Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SSSD 62: Rize/Kirin
Date: Mar 19, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Smart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smart content to control rather than advance.
Dragonov wants to control but Smart is keeping busy.
Dragonov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dragonov tries to get out of the position.
Smart trying to control the action but Dragonov is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Smart is trying for a kimura here. Dragonov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Smart wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Smart!
Edward Smart gave a mention to Coconut Supplement Co. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: SSSD 60: Khan/Swahn
Date: Mar 05, 2022

#R1#
O Doherty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Doherty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Doherty cracks Dragonov with a good jab.
A jab from O Doherty does it's job there.
Dragonov tries to clinch but O Doherty is having none of it.
O Doherty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Doherty manages to avoid it.
O Doherty feints and then cracks Dragonov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragonov down.
Jab by O Doherty.
O Doherty with a nice calf kick.
Dragonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Doherty jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Doherty has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Doherty gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL#
and Dragonov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as Dragonov controls the action. #BC2#
O Doherty manages to break the clinch.
O Doherty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dragonov.
O Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragonov takes one to the chin there.
Dragonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Doherty lands a body shot. #T1#
O Doherty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Doherty throws a good cross that connects.
Dragonov tries to clinch but O Doherty moves away
letting O Doherty counter with a right hand.
Dragonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Doherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Doherty swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.#CL#
Dragonov instigates a clinch.
Dragonov tries to land knees in the clinch but O Doherty avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Doherty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Doherty.
O Doherty tries a body shot but Dragonov blocks it.
O Doherty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragonov tries to work over O Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from O Doherty.
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov prevents a body shot from O Doherty.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Doherty avoids it.#T2#
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Doherty lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
O Doherty manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Doherty.
Dragonov misses the shot to the body.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but O Doherty keeps it at a distance.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from O Doherty misses. #CL#
Dragonov closes the distance and pushes O Doherty back into the cage.#BC2#
O Doherty manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - O Doherty circles away.
O Doherty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dragonov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dragonov scores with a shot to the body.
O Doherty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dragonov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dragonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Doherty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dragonov will feel that in the morning.
O Doherty misses with the combination. #T3#
O Doherty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragonov throws out the jab. #CL#
Dragonov clinches up with O Doherty and pushes him back against the cage.
Dragonov blocks an elbow strike.
O Doherty misses with an elbow over the top.
O Doherty lands a nice uppercut.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragonov.
O Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dragonov tries to land knees in the clinch but O Doherty avoids the damage to the body.
Dragonov slows down the pace here.
Dragonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Doherty tries to pull guard but Dragonov holds him up against the cage and eventually O Doherty drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Doherty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from O Doherty. #T4#
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
O Doherty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
O Doherty successfully pulls guard.
O Doherty is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
O Doherty pushes a forearm under Dragonov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dragonov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cathal O Doherty!
A relieved looking Cathal O Doherty thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SSSD 59: Vurris/Regulator
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Bouddi throws a front kick that sends Dragonov stumbling back into the cage.
Bouddi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bouddi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Bouddi keeps it at a distance.
Bouddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragonov.
Dragonov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragonov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bouddi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dragonov scrambles back to his feet.
Dragonov tries to clinch
and Bouddi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragonov tries to clinch
and Bouddi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bouddi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dragonov on the side of the head. #CL#
Dragonov rushes Bouddi and presses him up against the cage.
Bouddi is leaning against Dragonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragonov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bouddi up against the cage.
Bouddi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragonov tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Dragonov tries to throw a body punch but Bouddi avoids it by throwing Dragonov back against the cage.
Bouddi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bouddi lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
Bouddi managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Bouddi pushes off an throws an elbow but Dragonov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bouddi avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Bouddi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bouddi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bouddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dragonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bouddi is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bouddi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dragonov lands a body punch.
Dragonov blocks an elbow strike.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bouddi is defending well for now.#T2#
Dragonov misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouddi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragonov.
Bouddi jabs Dragonov right on the nose. Dragonov blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bouddi counters with a leg kick.
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bouddi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragonov. That did some damage!
Dragonov tries to clinch but Bouddi is having none of it. #T3#
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Bouddi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dragonov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bouddi counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Bouddi.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bouddi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragonov blocks a head kick by Bouddi.
