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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 226 p4p, 334 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 22 p4p, 27 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Egyptian misses with a left hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egyptian misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Egyptian loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Egyptian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Egyptian finds it's target.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Drake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake stuffs the takedown attempt from Egyptian. Egyptian gets slowly back to his feet.
Egyptian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Egyptian tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ishmael Egyptian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drake is looking to control Egyptian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Egyptian 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drake sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian wants to advance to full mount but Drake doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Egyptian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Egyptian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drake is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drake has escaped and now he's on top!
Egyptian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Egyptian is trying to control the position but Drake postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egyptian might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Drake haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Egyptian wants to control the position but Drake says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Egyptian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egyptian seems keen to control Drake's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake works the jab nicely.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Egyptian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Egyptian misses.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Egyptians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drake misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Egyptian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egyptian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drake.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egyptian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Egyptian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Egyptian lands.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Egyptian defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Egyptian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Egyptian lands a nice shot to the body.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian works the jab nicely.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Egyptian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Egyptian.
Egyptian fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drake to the ground. Egyptian is now in Drake's guard.
Egyptian sitting in guard here, content to control.
Egyptian trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
My spies in The Infamous Duranto Gym inform me that Egyptian has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Drake is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian passes into half guard.
Egyptian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drake defends it well.
Egyptian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drake won't allow Egyptian to pass to mount.
Egyptian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drake sees it coming and defends easily.
Egyptian works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Egyptian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Drake tries to bum rush Egyptian with a series of wild strikes but Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Egyptian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a nice uppercut.
Egyptian shoots and misses
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Egyptian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egyptian misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake pushes Egyptian up against the cage in a clinch.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Drake.
Egyptian wants to stall.
Egyptian looking to stall.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Drake.
Egyptian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Egyptian.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Dezmond Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Egyptian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Egyptian lands with a nice body punch.
Drake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Egyptian.
Egyptian moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian connects with a looping right hand.
Drake is rocked!
Egyptian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Egyptian, as that shot connected.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
As Drake backs off Egyptian throws a huge counter combo but Drake manages to avoid it all.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Egyptian back to the cage. Drake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Egyptian is rocked!
Egyptian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drake avoids it really well and circles away.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ishmael Egyptian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake connects with a looping right hand.
Egyptian is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Egyptian misses the jab.
Egyptian seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Drake throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Egyptian is defended easily by Drake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ishmael Egyptian stepped up to the mic, saying 'What the hell was that?'.
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RATING
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