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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 2469 p4p, 5886 weight class) and Ivan Draski (ranked 311 p4p, 575 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Draski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen dips to his left and cracks Draski with an uppercut!
A big left from Van Thüringen misses.
Van Thüringen slips a jab and a cross from Draski.
Draski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Thüringen throws a looping overhand right but Draski ducks down to avoid it.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook. Draski ducked under it nicely.
Draski fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Thüringen misses with an uppercut. Draski saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen loads up on a big right hand but Draski slips the punch.
Van Thüringen with a jab.
Draski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Thüringen.
Draski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Van Thüringen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draski lands a jab.
Draski instigates a clinch.
Van Thüringen throws a punch but it's blocked by Draski.
Van Thüringen swings wildly with an uppercut but Draski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Draski.
Draski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Thüringen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draski tries to throw a body punch but Van Thüringen avoids it by throwing Draski back against the cage.
Van Thüringen lands with a short shot to the head.
Draski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Thüringen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Draski.
Van Thüringen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draski wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draski.
Draski lands an elbow inside.
Draski scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Thüringen misses with a punch on the inside.
Draski tries to work over Van Thüringen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Thüringen lands a hook that snaps the head of Draski backwards.
Van Thüringen throws a punch but it's blocked by Draski.
Van Thüringen blocks a body shot from Draski.
Van Thüringen swings wildly with an uppercut but Draski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draski tries to throw a body punch but Van Thüringen avoids it by throwing Draski back against the cage.
Van Thüringen lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Draski fails to land.
Draski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Thüringen is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Thüringen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Draski.
Van Thüringen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Thüringen throws a punch but it's blocked by Draski.
Van Thüringen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Thüringen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Van Thüringen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Draski misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Thüringen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Draski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draski working aggressively here.
Draski blocking some punches.
A short left from Van Thüringen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen working aggressively here.
Draski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Thüringen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Thüringen has a couple of punches blocked by Draski.
Van Thüringen misses with a punch on the inside.
Draski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Thüringen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Thüringen throws a punch but it's blocked by Draski.
Van Thüringen lands with a left to the head.
Draski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draski blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Van Thüringen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draski blocks an uppercut.
Draski blocking some punches.
Van Thüringen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draski backwards.
Draski connects with a knee to the head.
Draski is pushing Van Thüringen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Thüringen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draski.
Draski struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Thüringen controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draski.
Draski misses with a body punch.
Van Thüringen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen lands an uppercut.
Draski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Thüringen working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van Thüringen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Draski lands with a nice body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Van Thüringen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A punch lands to the side of Draski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Draski moves out of range as Van Thüringen strikes.
Van Thüringen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draski moves away from the strike by Van Thüringen.
Draski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Thüringen throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the side of Draski's head but Draski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draski throws a combination. Van Thüringen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Thüringen throws out a powerful jab.
Draski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Thüringen.
Draski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Thüringen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draski can do to turn this around?
Draski looks to land a combination but Van Thüringen avoids it well.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook
and Draski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Draski tries to clinch up.
It looked like Van Thüringen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Thüringen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Thüringen slips a jab and a cross from Draski.
Draski moves away from the strike by Van Thüringen.
Draski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Thüringen with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Van Thüringen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draski staying out of range there.
Draski throws a big shot that misses.
Draski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a big shot that misses.
Draski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Thüringen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draski wants to counter with a clinch but Van Thüringen pushes him away.
Draski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Thüringen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Thüringen misses with a left hand
and Van Thüringen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draski ducks under a wild hook from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws an overhand right that lands on Draski's shoulder, as Draski tries to avoid the shot.
Draski slips a jab from Van Thüringen.
Draski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draski moves out of range of the strikes.
Draski unleashes a big counter combination but Van Thüringen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Thüringen throws an overhand right that lands on Draski's shoulder, as Draski tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draski.
Van Thüringen misses with a right hand
and Draski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Thüringen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draski finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Thüringen's head.
Van Thüringen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draski wants to counter with a clinch but Van Thüringen pushes him away.
Van Thüringen throws a looping overhand right but Draski ducks down to avoid it.
Van Thüringen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Draski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Draski misses the jab.
Draski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Thüringen looks to land a right hand but Draski moved out of range.
Draski lands a jab to Van Thüringen's midsection.
Van Thüringen scores with a jab. Draski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Thüringen misses the jab.
Draski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Thüringen scores with a jab to the head.
Draski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Thüringen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Thüringen scores with the left hand. Draski knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Thüringen looks to land a right hand but Draski moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Draski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Draski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Thüringen misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a good cross that connects.
Draski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Thüringen.
A slow jab from Van Thüringen misses its intended target.
Draski moves away from the strike by Van Thüringen.
Draski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Thüringen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draski tries to move into range but Van Thüringen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Draski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Draski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Thüringen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Thüringen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Draski.
Nice defenses there by Draski.
Ivan Draski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Thüringen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draski.
Van Thüringen throws a jab but it's blocked by Draski.
Draski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Thüringen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen swings wildly with an uppercut but Draski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draski misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Van Thüringen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draski throws a head punch that misses.
Van Thüringen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draski tries a body shot but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draski lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Balthasar Van Thüringen has been cut.
Draski pushes Van Thüringen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Thüringen lands a left hand.
Draski is rocked!
Balthasar Van Thüringen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Thüringen lands a nice uppercut.
Draski is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Thüringen finish him?
Van Thüringen has a couple of punches blocked by Draski.
Van Thüringen dips a shoulder and cracks Draski with a mighty uppercut! Draski falls back against the cage and Van Thüringen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Draski is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Van Thüringen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balthasar Van Thüringen!
Balthasar Van Thüringen 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.
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