Bouddi misses with a few strikes there.
Dragonov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bouddi counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
A cross from Bouddi lands.
Bouddi misses with a wild body shot.
Bouddi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bouddi circles away.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bouddi.
Bouddi lands a leg kick that knocks Dragonov off balance momentarily.
Bouddi connects with the punch.
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!
Bouddi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bouddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragonov manages to avoid it.
Bouddi tests Dragonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dragonov wants to clinch
and Bouddi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koa Bouddi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dragonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bouddi!
Bouddi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bouddi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bouddi lands a nice shot that snaps Dragonov's head back.
Bouddi scores with a nice head shot.
Bouddi with a nice calf kick.
Bouddi lunges at Dragonov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dragonov's hand.
Bouddi throws a head kick that half lands.
Bouddi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragonov wants to clinch but Bouddi slips to the side
and Bouddi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bouddi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bouddi misses the shot to the body.
Bouddi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bouddi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T1#
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bouddi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bouddi! But no joy.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bouddi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov closes the distance but Bouddi moves to the side
and Bouddi counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragonov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Bouddi is avoiding it.
Dragonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Bouddi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bouddi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragonov's sensitive parts.
Bouddi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.#T2#
Bouddi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragonov. That did some damage!
Bouddi thumps Dragonov with a low kick.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Bouddi is having none of it.
Dragonov wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bouddi lands a lovely overhand right.
Bouddi lands with a straight right. Dragonov didn't see that one coming.#T3#
Bouddi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bouddi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bouddi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bouddi throws out a counter right but Dragonov avoids it with no problem.
Bouddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouddi.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Bouddi pushes him off.
Bouddi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dragonov in his tracks.
Dragonov misses the shot to the body.
Bouddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragonov manages to avoid it.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Bouddi is avoiding it.
Dragonov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragonov needs to keep his hands up - Bouddi had a free shot at his head there.
Bouddi scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragonov should have avoided that one. #T4#
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Bouddi pushes him off.
Bouddi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragonov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bouddi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Bouddi circles away.
Dragonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouddi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Bouddi moves away
and Bouddi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Bouddi keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragonov moves to clinch but Bouddi breaks away
and Bouddi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koa Bouddi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dragonov's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Bouddi throws a nice looking combination but Dragonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Dragonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bouddi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bouddi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragonov moves to clinch but Bouddi breaks away
and Bouddi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Bouddi.
Dragonov checks the leg kick.
Dragonov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouddi lands a slapping body shot.
Bouddi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Bouddi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bouddi swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Dragonov looks to clinch
and Dragonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bouddi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bouddi circles away.
Koa Bouddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Bouddi just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Bouddi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Dragonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bouddi throws out a counter right but Dragonov avoids it with no problem.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bouddi connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
Bouddi throws a head kick that misses.
Bouddi throws a front kick that sends Dragonov stumbling back into the cage.
Bouddi throws out a powerful jab.
Bouddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bouddi scores with a hook to the body. Dragonov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bouddi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragonov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Bouddi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouddi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bouddi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragonov wants to clinch but Bouddi slips to the side
and Bouddi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koa Bouddi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Bouddi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dragonov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bouddi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bouddi misses the body punch
and Dragonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Bouddi pushes him off.
Bouddi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bouddi duly obliges.
Bouddi scores with a nice right hand.
Dragonov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Bouddi is avoiding it.
Bouddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bouddi sizes up Dragonov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragonov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bouddi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Bouddi cracks Dragonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bouddi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Ivan Dragonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bouddi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bouddi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bouddi with a nice calf kick.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Bouddi keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov lands a slapping body shot.
Dragonov misses with a left hand
and Bouddi counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koa Bouddi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bouddi 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koa Bouddi!
During a confident post fight interview, Koa Bouddi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SSSD 55: Gazersky/Lima
Date: Jan 29, 2022

