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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cynical Christoph (ranked 2241 p4p, 3162 weight class) and Ivan Draganov (ranked 289 p4p, 388 weight class). Ivan Draganov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draganov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov takes one to the chin there.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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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energy
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hype
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