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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piak Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Peter Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piak Drake!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Cotton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Piak Drake has been cut.
Cotton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Cotton misses with a combination
and Drake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cotton really felt that one!
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Peter Cotton has been cut.
Cotton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Cotton is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotton wants to break free but Drake has control.
Cotton can't break the clinch.
Drake with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Drake.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotton's face.
Peter Cotton's cut is getting worse.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cotton's defenses.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cotton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake lands an elbow just above Cotton 's eye.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotton's face.
Peter Cotton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cotton can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Cotton is blocking nicely.
Cotton is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Cotton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake with a knee to the head.
Cotton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cotton's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drake obliges.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
Cotton can't break the clinch.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cotton tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Cotton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cotton's defenses.
Cotton scores with a shoulder strike.
Cotton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Cotton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cotton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotton's face.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cotton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Cotton shrugs off.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Cotton breaks the clinch.
Cotton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Cotton throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Cotton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drake darts in and clinches Cotton up against the cage.
Cotton working hard to break the clinch.
Cotton taking a breather.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Cotton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cotton is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Cotton can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cotton tries to score a body lock takedown but Drake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotton's face.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake working Cotton over with knees to the body.
Cotton wants to break free but Drake has control.
Cotton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake prevents Cotton from breaking the clinch.
Drake crunches a lovely knee into Cotton's ribcage.
Drake lands an elbow inside.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotton's face.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Drake.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Cotton tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Cotton wants to break free but Drake has control.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cotton working hard to break the clinch.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cotton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drake wants to clinch up but Cotton keeps it at a distance.
Cotton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Cotton shrugs off.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cotton tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cotton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cotton tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cotton is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cotton is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Cotton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cotton breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Drake lands but Cotton takes it in his stride.
Drake throws a head kick that Cotton semi-blocks.
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.
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.
Cotton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Cotton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cotton throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Cotton shrugs it off.
Cotton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotton.
Cotton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from Cotton.
Cotton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Cotton blocks with his arms.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cotton tries to stall but Drake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cotton is trying to break free.
Drake scores with a knee to the head.
Cotton is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Cotton shrugs off.
Drake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cotton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cotton.
Cotton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cotton takes an elbow to the temple.
Drake with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Drake.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Cotton is trying to break free.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Cotton tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cotton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cotton is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cotton tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cotton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake lands an elbow inside.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Cotton is blocking nicely.
Drake landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cotton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cotton manages to break the clinch.
Peter Cotton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cotton misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Cotton throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cotton shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cotton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick from Drake lands but Cotton takes it in his stride.
Cotton misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Cotton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cotton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Cotton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cotton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Cotton in a clinch.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Cotton shrugs off.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Cotton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cotton's defenses.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cotton's efforts to push away.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cotton lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Drake working Cotton over with knees to the body.
Cotton is trying to break free.
Cotton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Cotton wants to break free but Drake has control.
Cotton wants to break free but Drake has control.
Cotton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cotton is trying to break free.
Cotton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Piak Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Cotton.
Nice elbow from Drake.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drake.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cotton avoids it.
Cotton tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Cotton is blocking nicely.
Cotton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piak Drake 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cotton throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Cotton shrugs it off.
Drake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cotton misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cotton if he has to take too many more of those.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Drake lands an elbow inside.
Drake with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Drake.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cotton swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Cotton is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cotton working hard to break the clinch.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cotton tries for a takedown but Drake manages to get underhooks.
Cotton wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Cotton is pushing Drake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Cotton blocks with his arms.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
Cotton tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Cotton takes an elbow to the temple.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Cotton tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Cotton is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Cotton is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cotton is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Cotton shrugs off.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Cotton blocks with his arms.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cotton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Drake.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cotton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake prevents Cotton from breaking the clinch.
Drake lands an elbow that stopped Cotton in his tracks for a moment.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cotton's defenses.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from Cotton.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotton's face.
Cotton has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Drake lands an elbow that stopped Cotton in his tracks for a moment.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cotton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Drake.
Drake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cotton scores with a shoulder strike.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Cotton is blocking nicely.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cotton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cotton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Cotton.
Cotton throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Cotton tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Cotton takes an elbow to the temple.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drake with a knee to the head.
Cotton can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Cotton working hard to break the clinch.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cotton blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotton.
Cotton trying to control the position but instead, Drake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cotton into the cage.
Drake scores with a knee to the head.
Drake lands an elbow just above Cotton 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drake obliges.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cotton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotton is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Cotton blocks it.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cotton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cotton lands a left hand.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piak Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Cotton.
Cotton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotton's face.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Cotton blocks with his arms.
Cotton is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cotton looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake lands an elbow just above Cotton 's eye.
Peter Cotton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piak Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piak Drake!
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