#R1#
Darden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Darden moves out of range.
Dragonov tries to move into range but Darden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darden circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Dragonov clinches up against the cage.
Darden scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head. #BC2#
Darden breaks the clinch.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Darden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darden! But no joy.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov wants to clinch but Darden slips to the side
and Darden counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragonov tries to clinch up
and Darden counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.#T1#
A jab from Darden does it's job there.
Darden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Darden coming out on top.
Darden tests Dragonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darden keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonov looks to clinch
and Darden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darden connects with a looping right hand.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Darden keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darden counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Darden moves out of range. #T2#
Darden swings widly with a right hand
and Dragonov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darden keeps the fight on the outside.
Darden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dragonov. Dragonov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dragonov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darden counters with a straight right hand.
Darden connects with the punch.#CL#
Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Darden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Darden. #T3##BC2#
Darden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darden misses with a jab to the body
letting Dragonov counter with a right hand. #ROC#Darden is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Trey Darden has been cut.
Darden throws a right hand that misses
and Dragonov counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dragonov!
The defeated Trey Darden had this to say: 'Win or Lose hands are thrown, this is good. '.

Event: SSSD 51: Kirin/Vurris 2
Date: Jan 01, 2022

#R1#
Ori looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragonov is just out of range.
Ori punishes Dragonov's body with a nice straight punch.
Dragonov moves forwards but Ori connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.#CL2#
Dragonov has closed the distance and engaged Ori in a clinch.
Dragonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragonov as Ori tries to tie him up.
Ori avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ori misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragonov. #BC#
Ori breaks from the clinch.
Dragonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ori.#CL2#
Dragonov has Ori up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragonov misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Ori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dragonov.
Good body shot from Dragonov.
Ori tries to stall but Dragonov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Ori blocks it.
Dragonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ori avoids the damage to the body.
Dragonov misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Ori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Dragonov clinches.
Dragonov is working Ori over against the cage.
Ori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragonovs head.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #BC2#
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ori throws an overhand right that lands on Dragonov's shoulder, as Dragonov tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Dragonov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ori working aggressively here.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ori blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dragonov tries to work over Ori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ori managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Ori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Ori manages to break the clinch.
Ori misses the jab.
Ori scores with a nice right hand.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ori. Dragonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Dragonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ori lands with a straight right. Dragonov didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Dragonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dragonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dragonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dragonov blocks a body shot from Ori.
A head punch on the inside from Ori fails to land. #T3#
Ori gets through Dragonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ori.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ori.
Ori is trying to stall.
Ori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragonov tries to work over Ori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragonov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dragonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ori's elbow.
Dragonov has a couple of punches blocked by Ori. #BC#
Ori manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Ori feints a jab promting Dragonov to slip. Ori then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dragonov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CL2#
Dragonov has managed to clinch.
Ori prevents a body shot from Dragonov.
Ori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ori blocks a body shot from Dragonov.
Ori misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragonov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dragonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ori on the inside.
Dragonov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ori up against the cage.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ori is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Dragonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dragonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Dragonov rushes Ori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov misses with the head strike.
Ori avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov is working Ori over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dragonov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ori wants to stall.
Ori scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Ori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ori.
Dragonov moves away from the strike by Ori.
Ori loads up on a big right hand but Dragonov slips the punch.
Dragonov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Uchi Ori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragonov tries to clinch up but Ori circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Dragonov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL2#
Dragonov darts in and clinches Ori up against the cage.
Ivan Dragonov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Ori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragonov misses.
Dragonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ori.
Dragonov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ori looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragonov is just out of range.
Dragonov slips a straight right by Ori.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ori throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dragonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Ori breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ori. #T2#
Ori throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ori just misses with a punch to the body.
Ori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dragonov.
Ori swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Dragonov forces Ori back against the cage and clinches.
Dragonov digs a right hand into Ori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ori's gas tank.
Ori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragonov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ori takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ori swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Dragonov tries to work over Ori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragonov blocks a body shot from Ori.
Ori cracks Dragonov with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Ori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ori lands a nice hook to Dragonov's body. Dragonov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ori misses with a left hand
and Dragonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragonov is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Dragonov pushes Ori up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragonov blocks a body shot from Ori.
Ori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ori.#BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ori misses with an uppercut. Dragonov saw that one coming.#CL2#
Dragonov clinches up against the cage.
Ori managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov. #BC#
Ori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ori.
Dragonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ori circles away.
Ori misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Ori.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uchi Ori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dragonov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL2#
Dragonov clinches up with Ori and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Ori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ori looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragonov is just out of range.
Ori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ori punishes Dragonov's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dragonov is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragonov.
Ori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Ori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uchi Ori is winning the standup battle so far.
Ori misses with a lunging right hand
and Ori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1##CL2#
Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragonov avoids the body shot from Ori.
Dragonov drops his hands momentarily and Ori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragonov ducks under a wild hook from Ori.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ori circles away.
Ori throws a series of punches but Dragonov avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ori throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragonov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragonov.
Dragonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ori misses with the head strike. #T2#
Come on Dragonov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Dragonov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ori stalling in the clinch but Dragonov improves position.
A short body shot lands from Dragonov as the two fighters clinch.
Dragonov misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Dragonov clinches up with Ori and pushes him back against the cage.
Ori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragonov misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dragonov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dragonov stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T3##BC#
Ori breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Ori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ori keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Dragonov rushes Ori and presses him up against the cage.
Dragonov can't find room to land a body shot as Ori controls the action.
Ori managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov misses with a knee strike.
Dragonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragonov.
Dragonov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ori.
Dragonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ori stalling in the clinch.
Dragonov prevents a body shot from Ori. #T4#
Dragonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oris head.
Ori avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov gets through Ori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragonov. #BC#
Ori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragonov.
Ori swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Ori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
Dragonov has a couple of punches blocked by Ori.
Ori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dragonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dragonov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dragonov!

