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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Drake (ranked 6849 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Gamburinyan (ranked 5217 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Gamburinyan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cletus Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Gamburinyan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburinyan throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Gamburinyan shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamburinyan.
Drake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gamburinyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake throws a counter high kick but Gamburinyan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cletus Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Gamburinyan.
Gamburinyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamburinyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamburinyan shoots in looking for a takedown but Drake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gamburinyan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gamburinyan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Drake clinches up with Gamburinyan and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gamburinyan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Drake is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gamburinyan to the mat. Gamburinyan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gamburinyan pulls Drake in to control the position.
Gamburinyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gamburinyan looks winded!
Drake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gamburinyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake clinches.
Drake jumps guard.
Drake wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake dives in and scores a takedown into Gamburinyan's guard.
Drake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drake rushes Gamburinyan and presses him up against the cage.
Drake lands a hook that snaps the head of Gamburinyan backwards.
Drake pulls Gamburinyan into guard.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake is trying to control the position but Gamburinyan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Drake manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Drake prevents Gamburinyan from breaking the clinch.
Drake pulls Gamburinyan into guard.
Drake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Drake leaves Gamburinyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamburinyan missing with knees to the body.
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
Gamburinyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gamburinyan tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom.
Drake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Gamburinyan is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Drake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake clinches up with Gamburinyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Gamburinyan is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gamburinyan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Gamburinyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gamburinyan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake wants to sweep here but Gamburinyan controlling him for the moment.
Drake has his foot on Gamburinyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gamburinyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake pushes Gamburinyan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gregory Gamburinyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamburinyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake forces Gamburinyan back against the cage and clinches.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake pushes Gamburinyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Gamburinyan is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gamburinyan has his back to the cage.
Gamburinyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gamburinyan is breathing heavily.
Gamburinyan breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to clinch up but Gamburinyan keeps it at a distance.
Gamburinyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gamburinyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cletus Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Gamburinyan.
Gamburinyan shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Gamburinyan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gamburinyan shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drake rushes Gamburinyan and presses him up against the cage.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake drives through and clinches with Gamburinyan against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburinyan takes a shot to the head.
Drake pulls Gamburinyan into guard.
Drake has his foot on Gamburinyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gamburinyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Gamburinyan from controlling successfully.
Gamburinyan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drake throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Drake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gamburinyan defends it easily.
Drake throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gamburinyan can do to turn this around?
Drake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamburinyan works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.
Gamburinyan won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has his feet on Gamburinyan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gamburinyan misses with a wild combination.
Cletus Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gamburinyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Drake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drake clinches.
Cletus Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gamburinyan stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gamburinyan throws an elbow but misses.
Drake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Drake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gamburinyan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cletus Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gamburinyan trying to control here.
Gamburinyan looking for subs from the bottom but Drake mounts him!
Gamburinyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gamburinyan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gamburinyan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake wriggles free and stands up.
Drake shoots in and bounces Gamburinyan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gamburinyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake tried to counter with a leg kick but Gamburinyan avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch up but Gamburinyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gamburinyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gamburinyan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake tries to clinch but Gamburinyan moves out of range.
Gamburinyan throws a head kick that half lands.
Gamburinyan fails to land the takedown.
Drake closes the distance and pushes Gamburinyan back into the cage.
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has his feet on Gamburinyan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gamburinyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Gamburinyan circles away.
Gamburinyan feints the counter takedown.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake drives through with a takedown into Gamburinyan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gamburinyan wants to get back to his feet but Drake passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake working Gamburinyan over with strikes.
Gregory Gamburinyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cletus Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Drake!
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