head. #CUT#It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turcotte cracks Draganov with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte blocks a low kick nicely.
Draganov misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Draganov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Draganov clinches up against the cage.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
#T1#
Draganov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turcotte misses with some punches.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow. #BC2#
Turcotte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Draganov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draganov throws a leg kick which misses Turcotte's front leg but catches the back leg as Turcotte tries to avoid it.
Turcotte needs to keep his hands up - Draganov had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draganov throws a body kick that misses.
Turcotte cracks Draganov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Draganov misses the target.
Draganov moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turcotte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Draganov.
Draganov slips a jab from Turcotte.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
A quick step to the side and Draganov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draganov.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Draganov ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Draganov moved out of range.#CL#
Draganov clinches with his opponent.
Turcotte lands with a right to the head.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Turcotte controls the action.
Draganov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land. #BC2#
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Draganov's shoulder, as Draganov tries to avoid the shot.
Draganov scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Turcotte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.#T3#
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draganov.
Turcotte 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.
A punch lands to the side of Turcotte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Draganov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Turcotte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turcotte lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Draganov - that landed with a thud.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Turcotte.
Draganov misses with some punches.
A short right from Draganov. #BC2#
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov slips a jab from Turcotte.#CL#
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turcotte misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4##BC2#
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
Turcotte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Turcotte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turcotte.
Draganov lands a nice shot to the body.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turcotte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turcotte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Draganov throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draganov can pounce on him.
Draganov throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Draganov scores with a jab.
Turcotte keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Draganov.
Draganov throwing a counter right hand but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte throws an off balance right hand
and Draganov counters with a leg kick.
Draganov fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Draganov throwing a counter right hand but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Turcotte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Draganov.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Draganov swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Draganov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Draganov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turcotte's sensitive parts.
Draganov lands a nice looking body kick.
Draganov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC2#Draganov is rocked!
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oh Draganov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draganov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draganov.
Turcotte steps in with a hook that catches Draganov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Turcotte follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Draganov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Turcotte! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 56
Date: Nov 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Tomoguchi blocks a head kick by Draganov.
Tomoguchi misses with a looping left.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draganov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tomoguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Draganov takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Draganov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomoguchi. Tomoguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Draganov moves out of range as Tomoguchi strikes.
Nice shot by Tomoguchi.#CL2#
Tomoguchi has managed to clinch.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov lands a body punch.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
A short right from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomoguchi.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi. #T1#
Tomoguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Draganov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov cracks Tomoguchi with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomoguchi.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Draganov leaning against his opponent.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draganov.
A right hand to the body from Draganov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomoguchi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draganov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi 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!
Draganov blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Draganov is working Tomoguchi over against the cage.#T2#
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Draganov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi presses Draganov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomoguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Draganov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov lands a left hand.
#T3#
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Draganov tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov works on Tomoguchi's body with a couple of short punches.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
Draganov pushes Tomoguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Draganov.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Draganov digs a right hand into Tomoguchi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tomoguchi's gas tank.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Draganov tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T4#
Draganov lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Draganov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draganov tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi pushes Draganov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draganov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draganov trying to control the position but instead, Tomoguchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draganov into the cage.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draganov feints and then cracks Tomoguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomoguchi down.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draganov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draganov lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomoguchi under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Draganov. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Tomoguchi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Draganov walks into a left hand. #CL#
Draganov gets a clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Draganov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Tomoguchi takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draganov throws a head kick but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomoguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
Draganov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draganov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi walks into a left hand.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Draganov is looking to counter punch.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Draganov was well out of range.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draganov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Draganov misses.
Draganov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a looping right.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomoguchi cracks Draganov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov throws a lazy right hand but Tomoguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Draganov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomoguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
#T1#
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
Draganov throws a head kick that misses.
Tomoguchi missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomoguchi cracks Draganov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tomoguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draganov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov slips a straight right by Tomoguchi.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draganov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.
Tomoguchi thuds his right hand into Draganov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
Draganov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draganov throws a low kick but Tomoguchi moves out of range easily.
Tomoguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Draganov misses the target.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Draganov is out of range.
Tomoguchi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draganov in his tracks. #CL#
Draganov drives through and clinches with Tomoguchi against the cage.
Draganov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
#T2#
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Ivan Draganov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Tomoguchi drives through and clinches with Draganov against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Shinji Tomoguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Draganov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomoguchi can do to turn this around?