Event: SSSD 44: Frank/McGee
Date: Nov 13, 2021

#R1#
Mathers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dragonov backs up against the cage.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mathers throws a right hand that Dragonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragonov also avoids with ease.
Mathers lands a jab to the nose.
Mathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Mathers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dragonov doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Dragonov clinches with his opponent.
Dragonov misses with a knee to the head.
Dragonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dragonov as the two fighters clinch.
Dragonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Dragonov to work.
Mathers tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC2#
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Dragonov instigates a clinch.
Dragonov stops a takedown attempt from Mathers. #T1##BC2#
Mathers manages to break the clinch.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragonov checks a leg kick nicely.
Dragonov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dragonov moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
Mathers lands with a straight right. Dragonov didn't see that one coming.
Ivan Dragonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragonov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragonov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ivan Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Mathers.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Dragonov moves out of range.
It looked like Dragonov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mathers tries to bum rush Dragonov with a series of wild strikes but Dragonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Mathers misses.
Mathers misses with a double jab
and Dragonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Dragonov clinches up with Mathers and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Dragonov lands a shot to the body.
Mathers looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Dragonov as the two fighters clinch.
Dragonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dragonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Dragonov pushes Mathers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #KD#
Dragonov has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Mathers goes down! Dragonov pounces into side control - this one could be over soon! #ROC#Mathers is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Christian Mathers has been cut.
Mathers being controlled for a moment.
Mathers is still in real trouble! Can Dragonov finish him?
Mathers regains half guard, as Dragonov was trying to land strikes.
Mathers seems to have recovered his senses.
Dragonov trying to control the pace. #T3#
Dragonov stops Mathers from getting back to his feet.
Mathers is doing well to control the position and prevent Dragonov from advancing to side control.
Dragonov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mathers defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mathers is trying to stand up here but Dragonov is controlling him well.
Mathers is trying to maintain the position but Dragonov is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragonov controlling the action here.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathers misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathers lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dragonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Mathers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Mathers throws a leg kick that misses.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance.
Mathers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Dragonov forces Mathers back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Dragonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body. #BC#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Dragonov. #BC2#
Mathers breaks from the clinch.
Christian Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragonov checks it well.
Mathers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T1##CL#
Dragonov clinches. #BC#
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Mathers is avoiding it.
Christian Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov lands a nice looking body shot. #CL#
Dragonov clinches.
Dragonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Dragonov throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Dragonov moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Mathers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2##CL#
Dragonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragonov counters with a straight right hand.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dragonov defends it well.
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragonov slips a jab from Mathers.
Dragonov moves out of range as Mathers strikes.
Mathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Dragonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Dragonov backs off Mathers throws a huge counter combo but Dragonov manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Dragonov rushes Mathers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mathers is breathing heavily.
Dragonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Dragonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Dragonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Mathers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mathers can do to turn this around?
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Mathers is having none of it.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathers throws a leg kick that misses.
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away. #T4#
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mathers scores with a punch to the head.
Dragonov slips a jab and a cross from Mathers.
Dragonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Dragonov moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Dragonov gets through Mathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Dragonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Mathers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Mathers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mathers cracks Dragonov with a good jab.
Mathers misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Dragonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dragonov lands a nice knee to the body. #BC2#
Mathers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Dragonov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dragonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Mathers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the head but Mathers blocks with his arms.
Dragonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Mathers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Dragonov moves into range and clinches up with Mathers.
Mathers avoids the elbow strike from Dragonov, against the cage. #T1#
Mathers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dragonov up against the cage.#BC2#
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mathers misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Mathers both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Dragonov closes the distance and pushes Mathers back into the cage.#BC2#
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christian Mathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mathers thows a leg kick but Dragonov checks it
and Dragonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mathers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dragonov backs up against the cage.
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Christian Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mathers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
As Dragonov backs off Mathers throws a huge counter combo but Dragonov manages to avoid it all.
Dragonov closes the distance but Mathers moves to the side
and Mathers counters with a left and a right that stings Dragonov.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mathers misses with a combination
and Dragonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3##BC2#
Mathers breaks the clinch. #CL#
Dragonov takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Mathers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragonov walks into a straight right hand from Mathers.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Mathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Mathers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T4#
Dragonov tries to clinch but Mathers is having none of it.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathers misses with an uppercut
and Dragonov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mathers thinking.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Mathers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Dragonov closes the distance and pushes Mathers back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragonov controls his hands. #BC#
Dragonov breaks from the clinch.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Ivan Dragonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragonov needs to keep his hands up - Mathers had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Mathers.
I think Dragonov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dragonov!

