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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 115 p4p, 188 weight class) and Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Drago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drago Theme. Salajudin Ii has chosen На белом as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salajudin Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Salajudin Ii tries to counter it with a takedown but Drago pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Salajudin Ii pushes him off.
Salajudin Ii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Salajudin Ii gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
Drago with a knee to the head.
It looks like Super Salajudin Ii has been cut.
Drago has Salajudin Ii pushed against the cage.
Drago is trying to break free.
Salajudin Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salajudin Ii lands a left hand.
Drago is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salajudin Ii is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Drago to the mat. Drago regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Salajudin Ii drops back looking for a leg! Drago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drago manages to kick Salajudin Ii off! Salajudin Ii jumps back into Drago's guard.
Salajudin Ii tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii stays in close to Drago's body and controls the position.
Salajudin Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salajudin Ii stops Drago from standing up.
Salajudin Ii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.
Salajudin Ii is still trying to improve position.
Drago looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Salajudin Ii from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drago drives through and clinches with Salajudin Ii against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salajudin Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salajudin Ii jumps guard but Drago turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drago blocking some punches.
Salajudin Ii jumps guard and drags Drago to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Drago wants to stand but Salajudin Ii has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drago stays in close to Salajudin Ii's body and controls the position.
Salajudin Ii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salajudin Ii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Salajudin Ii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drago won't allow Salajudin Ii to sweep him here.
Salajudin Ii pulls Drago in to control the position.
Drago trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salajudin Ii's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salajudin Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Salajudin Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salajudin Ii.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
Salajudin Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salajudin Ii successfully pulls guard.
Drago trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salajudin Ii's guard.
Salajudin Ii pulls Drago in close to prevent any damage.
Salajudin Ii working a defensive guard here.
Drago gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago tries to clinch but Salajudin Ii moves away
and Salajudin Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salajudin Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Salajudin Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Salajudin Ii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
Drago scores with a shoulder strike.
Salajudin Ii pulls Drago into guard.
Drago wants to stand but Salajudin Ii has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drago decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salajudin Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salajudin Ii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Salajudin Ii is out of range.
Salajudin Ii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Salajudin Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salajudin Ii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salajudin Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salajudin Ii with the counter takedown but Drago avoids it easily.
Drago wants to clinch up but Salajudin Ii keeps it at a distance.
Salajudin Ii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago tries to clinch there but Salajudin Ii circles away.
Salajudin Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salajudin Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salajudin Ii counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
Salajudin Ii goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Drago has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Salajudin Ii but great work by Drago.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salajudin Ii is trying to get back to half guard.
Drago stands up and beckons Salajudin Ii to his feet.
Drago wants to clinch up but Salajudin Ii keeps it at a distance.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Salajudin Ii pushes him off.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Salajudin Ii counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salajudin Ii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drago tries to clinch up but Salajudin Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Salajudin Ii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Salajudin Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salajudin Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salajudin Ii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Salajudin Ii circles away.
A little jabbing left from Salajudin Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salajudin Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago tries to clinch
and Salajudin Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago clinches up with Salajudin Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Drago prevents a body shot from Salajudin Ii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salajudin Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salajudin Ii backwards.
Drago looking to throw knees to the head but Salajudin Ii is blocking nicely.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salajudin Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salajudin Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salajudin Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salajudin Ii throws out a counter right but Drago avoids it with no problem.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Salajudin Ii counters with a huge left! Drago is in big trouble! He's backing up but Salajudin Ii isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Drago from any more damage. A dominating finish by Salajudin Ii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Salajudin Ii!
A very excited looking Super Salajudin Ii 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.
The defeated Ivan Drago had this to say: 'If I die....I die'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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