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Event:
ENIGMA 250
Date: Mar 22, 2025 |
#R1#
Drago dips to his left and cracks Nolan with an uppercut!#CUT#It looks like Joshua Nolan has been cut.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nolan.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nolan tries a quick counter leg kick but Drago is wise to it.
Drago scores with a jab. Nolan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nolan shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nolan.
Nolan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Nolan closes the distance and clinches.
Nolan has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Nolan is controlling him.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan leaning against his opponent.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Nolan blocking some punches.
#T1#
Nolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nolan lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Igor Drago has been cut.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago tries to break free but Nolan pushes him back against the cage.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Nolan is controlling him.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nolan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nolan.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Nolan on the inside.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Nolan has the dominant position.#T2#
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nolan leaning against his opponent.
Drago is trying to break free.
Nolan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drago.#BC2#
Nolan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nolan's hands.
Nolan has a takedown stuffed.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nolan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nolan.
Drago tries to bum rush Nolan with a series of wild strikes but Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nolan is looking for the big counter here.#T3##CL2#
Nolan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nolan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nolan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drago's brow.
Nolan misses with a knee strike.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Nolan avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Nolan.
Still in the clinch, Nolan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Nolan is controlling the position.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T4#
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nolan lands with a right to the head.
Nolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Nolan has double underhooks.
Nolan taking a breather.
Drago tries a body shot but Nolan blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Drago dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Drago tries to bum rush Nolan with a series of wild strikes but Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Drago.
Nolan slips under a jab.
Nolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago scores with a decent looking hook.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Drago has knocked Nolan down with a huge combo! Drago steps away and waves a wobbly Nolan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Nolan is rocked!
Joshua Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago throws an overhand right that has Nolan reeling! Drago follows up with more punches and Nolan is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Igor Drago! |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 6
Date: Oct 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drago scores with a hook.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva wants to clinch.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drago.
Silva throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
It looked like Drago was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Drago connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.#CL2#
Silva forces Drago back against the ropes and clinches.#BC2#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#Silva is rocked!
Silva walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Drago! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Drago! |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 5
Date: Sep 27, 2024 |
#R1#
De Vries takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Vries looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago moves away from the strike by De Vries.
Drago lands a jab to the nose.
De Vries looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
De Vries throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago defending well as De Vries loads up on a big left hand.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Drago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Vries really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Vries throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
De Vries definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago scores with a hook.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
The fighters circling - De Vries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vries manages to avoid it.
De Vries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vries looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#It looks like Igor Drago has been cut.
De Vries misses with a straight left.
Drago throws a counter combo.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Vries misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Some wild striking there from De Vries.
#T1#
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Drago.
De Vries takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Vries is breathing heavily.#KD2#
De Vries walks into a big right hand from Drago and goes down! The referee sends Drago to a neutral corner as De Vries gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#ROC2#De Vries is rocked!#CUT2#Stefan De Vries's cut is getting worse.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking De Vries out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Drago! |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 4
Date: Sep 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Fries stalks Drago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drago's face. Drago staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#It looks like Igor Drago has been cut.
Fries's coach down at 🤡Is It Avatary Enough?🤡 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fries's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
Fries closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fries pushes Drago back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fries lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fries lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fries moves away.
Nice body punch from Fries.
Igor Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
Fries drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Drago onto his butt! Drago pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Fries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Drago is rocked!
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Fries counters with a huge right that knocks Drago out cold! Fries is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Fries!
Victor Fries is the new heavyweight champion!
Victor Fries decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 3
Date: Aug 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Drago moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Drago back against the ropes.
Silva looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva wants to break free but Drago has control.
Silva blocks a body shot from Drago.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago working aggressively here.
Drago misses with some punches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Drago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drago works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Igor Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
BAM! Drago delivers a spinning backfist that drops Silva like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Igor Drago!
Igor Drago is the new heavyweight champion! |
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Event:
PFL 4: Doomsday
Date: Jul 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Darious scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darious looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Darious jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drago lands with a nice body punch. #KD2#
Drago cracks Darious with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drago has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Darious to stand back up!#CUT2#It looks like DeShaun Darious has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darious misses with a looping right.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darious is breathing heavily.
Darious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago lands a brutal uppercut that launches Darious off his feet! Darious tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Drago! |
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Event:
PFL 3: Goliath
Date: Jul 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Drago dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Drago thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Silva tries to clinch up
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Silva has Drago up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Drago is controlling the position.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
#KD#
Drago drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!#ROC#Silva is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Charles Silva has been cut.#T1#
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
Silva tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Drago staying out of range there.
Drago seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drago jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.#KD#
Drago cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drago has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Silva throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Drago throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Drago lands with a nice body punch.
Drago lands a right hook to the body.
Drago connects with a stiff jab that staggers Silva - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Igor Drago! |
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Event:
PFL 2: Don't Blink
Date: Jun 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Drago punishes Colina's body with a nice straight punch.
Drago scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drago clobbers Colina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#It looks like Roberto Colina has been cut.#KD2#
Drago drops Colina with a beautiful combination! Colina stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!
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!
Drago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago scores with a hook.#KD2#
Drago drops Colina with a beautiful combination! Colina stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Colina is rocked!
Drago misses with a double jab.
#KD2#
Drago feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Colina sprawling to the canvas! Colina rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Drago finish him?!
Oh Colina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Colina! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Igor Drago! |
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Event:
PFL 1: Big Sluggers
Date: Jun 14, 2024 |
#R1##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Darious has knocked Drago down with a huge combo! Darious steps away and waves a wobbly Drago back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Drago is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Igor Drago has been cut.
Darious lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Drago falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DeShaun Darious!
DeShaun Darious is the new heavyweight champion! |
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