Event: SICKNESS II
Date: Oct 08, 2021

#R1#
Dilly misses with the combination. #CL#
Dragonov clinches with his opponent.
Dilly tries to throw a body punch but Dragonov avoids it by throwing Dilly back against the ropes. #BC2#
Dilly breaks the clinch.
Dilly lands with an overhand left.
Dragonov slips a jab from Dilly.
Dragonov swings for the body but Dilly moves out of range.
Dilly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
Dilly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dragonov is defending well.#TD2#
Dilly gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragonov trying to control but Dilly postures up.
Dragonov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dilly on the ground.#T1#
Dragonov wants to improve his position but Dilly is controlling well.
Dilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dragonov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dilly manages to pass to mount!
Dilly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dragonov?
Dragonov is trying to escape the mount.
Dragonov taking shots to the head. #T2#
Dragonov tries to hold on but Dilly pushes him away.
Dilly tries to control but Dragonov wriggling away.
Dilly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dilly with good strikes from the mount here!
Dragonov is desperately trying to improve his position but Dilly has a good base and remains in mount.
Dragonov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dilly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dilly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dilly controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Dragonov is looking to get to half guard.
Dragonov wants to hold on but Dilly pushes him away.
Dragonov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dragonov tries to get out of the position.
Dilly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dragonov?
Dilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dragonov is working to get back to half guard.
Dilly is landing with some decent strikes but Dragonov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dragonov is desperately trying to improve his position but Dilly has a good base and remains in mount.
Dragonov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dilly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dilly controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Dilly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dragonov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dilly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dragonov is trying to escape the mount.
Dilly with good strikes from the mount here!#T5#
Dragonov is in a horrible position here. Dilly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dilly controlling the pace for now.
Dilly with the ground and pound from mount.
Dilly lands a big shot there that rocks Dragonov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragonov is looking to escape.
Dilly controlling his opponent.
Dragonov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T6#
Dilly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dilly with the ground and pound from mount.
Dilly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragonov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dragonov tries to hold on but Dilly postures up.
Dilly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dilly controlling from mount.
Dilly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragonov looks a forlorn figure. #T7#
Dragonov wants to hold on but Dilly pushes him away.
Dilly lands with some strikes.
Dragonov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dilly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dragonov working to try and regain half guard.
Dilly trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T8#
Dilly lands a couple of good shots and Dragonov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dragonov tries to escape the position.
Dragonov is trying to remain composed but Dilly is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Dilly has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Dragonov.
Dilly is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dragonov trying to control but not successfully.
Dilly lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Dilly.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dilly. #T9#
I would not like to be Dragonov right now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dilly.
Dilly is working the ground and pound. Can Dragonov escape?
The referee is taking a good look at Dragonov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dilly!
Dilly lands punches and elbows.
Can Dragonov hold on?! Dilly is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Good control from Dilly.
Dragonov tries to roll but Dilly sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juiced Dilly dominated 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R2#
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragonov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Dilly pushes him off.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Dilly keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Dilly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dragonov wants to clinch.#CL#
Dragonov moves into range and clinches up with Dilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dilly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dragonov misses with a body punch. #T1#
Dilly avoids the elbow strike from Dragonov, against the ropes.
Dilly managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragonov stalling in the clinch but Dilly improves position.
Dragonov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dilly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dragonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dragonov.
Dragonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragonov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragonov is pressed up against the ropes. Dilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dragonov down to the mat. Dragonov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivan Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juiced Dilly.
Some wild striking there from Dilly. #T2#
Dragonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilly.
Dilly lands with a hook. Dragonov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dragonov moves away from the strike by Dilly.
Dragonov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Dilly pushes him off.
Dilly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragonov counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Dilly.
Dilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragonov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dilly throws a good cross that connects.
Dilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilly.
Dragonov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Dilly is having none of it.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dilly throws a body punch but Dragonov moves out of range.
Dilly throws a series of punches but Dragonov avoids them all with ease.
Dilly misses with a hook to the body
letting Dragonov counter with a right hand.
Dragonov wants to clinch.#T4#
Dilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Dilly tries to counter it with a takedown but Dragonov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A left lands for Dilly.
Dragonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilly.
Dragonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dilly loads up on a big right hand but Dragonov slips the punch.
Juiced Dilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragonov tries to clinch up
letting Dilly counter with a right hand. #T5#
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Dilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Dilly keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Dilly circles away.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dilly misses with a looping right.
Dragonov avoids the body shot from Dilly.
Juiced Dilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragonov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dragonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Dragonov has taken the fight to the clinch. #T6#
Dragonov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dilly managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dilly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dragonov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Dilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Dilly jabs Dragonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T7#
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dilly misses with a double jab.
Dilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragonov tries to clinch up but Dilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Dilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilly.
Dilly scores with a one two! Dragonov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dragonov tries to clinch up
and Dilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Dilly misses
and Dragonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilly circles away.
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Juiced Dilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T8#
Dragonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dragonov staying out of range there.
Dilly swings widly with a right hand
and Dragonov counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Dilly finds it's way through Dragonov's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Dilly circles away.
Dilly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Dragonov misses.
Dilly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL#
Dragonov rushes Dilly and presses him up against the ropes.#T9#
Dragonov is trying to maintain a safe position but Dilly gets an underhook and turns Dragonov into the ropes.
Dragonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilly uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Dragonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Dilly misses the target.
Ivan Dragonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Dragonov backs off Dilly throws a huge counter combo but Dragonov manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Dilly.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Dilly is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juiced Dilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dilly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Juiced Dilly!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juiced Dilly!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Juiced Dilly!

Juiced Dilly wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BKFC 17 Emelianenko Bonaparte
Date: Aug 28, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Dunkan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dunkan misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragonov.
Dragonov pushes Dunkan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dragonov avoids the elbow strike from Dunkan , against the cage.
Dragonov lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD2#
Dunkan jumps guard and drags Dragonov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dragonov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dragonov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunkan on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov continues to stall.#T1#
Dragonov won't allow Dunkan to sweep him here.
Dunkan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dragonov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dragonov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunkan has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Dunkan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragonov, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
A bit of stalling here from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands an uppercut.
Dragonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunkan backwards.
Dragonov lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#Dunkan is rocked!
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dunkan avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunkan is defending well for now.
Dragonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunkan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragonov finish him?
Dunkan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragonov smiles and moves away.
Dunkan seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunkan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragonov's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Dragonov clinches up with Dunkan and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunkan being controlled against the cage.#T3#
Dragonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dunkan is trying to pull guard but Dragonov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dunkan is trying to pull guard but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Ivan Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dunkan .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dragonov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragonov.
Nice body punch from Dragonov - that landed with a thud.
Dunkan jumps guard but Dragonov stands there with Dunkan around his waist. Dunkan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dragonov digs a right hand underneath Dunkan 's ribcage. Dunkan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunkan looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunkan .#T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Dragonov throws an elbow but misses.
Dragonov lands an uppercut.
Dragonov jerks Dunkan 's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dunkan drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dragonov goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dragonov because Dunkan was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ivan Dragonov!

