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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 497 p4p, 615 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 57 p4p, 74 weight class). Drake comes into the arena with Hell Yeah - Rev Theory blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Drake misses.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Ducreux misses with a low kick.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake looking to score a takedown here. Ducreux is defending well but Drake drives through and ends up in Ducreux's guard.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake trying to control but Ducreux is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Ducreux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ducreux is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Drake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ducreux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Drake content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ducreux throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ducreux's guard.
Ducreux being controlled here, momentarily.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake wants to control from the top but Ducreux keeps moving.
Ducreux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Drake throws a big elbow that misses.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Ducreux.
Ducreux told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Drake is working Ducreux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drake throws a big elbow that misses.
Ducreux has Drake pulled in close to control his posture.
Ducreux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ducreux can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drake controls the pace.
Drake wants to control from the top but Ducreux keeps moving.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A swing and a miss from Ducreux.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake misses the jab.
Ducreux moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake slips a jab from Ducreux.
Ducreux throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ducreux.
Both fighters circling a little - Ducreux finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joseph Ducreux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake throws a jab when Ducreux was well out of range.
Ducreux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Ducreux misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake dominated that round.
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.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ducreux throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Ducreux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ducreux misses the jab.
Drake misses the body punch
and Ducreux counters with a straight right hand.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ducreux can pounce on him.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux leaves Drake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drake thuds his right hand into Ducreux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ducreux staying out of range there.
Ducreux only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.
Bobby Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ducreux.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Ducreux misses with a kick to the body.
Ducreux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Ducreux scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Ducreux.
Jab by Ducreux.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drake is defended easily by Ducreux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a nice hook to Ducreux's body. Ducreux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ducreux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ducreux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ducreux throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake scores with a body shot.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ducreux.
Drake jabs Ducreux right on the nose. Ducreux blinks but takes it well.
Ducreux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ducreux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake throws the left hand but Ducreux avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake shoots in but Ducreux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ducreux! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ducreux scores with a head kick. Drake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Ducreux lands with a cross.
Bobby Drake's cut is getting worse.
Ducreux throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Drake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ducreux doesn't seem phased though.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Ducreux shows good takedown defense.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ducreux throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Ducreux gets caught napping as Drake dives in and scores a takedown. Ducreux manages to retain guard.
Drake won't allow Ducreux to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducreux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake landing with the ground and pound.
Ducreux keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Ducreux is keeping the position.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Ducreux has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Ducreux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ducreux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
Ducreux throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Ducreux connects with a body shot that sends Drake's belly button to the back.
Ducreux stuffs the takedown.
Drake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drake throws a right hand that Ducreux ducks under and follows up with a left that Ducreux also avoids with ease.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Ducreux is just out of range.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Ducreux blocks nicely.
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 throws an elbow that misses. Ducreux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by Ducreux!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ducreux decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drake, up you get!
A slow jab from Ducreux misses its intended target.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ducreux.
Ducreux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drake lands a head shot.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Ducreux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ducreux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ducreux.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ducreux is looking for the big counter here.
Ducreux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Ducreux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake looks to land a combination but Ducreux avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake connects with a right hand. Ducreux shakes it off.
Drake blocks a head kick by Ducreux.
Ducreux leaves Drake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ducreux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Ducreux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ducreux looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Ducreux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake cracks Ducreux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Ducreux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Ducreux, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ducreux! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ducreux lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Ducreux shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ducreux throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ducreux manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drake trying to control but Ducreux is working from the bottom.
Drake passes Ducreux's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Drake.
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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Drake!
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