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Tomoguchi pushes Draganov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomoguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Tomoguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Draganov.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Draganov working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomoguchi as Draganov tries to tie him up.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Draganov tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Draganov scores with a jab.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab. Draganov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draganov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Tomoguchi.
Draganov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov throws a quick counter head kick but Tomoguchi was just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Draganov slips a jab from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a left hand
and Draganov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draganov to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shinji Tomoguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Draganov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Draganov misses with a straight right.
Tomoguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice shot by Tomoguchi.
Draganov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tomoguchi misses with a straight right.
Draganov jabs Tomoguchi right on the nose. Tomoguchi blinks but takes it well.
Draganov is looking to land body kicks.
Tomoguchi throws out a counter right but Draganov avoids it with no problem.
Draganov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draganov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomoguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Draganov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draganov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draganov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Draganov takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Draganov loads up on a big right hand but Tomoguchi slips the punch.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draganov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
It looks like Draganov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Draganov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
A low kick lands for Draganov.
Tomoguchi cracks Draganov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Draganov scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi misses with a few strikes there.
Draganov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomoguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomoguchi looks to land a right hand but Draganov moved out of range.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Tomoguchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Draganov circles away.
Draganov slips under a jab.
Draganov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Draganov is leaning against Tomoguchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomoguchi.
A right hand to the body from Draganov.
Tomoguchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Draganov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Draganov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the head.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
A short left from Draganov.
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
A short right from Draganov.
Draganov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draganov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands with a left to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage. #T4#
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Draganov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Draganov - that landed with a thud.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi lands a body punch.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Draganov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomoguchis head.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draganov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi pushes Draganov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draganov 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 48
Date: Oct 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Draganov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Jab by Akhtankhanov.
A left lands for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akhtankhanov is looking to chop away at Draganov's legs.
Draganov digs a good hook to Akhtankhanov's body.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
Draganov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draganov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draganov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov throws a lazy head kick
and Akhtankhanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Draganov moves in looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draganov. Akhtankhanov shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
Draganov throws a quick counter head kick but Akhtankhanov was just out of range.
A low kick from Draganov is predictable there
and Akhtankhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Akhtankhanov lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akhtankhanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1#
An inside leg kick from Draganov misses.
Draganov tries a head kick but it misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akhtankhanov swings widly with a right hand
and Draganov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov with a nice calf kick.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and Draganov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akhtankhanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Draganov works Akhtankhanov's body with a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov lands with a good body shot.
Draganov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akhtankhanov can pounce on him.
Draganov lands with a shot to the body.
Draganov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akhtankhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draganov swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Akhtankhanov gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Draganov cracks Akhtankhanov with a nice body shot.
Akhtankhanov misses with the head strike.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov tries to work over Akhtankhanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akhtankhanov lands a left hand.
Draganov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
Draganov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Draganov.
I was talking to Draganov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Draganov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akhtankhanov or not.
Akhtankhanov looks winded!
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Draganov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akhtankhanov or not.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
Draganov cracks Akhtankhanov with a nice body shot.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Draganov.
Akhtankhanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Draganov pushes Akhtankhanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Draganov lands a head kick. Akhtankhanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Akhtankhanov misses with a wild body shot.
Draganov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Draganov blocks the low kick.
Draganov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akhtankhanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov lands a right hook to the body.
Draganov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Draganov throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Draganov swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draganov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Draganov.
Akhtankhanov drops his hands momentarily and Draganov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov blocks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Draganov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov lands a leg kick that knocks Draganov off balance momentarily.#T1#
Akhtankhanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Draganov wants to clinch.
Draganov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akhtankhanov's sensitive parts. #CL#
Draganov forces Akhtankhanov back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Akhtankhanov - that landed with a thud.
Ivan Draganov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akhtankhanov digs a right hand underneath Draganov's ribcage. Draganov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Draganov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draganov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Akhtankhanov controls his hands.
Draganov blocks an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards. #T2#
Akhtankhanov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
Draganov works on Akhtankhanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Akhtankhanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draganov or not.
Akhtankhanov digs a right hand into Draganov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draganov's gas tank.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
A short left from Draganov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov presses Akhtankhanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Akhtankhanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akhtankhanov can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Akhtankhanov blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draganov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Akhtankhanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akhtankhanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akhtankhanov feints a counter leg kick.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Draganov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akhtankhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Draganov feints and then cracks Akhtankhanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akhtankhanov down.
Draganov checks a leg kick.