Event: BKFC - 155/265 Bracket Round 2
Date: Jul 23, 2021

#R1#
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.#CUT#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
Dragonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Dragonov needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Dragonov's head back.
Santos lands the left hand.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragonov misses.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.#ROC#Dragonov is rocked!
Dragonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Dragonov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Santos gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos!

Event: BKFC 12 - The Tank vs Jackson
Date: Jun 27, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goddard managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov gets through Goddard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov pushes Goddard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goddard dodges an elbow strike from Dragonov.
Dragonov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goddard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goddard tries for a takedown but Dragonov manages to get underhooks.
Goddard blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Dragonov.
Goddard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dragonov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goddard tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Goddard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard wants a takedown but no success here.
Dragonov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Goddard wants a takedown but no success here.
Goddard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dragonov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dragonov scores with a hook to the body. Goddard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1##TD#
Goddard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dragonov!
Goddard wants to control but Dragonov is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Goddard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dragonov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dragonov can't do much from the bottom here.
Goddard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragonov keeps working.
Dragonov tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
Goddard trying to control the action but Dragonov is working from the bottom.
Goddard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Goddard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dragonov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goddard throws a strike aimed at the side of Dragonov's head but Dragonov avoids it well.#SUB#
Goddard tries for a kimura but Dragonov is defending well.
Dragonov can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goddard has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T3##SUB#
Goddard looking to secure an arm triangle but Dragonov defends it well. #SUB#
Goddard wants to finish this one by submission but Dragonov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Goddard.
Goddard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dragonov? #SUB#
Goddard is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Dragonov is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnus Goddard!

Event: BKFC - 135/145 Bracket
Date: Jun 18, 2021

#R1#
Dragonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dragonov sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Disson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Disson working the ground and pound from side control.
Disson scoring with punches from side control.
Dragonov is being controlled here.
Dragonov wants to control but Disson postures up.
Disson 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.
Disson cracks Dragonov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Dragonov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disson taking a breather here.
Disson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dragonov is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
You can see the frustration on Dragonov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Disson takes a little break here. Dragonov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SUB#
Disson tries for a kimura but Dragonov is defending well.
Check out the look on Disson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
I wouldn't like to be where Dragonov is right now.
Disson scores with punches from side control. #SUB#
Disson has hold of Dragonov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dragonov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Disson cranks the arm and Dragonov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dragonov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kili Disson!
A relieved looking Kili Disson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2021

#R1##CL#
Dragonov has managed to clinch.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle has Dragonov pressed against the cage, preventing Dragonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragonov misses with the head strike.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dragonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dragonov misses with a knee strike.
Dragonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragonov takes a shot to the head.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle dodges an elbow strike from Dragonov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle tries a body shot but Dragonov blocks it.
Dragonov throws a head punch that misses.
Dragonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Dragonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike.
Dragonov misses with some punches.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dragonov misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Doyle lands a left hand.
Dragonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Dragonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Dragonov working aggressively here.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Doyle tries a body shot but Dragonov blocks it.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Dragonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragonov.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragonov is breathing heavily.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Dragonov tries to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.
Dragonov takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Doyle. #T2#
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Doyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2#Dragonov is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Oh Dragonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Dragonov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dragonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragonov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doyle throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Dragonov in a clinch.
Dragonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Dragonov lands a body punch. #T3#
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dragonov tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Dragonov back against the cage.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragonov misses with an elbow strike.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doyle works on Dragonov's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle digs a right hand underneath Dragonov's ribcage. Dragonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head.
Doyle pushes Dragonov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doyle is leaning against Dragonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doyle digs a right hand into Dragonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dragonov's gas tank.
Doyle presses Dragonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doyle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dragonov with a big uppercut! Dragonov tries to clinch up but Doyle pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dragonov to the mat! Dragonov covers up and Doyle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Doyle!
Jimmy Doyle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2021

#R1#
Cassino jabs Dragonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cassino thuds a left hand into Dragonov's body.
Cassino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragonov's head backwards.
Dragonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
Cassino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cassino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassino swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Cassino has Dragonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Dragonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cassino managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cassino avoids it.
Cassino lands with a left to the head.
Cassino misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragonov.
Dragonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cassino lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Cassino working aggressively here.
Dragonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cassino scores with a shoulder strike.
Dragonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Cassino.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cassino blocks it with crossed arms.
Cassino lands with a light punch inside.
Cassino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dragonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragonov throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassino.
Cassino scores with a shoulder strike.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cassino avoids it.
Dragonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Cassino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Cassino lands with a light punch inside.
Dragonov tries a body shot but Cassino blocks it.
Dragonov blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Cassino gets through Dragonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov misses with a punch to the body.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassino.
Cassino lands a left hand.
Dragonov trying to land knees to the body.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cassino is defending well for now.
Cassino avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov is breathing heavily.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragonov.
Cassino managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
A shot in the inside from Cassino.
Cassino lands a left hand.
Cassino scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassino.
Cassino takes a shot to the head.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike.
Dragonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cassino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards. #ROC2#Dragonov is rocked!
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Oh Dragonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Cassino prevents a body shot from Dragonov.
Cassino scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head.
Dragonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino lands an uppercut.
Cassino prevents a body shot from Dragonov.
Dragonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Cassino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cassino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cassino lands a nice uppercut.
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Dragonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassino gets through Dragonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cassino lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dragonov to his knees! Cassino keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monte Cassino!
Monte Cassino bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Ragnarok
Date: Mar 31, 2021

