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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piak Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piak Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
It looks like Piak Drake has been cut.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Head there.
Head looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake moves away from the strike by Head.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Head fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Head bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Head swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head scores with a jab.
Head looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Head lands with a nice body punch.
Richard Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake tries to clinch up but Head circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Head lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Head looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Head will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Drake.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Head.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
Head cracks Drake with a good jab.
Head misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Head lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head misses with a hook to the body
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Head will be more careful next time no doubt.
Head throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Head throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Head goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Head misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Head chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drake can pounce on him.
A big left from Head misses.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Head misses with a straight left.
Drake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Head.
Drake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Head misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Head scores with a four punch combination!
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Drake tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Head lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Head misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake wants to clinch.
Head lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piak Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Head lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Head misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Head misses with a looping left.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Head misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head misses with a looping left.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Piak Drake's cut is getting worse.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Head throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Head is breathing heavily.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Head swinging wildly here.
Piak Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head scores with a decent looking hook.
Head rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Head misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a good low kick that Head was not able to check.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Head misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Head is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drake tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Head.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Head is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Head moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head lands a glancing blow to the side of Drake's head.
Head looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a nice leg kick.
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Head scores with a three punch combo!
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake lands with a nice combination. Head backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Head darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake scores with a one two! Head had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Head throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Drake lands but Head takes it in his stride.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Head bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Head misses.
A swing and a miss from Head.
Head throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with an outside leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake wants to clinch.
Head throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Head will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piak Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Head's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Head throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Head avoids it.
Head takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Head is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Head looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Head.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Head won't want to take too many of those.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Head avoids the damage to the body.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.
Head tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Head lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Head in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Head avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Head takes an elbow to the temple.
Head wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Head is defending well for now.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Head.
Head breaks the clinch.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Drake is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Head misses with the combination.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head misses with a combination
and Drake counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Head won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Head is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Head.
Head breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Head finds it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Head misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Head misses
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Head thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Head falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Head.
Richard Head is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head avoids the head kick by Drake.
Head misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a thumping low kick.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Head misses.
Head dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Head scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Head misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Piak Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Head scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
Head goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Head lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piak Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Head 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richard Head!
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RATING
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