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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milan Diprivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake has chosen War is my Destiny as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand |
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Diprivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Drake!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diprivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Damian Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diprivan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Diprivan can't break the clinch.
Drake pushes off an throws an elbow but Diprivan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diprivan throws a head punch that misses.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diprivans head.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diprivan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diprivan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Drake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diprivan lands the left hand.
It looks like Damian Drake has been cut.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Diprivan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drake is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Diprivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diprivan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
Diprivan wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake wants to stand up but Diprivan is controlling him.
Diprivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diprivan is trying to control the action in half guard but Drake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diprivan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Drake to get to his feet.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diprivan.
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diprivan's elbow.
Diprivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Drake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drake lands a nice elbow.
Diprivan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milan Diprivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake is stalling here.
Diprivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake lands a head kick!
Drake scores with a shot to the body.
Drake forces Diprivan back against the cage and clinches.
Diprivan breaks the clinch.
Drake connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to bum rush Diprivan with a series of wild strikes but Diprivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diprivan dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diprivan in his tracks.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Drake coming out on top.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diprivan shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drake is looking to clinch but Diprivan is avoiding it.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Diprivan shoots in looking for a takedown but Drake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diprivan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diprivan misses with a kick to the body.
Drake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drake punishes Diprivan's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Drake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diprivan is defended easily by Drake.
Damian Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake lands a two punch combo.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake looks to land a combination but Diprivan avoids it well.
Diprivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diprivan throws a push kick but Drake slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake lands a body punch.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diprivan's elbow.
Drake wants to break free but Diprivan has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diprivan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drake works on Diprivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Drake stalling the fight.
Diprivan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diprivan is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diprivan has his back to the cage.
Drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diprivan successfully pulls guard.
Drake wants to control from the top but Diprivan keeps moving.
Drake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake slips a jab from Diprivan.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Diprivan counters with a good, hard body kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake throws a series of punches but Diprivan avoids them all with ease.
Diprivan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Diprivan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diprivan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Diprivan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diprivan manages to avoid it.
Diprivan dives in and grabs Drake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes down on Diprivan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milan Diprivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diprivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diprivan.
Drake blocks a head kick by Diprivan.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drake duly obliges.
Diprivan shoots for a double leg takedown but Drake sprawls well. He's pushed Diprivan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake scores with a one two! Diprivan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diprivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diprivan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a hook but Diprivan blocks it.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake scores with a three punch combo!
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Diprivan.
Damian Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diprivan misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake throws a series of punches but Diprivan avoids them all with ease.
Diprivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian 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!
Diprivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diprivan keeps Drake at a distance using the push kick.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake throws a right and a left that Diprivan avoids nicely.
Diprivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake throws a series of punches but Diprivan avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Diprivan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diprivan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diprivan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diprivan decides to stand back up. Diprivan steps back and let's Drake get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to clinch up but Diprivan keeps it at a distance.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damian Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diprivan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diprivan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diprivan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Diprivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drake duly obliges.
Drake tests Diprivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diprivan misses with a head kick.
Diprivan throws a head kick that misses.
Diprivan needs to keep his hands up - Drake had a free shot at his head there.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Diprivan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milan Diprivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake lands with a nice combination. Diprivan backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Milan Diprivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake throws a series of strikes that have Diprivan backpedaling.
Drake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drake duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diprivan tries to clinch up
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damian Drake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Drake both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Drake.
Diprivan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drake throws a series of punches but Diprivan avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diprivan throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Diprivan.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diprivan counters with a nice leg kick.
Diprivan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diprivan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diprivan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drake winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Drake!
Damian Drake managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SAVE A FIGHTER, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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