#R1##CL#
Dragonov has Mohammed up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Dragonov breaks from the clinch.
Shek Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Mohammed forces Dragonov back against the cage and clinches.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body.
Dragonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragonov.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mohammed blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
Mohammed looks winded!
Mohammed managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mohammed avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Dragonov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body. #BC#
Dragonov breaks the clinch.
Mohammed doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Dragonov moves into the clinch.#T1#
Dragonov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dragonov lands an uppercut.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mohammed avoids it.#BC2#
Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mohammed tries for a takedown but Dragonov circles away easily
and Dragonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Dragonov takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohammed misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Shek Mohammed has been cut.
Ivan Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shek Mohammed.
Mohammed tries to clinch up
and Dragonov counters with a huge left! Mohammed is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dragonov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mohammed from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dragonov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dragonov!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 25, 2021

#R1#
Giroud lands a slapping body shot.
Dragonov gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Giroud has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Giroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Giroud.
Giroud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonov misses with a body shot.
Dragonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Giroud lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Giroud lands a big right hand that sends Dragonov crashing to the mat! Giroud stays standing though and waves Dragonov back to his feet!#ROC#Dragonov is rocked!#CL#
Giroud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Dragonov tries to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling the position.
Dragonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Giroud.
Dragonov is trying to break the clinch but Giroud has him pressed against the cage.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #KD#
Giroud cracks Dragonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Giroud has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dragonov to stand back up!
Giroud misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Dragonov misses the shot to the body.
Dragonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Dragonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragonov throws a big shot that misses.
Giroud is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Giroud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#That has opened up Ivan Dragonov's cut even more.
Dragonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giroud.
Giroud scores with the left hand. Dragonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dragonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Giroud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giroud lands a nice uppercut.
Dragonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giroud slowing the pace effectively.
Dragonov wants to break free but Giroud has control.
Giroud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Giroud. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Giroud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragonov get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Dragonov stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Giroud runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
After the fight, Bastien Giroud was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2021

#R1#
Dragonov avoids the head kick by Locksmith.
A left lands for Dragonov.
Dragonov sizes up Locksmith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Dragonov rushes Locksmith and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Locksmith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Locksmith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragonov misses the target.
A jab lands there for Dragonov.
Locksmith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragonov moves out of range as Locksmith throws a body kick.
Dragonov lands a really nice looking cross but Locksmith seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dragonov, as that shot connected. #T1##TD#
Dragonov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dragonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Locksmith.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dragonov holds on and takes a little breather.
Locksmith with a nice head shot there.
Locksmith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dragonov can't keep his opponent in guard - Locksmith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dragonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Locksmith performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SU#
Locksmith decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ivan Dragonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locksmith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Locksmith throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dragonov avoids it.
The fighters circling - Locksmith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragonov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dragonov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Locksmith has time to react.
Locksmith throws a chopping leg kick but Dragonov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Locksmith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragonov moves away.#T3#
Dragonov scores with a hook to the body. Locksmith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dragonov misses with a straight right.
Dragonov thuds his right hand into Locksmith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Locksmith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dragonov up against the cage.
Locksmith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dragonov is keeping busy.#BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch.
Locksmith has a takedown stuffed.
Ivan Dragonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragonov scores with a hook.
Dragonov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Locksmith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T4#
Locksmith looks for a takedown but Dragonov sprawls well.
Dragonov lands a nice hook to Locksmith's body. Locksmith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dragonov cracks Locksmith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Dragonov tests Locksmith's chin there with a solid looking shot.#KD2#
Dragonov lands a big uppercut and Locksmith crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Locksmith looks OK. Dragonov waves Locksmith back to his feet!#ROC2#Locksmith is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Ronaldo Locksmith has been cut.
Dragonov scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Locksmith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Locksmith is breathing heavily.
Locksmith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL2#
Dragonov has Locksmith up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov prevents a body shot from Locksmith. #BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch.
Locksmith seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragonov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Locksmith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dragonov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragonov wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Locksmith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragonov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dragonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Locksmith's cut.
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.#R2#
Dragonov throws an overhand right that drops Locksmith like a sack of potatoes! Dragonov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dragonov!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 16, 2021

#R1#
Jacobs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragonov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dragonov stuffs the takedown.
Dragonov connects with a body shot that sends Jacobs's belly button to the back.#TD2#
Jacobs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Jacobs drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jacobs seems to have locked his on tight now - Dragonov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jacobs, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mikey Jacobs!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2021

