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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 1257 p4p, 190 weight class) and Evan Dryll (ranked 3849 p4p, 464 weight class). Gamzatov comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance Song. Evan Dryll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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190 cm
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216 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dryll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gamzatov shoots in and drives through. Dryll sprawls well.
Dryll lands a head shot.
Gamzatov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dryll pinned against the cage. Dryll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gamzat Gamzatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dryll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dryll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gamzatov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dryll connects with a single shot there.
Gamzatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dryll throws a body shot but no joy.
Dryll slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dryll defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dryll misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dryll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dryll looks to land a right hand but Gamzatov moved out of range.
Dryll throws out a loose jab but Gamzatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gamzatov darts in looking for a takedown but Dryll gets double underhooks and turns Gamzatov into the cage.
Evan Dryll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dryll connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gamzatov's hands.
Dryll has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gamzatov checks a low kick from Dryll.
Dryll missing with a left hand there. Gamzatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gamzatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Gamzatov moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov avoids the body shot from Dryll.
Dryll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dryll throws an overhand right that lands on Gamzatov's shoulder, as Gamzatov tries to avoid the shot.
Dryll throws a right hand that Gamzatov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gamzatov also avoids with ease.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Gamzatov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dryll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gamzatov shoots and misses
and Dryll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamzatov shoots for a double leg takedown but Dryll sprawls well. He's pushed Gamzatov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dryll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gamzatov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dryll manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dryll slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamzatov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dryll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gamzatov with that takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Dryll's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dryll throws a lazy right hand but Gamzatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gamzatov tries to counter with a takedown but Dryll is quick to defend against it.
Gamzatov fails with the takedown.
Dryll throws a front kick aimed at Gamzatov's knee but Gamzatov avoids it well.
A big left from Dryll misses.
Dryll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dryll missing with a left hand there. Gamzatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dryll misses with a body shot.
Gamzatov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dryll misses with an uppercut
and Gamzatov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dryll won't be happy with that.
Gamzatov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dryll is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dryll is looking for a sweep.
Gamzatov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dryll sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamzatov working away.
Dryll is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gamzatov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gamzatov misses with the ground and pound.
Gamzatov throws an elbow but Dryll slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gamzatov trying to control the action but Dryll is working from the bottom.
Dryll can't do much from the bottom here.
Gamzatov with the ground and pound but Dryll regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Dryll dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gamzatov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dryll defends well and Gamzatov ends up having to push Dryll into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dryll throws a body punch but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Dryll throws a body punch but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Dryll slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamzatov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Dryll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dryll jabs at Gamzatov's body.
Dryll stuffs the takedown attempt from Gamzatov. Gamzatov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Gamzatov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gamzatov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dryll sprawls and moves away.
Gamzatov checks the leg kick.
Gamzatov tries to counter with a takedown but Dryll is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dryll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Dryll.
Gamzatov has a takedown stuffed.
Dryll lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dryll throws an overhand right that lands on Gamzatov's shoulder, as Gamzatov tries to avoid the shot.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt - Dryll sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dryll looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamzatov is defended easily by Dryll.
Dryll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamzatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dryll misses.
Gamzatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dryll counters with a nice body shot.
Dryll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Dryll. No joy for Gamzatov on that attempt.
A punch combination from Dryll misses.
Gamzatov shoots in but no luck this time.
Gamzatov shoots in but Dryll avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gamzatov has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamzatov throws an overhand right that lands on Dryll's shoulder, as Dryll tries to avoid the shot.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamzatov.
Dryll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dryll throws out a counter right but Gamzatov avoids it with no problem.
Gamzatov has his takedown stuffed
and Dryll counters with a straight right hand.
Dryll lands with a good body shot.
Gamzatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dryll cracks Gamzatov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gamzatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamzatov.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dryll throws a looping overhand right but Gamzatov ducks down to avoid it.
Gamzatov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Dryll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gamzatov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dryll defends well and Gamzatov ends up having to push Dryll into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gamzatov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dryll.
Gamzatov tries to counter with a takedown but Dryll is quick to defend against it.
Dryll looks to land a combination. Gamzatov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gamzatov defending well as Dryll loads up on a big left hand.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dryll thows a leg kick but Gamzatov checks it
and Gamzatov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dryll keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dryll is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamzatov.
Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but Dryll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamzatov to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Dryll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dryll lands with a straight right. Gamzatov didn't see that one coming.
Gamzatov avoids the head kick by Dryll.
Gamzatov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dryll circles away.
Dryll throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gamzatov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dryll is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamzatov.
Gamzatov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dryll can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dryll gets back to half guard.
Gamzatov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dryll sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but Dryll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamzatov to get the leverage.
Gamzatov is working for a kimura but Dryll is defending it quite comfortably.
Gamzatov 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dryll kicks off Gamzatov and gets to his feet.
Dryll misses with a low kick.
Gamzatov staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamzatov.
Dryll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dryll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dryll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gamzatov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gamzatov preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov is fighting to break Dryll's control of his arms but Dryll is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dryll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gamzatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gamzatov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dryll tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dryll keeping moving, preventing Gamzatov from controlling successfully.
Gamzatov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamzatov throwing strikes but missing.
Gamzatov landing some decent shots from guard.
Gamzatov trying to control but Dryll is working from the bottom.
Dryll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gamzatov.
Dryll has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov preventing the sweep.
Gamzatov throwing strikes but missing.
Gamzatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Dryll is retaining full guard.
Gamzatov preventing the sweep.
Dryll looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gamzat Gamzatov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gamzatov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gamzatov slips a straight right by Dryll.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the body from Dryll misses
and Gamzatov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gamzatov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov trying to control but Dryll is working from the bottom.
Gamzat Gamzatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gamzatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dryll utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dryll manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gamzatov manages to get himself to full guard.
Dryll trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gamzatov is working an open guard so Dryll takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Gamzatov moved out of range nicely.
Evan Dryll is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gamzatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Dryll.
I've got Dryll winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Dryll!
A very excited looking Evan Dryll 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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