Draganov connects with a leg kick.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Draganov throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Akhtankhanov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akhtankhanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Akhtankhanov does it's job there.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.#CL#
Draganov has closed the distance and engaged Akhtankhanov in a clinch.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akhtankhanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Draganov working aggressively here.
Akhtankhanov misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov pushes Draganov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Akhtankhanov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Akhtankhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov is trying to stall.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akhtankhanov can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhtankhanov's elbow.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhtankhanov tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akhtankhanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivan Draganov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Draganov digs a right hand into Akhtankhanov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akhtankhanov's gas tank.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Akhtankhanov tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Akhtankhanov back against the cage.
Akhtankhanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draganov presses Akhtankhanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Akhtankhanov lands a left hand.
Akhtankhanov tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Akhtankhanov back against the cage.
Akhtankhanov lands with a light punch inside.
Draganov trying to control the position but instead, Akhtankhanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draganov into the cage.
Draganov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sultanbek Akhtankhanov.
I think Draganov 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 44
Date: Sep 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Draganov takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Christoph closes the distance and pushes Draganov back into the cage.
Christoph blocks an uppercut.
Christoph misses with a body punch.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christoph backwards.
Christoph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draganov lands a nice shot to the body.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christoph misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Draganov.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Christoph.
Christoph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christoph tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Christoph back against the cage.
Draganov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov blocks a body shot from Christoph. #BC2#
Draganov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christoph fails to land with a series of punches.
Christoph connects with a body shot.
Draganov throws a head kick that misses.
Christoph misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Christoph slams his shin into Draganov's torso.#T1#
Christoph throws a leg kick but Draganov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draganov looks to land a right hand but Christoph moved out of range.
Draganov lands a head kick!
Draganov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draganov is looking to slow Christoph down with leg kicks.
Draganov slips a jab from Christoph.
Christoph tries to land a leg kick but Draganov saw it coming and moves away.
Christoph throws a low kick but Draganov avoids it.
Draganov misses with an uppercut. Christoph saw that one coming.
Christoph looks to score with a jab to the body but Draganov is just out of range.
Christoph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draganov.
Christoph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christoph fails to land with a series of punches.
Draganov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christoph throwing a counter right hand but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Draganov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christoph throws a leg kick that misses.
Draganov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Christoph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Draganov throws a series of punches but Christoph moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Draganov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christoph throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
Good exchange - Christoph coming out on top.
Draganov connects with a body shot that sends Christoph's belly button to the back.
Draganov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Christoph doesn't seem bothered though.
Draganov misses with an uppercut. Christoph saw that one coming.
Christoph misses with a looping left.
Christoph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christoph walks into a stiff left hand from Draganov.
Christoph misses the jab.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Christoph.
Christoph moves out of range as Draganov strikes.
And Christoph counters with a quick kick to the body but Draganov blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draganov slips under a jab.
Draganov dips to his left and cracks Christoph with an uppercut!
Christoph darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draganov moves in looking to clinch but Christoph pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draganov tries to clinch up.
Draganov ducks under a wild hook from Christoph.
Cynical Christoph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov moves out of range as Christoph strikes.
Draganov misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Draganov avoids the head kick by Christoph.
Christoph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Draganov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draganov digs a good hook to Christoph's body.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Draganov. #CL#
Christoph has closed the distance and engaged Draganov in a clinch.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christoph's elbow.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Christoph.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christoph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christoph scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Christoph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christoph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Draganov clinches up with Christoph and pushes him back against the cage.
Christoph blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Draganov.
Draganov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Christoph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Draganov.
Christoph blocks a body shot from Draganov. #T1#
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christoph can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draganov.
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
Draganov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christoph backwards.
Draganov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draganov gets through Christoph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draganov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Christoph fails to land.
Christoph prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Christoph tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christoph pushes Draganov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Christoph's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Draganov trying to stall but Christoph improves his position.
Christoph throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Christoph keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draganov's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draganov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christoph misses with a body punch.
Draganov digs a right hand into Christoph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christoph's gas tank.
Christoph misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Christoph controls his hands.
Draganov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Draganov.
Draganov lands with a left to the head.
Draganov tries to work over Christoph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christoph's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christoph.
Christoph blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Christoph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Draganov - that landed with a thud.
Christoph lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Draganov misses with a two punch combination.
Cynical Christoph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draganov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christoph.
Christoph punishes Draganov's body with a nice straight punch.
Christoph misses the shot to the body.
Draganov connects with a crisp jab.
Christoph takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL#
Christoph gets a clinch.