#R1#
Alexander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander with a poor takedown
and Dragonov counters with a straight right hand.
Joshua Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt - Dragonov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexander.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexander looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dragonov with the counter takedown but Alexander avoids it easily.
Alexander tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dragonov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexander thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander wants to clinch.#T1#
Dragonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Alexander wants to clinch.
Dragonov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dragonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragonov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexander at a distance.
Alexander closes the distance and clinches up with Dragonov, looking for a takedown. Alexander pushes Dragonov against the cage but Dragonov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragonov.
Alexander tries to clinch but Dragonov moves out of range.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
Dragonov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2#
Alexander misses with a takedown
and Dragonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Alexander shoots and misses
and Dragonov counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Dragonov.
Dragonov connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Dragonov lands a big right hand that sends Alexander crashing to the mat! Dragonov stays standing though and waves Alexander back to his feet!#ROC2#Alexander is rocked!
Dragonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dragonov fakes the body blow, causing Alexander to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Alexander goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dragonov!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 11, 2021

#R1#
Knight tries to bum rush Dragonov with a series of wild strikes but Dragonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Dragonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragonov lands an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Berserker Knight has been cut.
Dragonov throws a head punch that misses.
Dragonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragonov lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragonov walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragonov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knight with a body shot.
Dragonov connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragonov manages to avoid it.
Knight throws a body punch but Dragonov moves out of range.
Dragonov cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
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!#KD2#
Dragonov drops Knight with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knight looks back up at him and smiles so Dragonov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Knight is rocked!
Dragonov lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Knight up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Dragonov from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Knight's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dragonov!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 07, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Dragonov rushes Lengyel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Dragonov.
Lengyel is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragonov gets an underhook and turns Lengyel into the cage.
Lengyel trying to control the position but instead, Dragonov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lengyel into the cage.
Dragonov can't find room to land a body shot as Lengyel controls the action. #BC2#
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Lengyel lands a jab-cross combination.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lengyel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lengyel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragonov throws out the jab.
Lengyel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Dragonov gets a clinch. #BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Dragonov darts in and clinches Lengyel up against the cage.#BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lengyel lands a head shot.#T1#
Lengyel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lengyel moves forwards but Dragonov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Lengyel. Beautiful body shot.
Lengyel lands the left hand.
Lengyel misses with a body shot.
Dragonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lengyel.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Lengyel moves out of range.
Dragonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lengyel scores with a jab.
Lengyel swings for the body but Dragonov moves out of range. #CL2#
Dragonov clinches up with Lengyel and pushes him back against the cage.
Dragonov lands a right hand.
Dragonov lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Lengyel coming out on top.
Dragonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lengyel manages to avoid it.
Lengyel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2#
Lengyel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dragonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lengyel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Dragonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Lengyel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dragonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragonov lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Dragonov clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Dragonov. #ROC2#Lengyel is rocked!
Lengyel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #BC2#
Dragonov manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Lengyel circles away.
Lengyel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragonov. Lengyel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Lengyel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lengyel ducks under a wild hook from Dragonov.
A quick step to the side and Lengyel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Dragonov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lengyel, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lengyel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dragonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov throws a jab when Lengyel was well out of range.
Dragonov digs a good body shot into Lengyel's ribs.#CL2#
Dragonov forces Lengyel back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragonov. #BC2#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Lengyel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragonov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
Dragonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lengyel's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dragonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Lengyel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Dragonov clinches up with Lengyel and pushes him back against the cage.
Dragonov misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Lengyel. #BC2#
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragonov connects with the punch.
Oh Lengyel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lengyel moves out of range as Dragonov strikes.
Lengyel seems to have got his legs back now.
Lengyel slips a jab and a cross from Dragonov.
Dragonov throws the left hand but Lengyel avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Lengyel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dragonov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Dragonov moves into the clinch.
A short right from Dragonov. #BC2#
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Lengyel gets tackled into the cage by Dragonov. Dragonov maintains the clinch.
Lengyel is pushing Dragonov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dragonov lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lengyel stalks Dragonov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragonov's face. Dragonov staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Dragonov misses.
Lengyel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lengyel.
Lengyel throws a hook to the side of Dragonov's head but Dragonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Dragonov darts in and clinches Lengyel up against the cage.#BC2#
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lengyel misses with an uppercut.
Dragonov lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Dragonov.
Lengyel is looking to wear down Dragonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lengyel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL2#
Dragonov moves into range and clinches up with Lengyel.#BC2#
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lengyel looks to land a left hand but Dragonov moved out of range nicely.
Dragonov throws out a counter right but Lengyel avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Lengyel misses.
Lengyel swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.#CL2#
Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Dragonov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Dragonov on the inside. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragonov. #BC#
Lengyel breaks from the clinch.
Lengyel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragonov dodges the punch combination from Lengyel.
Dragonov connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivan Dragonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lengyel out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dragonov!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 04, 2021

#R1#
Dragonov scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Owen Jones has been cut.
Dragonov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one. #ROC2#Jones is rocked!
Dragonov is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Jones flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jones is out cold! Dragonov holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dragonov!

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