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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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163 lbs
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180 cm
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158 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Purple 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake tries to clinch but Bonham moves out of range.
Bonham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bonham looks gassed!
Drake connects with a high kick.
Drake lands a big head kick that sends Bonham tumbling to the mat! Drake takes a step backwards and waves Bonham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bonham is rocked!
It looks like Neil Bonham has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Bonham shoots in.
Bonham is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Bonham pushes him off.
Drake pushes Bonham up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonham seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonham prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bonham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bonham quickly recovers to half guard.
Drake working over Bonham with some ground and pound. Bonham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is taking a breather. Bonham says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bonham taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Drake content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drake in particular looking to stall.
Drake seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands with a punch from half guard.
Drake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonham on the ground.
Drake seems to be working for a kimura but Bonham defends the submission attempt.
Drake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drake is nestled in close to Bonham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bonham trying to control but Drake postures up.
Drake controlling the action here.
Bonham is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bonham is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drake trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake is trying to work for a kimura but Bonham is defending well.
Bonham looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Bonham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake wants to clinch up but Bonham keeps it at a distance.
Bonham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bonham tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
Drake jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake looking for a guillotine here but Bonham defends easily.
Drake wants to stand up but Bonham is controlling him.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonham is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to control the position but Bonham says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Bonham has control of the leg.
Drake wants to control but Bonham is keeping busy.
Bonham prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Bonham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drake defends it well.
Drake is trying to control but can't.
Drake is pressing down on Bonham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Francis Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bonham stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Drake has Bonham pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonham's guard.
Bonham can't keep his opponent in guard - Drake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drake is looking for a kimura here.
Drake seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drake wants to work for an arm triangle but Bonham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonham can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bonham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drake is working away from the top position though.
Bonham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bonham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neil Bonham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Drake is looking to clinch but Bonham is avoiding it.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Bonham fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Bonham with that takedown attempt.
Francis Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake wants to clinch
and Bonham counters with a shoot takedown. Drake fights it but they end up in guard.
Drake is pulling down on Bonham's head. It's preventing any offense from Bonham, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drake is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bonham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Drake has gone for a leg lock! Bonham slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drake's guard.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake trying to strike off his back.
Drake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bonham escapes and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bonham throws a strike aimed at the side of Drake's head but Drake avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to buck Bonham off but Bonham is having none of it.
Drake sneaks back into half guard.
Drake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bonham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonham trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonham is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake controls Bonham momentarily but Bonham frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake striking from his own guard.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake working for a triangle but Bonham defends it easily.
Bonham stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Bonham pushes down on Drake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is concentrating on defense, preventing Bonham from advancing position.
Bonham prevents Drake from improving his position.
Bonham wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Drake trying to control here.
Drake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Francis Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Drake!
An out of breath and clearly excited Francis Drake thanked Golden Supplements [O.R.G] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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