Draganov tries to work over Christoph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Draganov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draganov.
Christoph prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Christoph.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christoph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov lands a shot to the body.
Christoph lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christoph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christoph.
Christoph throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draganov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Draganov scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC2#Christoph is rocked!
Nice body punch from Draganov - that landed with a thud.
Christoph swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Christoph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draganov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christoph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christoph moves out of range of the body kick from Draganov.
Draganov connects with a body shot.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draganov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Draganov clinches.
Christoph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christoph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christoph scores with a shot to the side of Draganov's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Draganov.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as Christoph controls his hands.
Ivan Draganov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Draganov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christophs head.
Draganov is trying to maintain a safe position but Christoph gets an underhook and turns Draganov into the cage.
Draganov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Christoph throws a head punch that misses.
Christoph working aggressively here.
Draganov blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Draganov.
A short right from Christoph.
Draganov gets through Christoph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christoph tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Draganov digs a right hand underneath Christoph's ribcage. Christoph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Christoph lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Christoph.
Christoph misses with some punches.
Christoph can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draganov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 37
Date: Aug 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Draganov scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Draganov tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draganov feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like Ivan Draganov has been cut.
White misses the shot to the body.
Draganov thumps White with a low kick.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Draganov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Draganov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Draganov.
White scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draganov is looking to clinch.
Draganov slips under a jab from White.
Draganov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Draganov missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draganov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draganov wants to counter with a clinch but White pushes him away.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.#T1#
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draganov. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draganov.
Draganov is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White is looking to wear down Draganov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Draganov lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draganov! But no joy.
Draganov looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from White misses.
White throws a hook but Draganov blocks it.
Draganov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draganov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draganov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Draganov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.#T2#
White misses the shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Draganov looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Draganov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Draganov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Draganov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Draganov.
Draganov works the jab nicely.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.
Draganov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White with a hook.
A jab lands there for White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws out a loose jab but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
White sets himself, and Draganov steps forward looking for the clinch! White avoids it this time.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Draganov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Draganov throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Draganov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Draganov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tries to break free but Draganov pushes him back against the cage.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draganov keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White is trying to break the clinch but Draganov is controlling him.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov lands with a short shot to the head.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draganov has him pressed against the cage.
Draganov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Draganov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Draganov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draganov.
White works the jab nicely.
Draganov swinging wildly here.
White misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Draganov slips a jab from White.#T1#
Draganov swings for the body but White moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draganov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draganov throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Draganov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draganov.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
White moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDraganov.
White lands a body shot.
Draganov tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Draganov.
Draganov digs a good hook to White's body.
#CL2#
Draganov closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
Draganov lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
White has had enough of the clinch but Draganov keeps him there for the moment.
White tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Draganov.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Draganov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov has White pushed against the cage.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Ivan Draganov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draganov lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Draganov's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Draganov blocks a jab.
White misses with a looping left.
Draganov wants to clinch.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov. #CL2#
Draganov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draganov scores with a hook to the body.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Draganov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draganov.
Draganov lands a body punch.
Draganov lands with a left to the head.
Draganov lands a body punch.
Draganov slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Draganov as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Draganov manages to break the clinch.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draganov to score with a decent uppercut.
Draganov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Draganov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Draganov lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White can't break the clinch.
Draganov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
White tries to circle away but Draganov has him pinned against the cage.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draganov has him pressed against the cage.
Draganov prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Draganov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draganov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White wants to break free but Draganov has control.
A shot in the inside from Draganov.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draganov has him pressed against the cage.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
White stalling in the clinch but Draganov improves position.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Draganov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Draganov.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Draganov struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Draganov.
White tries to break free but Draganov pushes him back against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Draganov won't allow it.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Draganov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draganov cracks White with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Draganov.
Draganov lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Draganov prevents a body shot from White.
A short body shot lands from Draganov as the two fighters clinch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draganov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Jury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jury.#CUT2#It looks like Fayzul Akhtankhanov has been cut.
Fayzul Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Akhtankhanov closes the distance and clinches.
Jury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
Jury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhtankhanov.
Jury blocks an uppercut.
Jury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jury looking to stall.
Jury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhtankhanovs head.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch.
Jury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#Akhtankhanov is rocked!
Jury pushes Akhtankhanov against the cage. Jury is working some dirty boxing. Jury pushes off with a quick right hook! Akhtankhanov goes down! Akhtankhanov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jury moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Jury! |
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