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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piak Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piak Drake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandre Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a body kick that misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
It looks like Piak Drake has been cut.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Nogueira there.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Alexandre Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Drake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drake has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Nogueira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Drake working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Drake working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Drake working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Nogueira wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Nogueira managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nogueira.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Nogueira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira taking a breather.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.
Nogueira wants to break free but Drake has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Nogueira shrugs off.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Nogueira.
Drake has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drake obliges.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Drake holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piak Drake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nogueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nogueira controlling the position from side mount.
Nogueira trying to control the position but Drake is working away.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
Drake tries to improve position but can't.
Drake is trying to get back to his feet.
Drake is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake connects with a solid leg kick.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira's knee but Nogueira avoids it well.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Nogueira is predictable there
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drake won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drake gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Drake wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nogueira prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Piak Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira checks a low kick from Drake.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drake. Drake obviously looking to wear him down.
Nogueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nogueira is trying to control. Drake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nogueira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nogueira's back!
Nogueira covering up well under a series of strikes from Drake.
Drake trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Nogueira covers up after that shot from Drake.
Drake somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Drake missing with strikes from the back.
Drake throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Drake thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nogueira has hold of Drake's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Drake throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake wants to clinch but Nogueira slips to the side
and Nogueira counters with a straight right hand.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Drake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Nogueira throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira works Drake's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Nogueira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Piak Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake lands with a kick to the temple. Nogueira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Nogueira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Piak Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nogueira.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Nogueira's shoulder, as Nogueira tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nogueira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake throws a leg kick but Nogueira moved away.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira's knee but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Drake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nogueira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake wants to stand and escape but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piak Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piak Drake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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