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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 22056 p4p, 831 weight class) and Ivan Draganov (ranked 22406 p4p, 761 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Kickstart My Heart blaring out of the sound system. Draganov has chosen The Cranberries - Zombies as his entrance music. Ivan Draganov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Draganov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Draganov looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee defending well as Draganov loads up on a big left hand.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Draganov in the body.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draganov.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Draganov's side.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Draganov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick but Draganov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A cross from Draganov lands.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Draganov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draganov with a jab.
Draganov misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a jab when Draganov was well out of range.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Draganov.
Lee sets himself, and Draganov steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Lee takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Draganov tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Draganov looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Draganov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Draganov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Draganov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draganov moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Draganov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draganov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Lee.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Draganov is controlling the position.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee slips under a jab from Draganov.
Nice uppercut there from Draganov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Draganov counters with a straight right hand.
Lee digs a good body shot into Draganov's ribs.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Draganov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee is looking to wear down Draganov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee avoids the body shot from Draganov.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee staying out of range there.
Draganov throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Jab from Lee.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Draganov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee feints and then cracks Draganov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draganov down.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draganov doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Draganov.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
Lee staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a front kick.
Draganov is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draganov blocks the body kick.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Draganov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draganov doesn't seem bothered though.
Draganov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee lands a left hand.
A short left from Draganov.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Draganov has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Draganov looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Draganov throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee slips under a jab from Draganov.
Lee cracks Draganov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Lee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Draganov 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Draganov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draganov needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draganov tries to clinch up.
And Lee counters with a quick kick to the body but Draganov blocks it.
Draganov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draganov throws out the jab.
Draganov scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Draganov misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Draganov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Draganov.
Draganov moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draganov.
Lee thuds his right hand into Draganov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee gets a clinch.
Draganov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee is trying to push Draganov away but Draganov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee prevents a body shot from Draganov.
Draganov is working Lee over against the cage.
Draganov working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Draganov keeps him there for the moment.
Lee misses with some punches.
Draganov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Draganov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draganov misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Draganov throws out a powerful jab.
Draganov tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Draganov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov wants to clinch.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Draganov is just out of range.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draganov.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Draganov's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draganov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draganov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Draganov.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Draganov is just out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov checks the leg kick.
Draganov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Draganov slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draganov can do to turn this around?
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draganov.
Lee slips under a jab from Draganov.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draganov! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Draganov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draganov misses with a left hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draganov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Draganov's belly button to the back.
Draganov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Draganov has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Draganov blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
Lee blocking some punches.
Draganov blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Draganov's leg but Draganov calmly moves out of range.
Draganov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Draganov shrugs it off though.
Lee throws a leg kick but Draganov moved away.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Draganov slips the punch.
Lee slips under a jab.
Draganov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draganov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Draganov's head.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draganov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Draganov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee had his way with Ivan Draganov in 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Draganov moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov throws a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draganov.
Draganov missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draganov walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Draganov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Draganov missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
Draganov wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
Draganov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Draganov thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Draganov misses.
Draganov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Draganov throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Draganov's front leg but catches the back leg as Draganov tries to avoid it.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Draganov is just out of range.
Draganov swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Ivan Draganov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee throws a leg kick but Draganov moved away.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draganov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Draganov, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov slips a jab from Lee.
A little jabbing left from Draganov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee clobbers Draganov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draganov tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Draganov with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Draganov has the dominant position.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Draganov working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draganov misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Tommy Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ivan Draganov spoke after the fight, saying 'powerful, big heart'.
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