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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derui Pake (ranked 1299 p4p, 163 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 868 p4p, 108 weight class). Pake comes to the cage accompanied by Band Maid - Real Existence. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derui Pake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pake misses with a straight left.
Crespo feints the counter takedown.
Pake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pake avoids the body shot from Crespo.
Pake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crespo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pake defends it well.
Crespo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pake bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo misses with a wild body shot.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Crespo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crespo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crespo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Pake blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Pake as the two fighters clinch.
Crespo prevents a body shot from Pake.
Pake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crespo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crespo is defended easily by Pake.
Derui Pake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pake tries to clinch but Crespo moves out of range.
Pake misses with an uppercut. Crespo saw that one coming.
Pake avoids the head kick by Crespo.
Pake misses with a right hand
and Crespo counters with a three punch combo that has Pake backing up. Pake nods at Crespo to acknowledge the strikes.
Pake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crespo.
Pake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crespo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pake looks to land a combination but Crespo avoids it well.
Crespo misses with a takedown attempt - Pake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Pake.
Pake dips to his left and cracks Crespo with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pake throws a body shot but no joy.
Pake misses with a head kick.
Crespo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pake scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo slips under a jab.
Pake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crespo.
Crespo misses with a hook. Pake ducked under it nicely.
Pake keeps the fight on the outside.
Crespo looks to land a right hand but Pake moved out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crespo or perhaps it was just good defense by Pake, which made it look bad.
Derui Pake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvio Crespo.
Crespo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pake looks to score with a jab to the body but Crespo is just out of range.
Crespo tries to clinch but Pake is having none of it.
Crespo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pake.
Crespo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crespo tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crespo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pake doesn't seem bothered though.
Crespo cracks Pake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pake blocks a jab.
Pake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pake throws a hook but Crespo avoids it easily.
Crespo feints the counter takedown.
Pake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crespo throws an overhand right that lands on Pake's shoulder, as Pake tries to avoid the shot.
Pake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crespo moves away.
Pake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crespo darts in looking for a takedown but Pake gets double underhooks and turns Crespo into the cage.
Crespo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crespo shoots for a takedown but Pake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crespo looks for a takedown but Pake sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crespo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Pake misses the target.
Crespo instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pake pushes Crespo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pake working aggressively here.
Pake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Crespo.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pake avoids it.
Pake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pake uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Crespo - that landed with a thud.
Crespo taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derui Pake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crespo throws a head kick that misses
and Pake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crespo.
Crespo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crespo.
It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo moves away from the strike by Pake.
Crespo wants to counter with a clinch but Pake pushes him away.
Crespo blocks a jab.
Pake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crespo.
Pake tries a head kick but it misses.
Crespo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crespo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pake tries to pull guard but Crespo holds him up against the cage and eventually Pake drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Crespo.
Pake gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crespo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pake is trying to keep an underhook but Crespo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pake is trying to stand up here but Crespo is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pake controlling the position for now.
Pake is refusing to be controlled, as Crespo sits in half guard.
Crespo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crespo throwing shots but Pake is blocking nicely.
Pake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crespo is working away from the top position though.
Pake looking for submissions off his back.
Pake is looking for a sweep. Crespo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two 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.
Pake kicks off Crespo and gets to his feet.
Pake swings for the body but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pake checks it well.
Derui Pake is winning the standup battle so far.
Pake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crespo moves away.
Crespo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pake misses with a hook. Crespo ducked under it nicely.
Pake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pake tests Crespo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crespo misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Pake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crespo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pake.
Crespo throws a body kick that misses.
Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pake moves away.
Crespo is looking to chop away at Pake's legs.
Crespo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice takedown defense from Pake. No joy for Crespo on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pake cracks Crespo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crespo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crespo throws a looping overhand right but Pake ducks down to avoid it.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo avoids the head kick by Pake.
Pake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crespo can do to turn this around?
Crespo jabs Pake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pake throws a shot to the body.
Crespo shoots in but Pake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crespo throws an overhand right that lands on Pake's shoulder, as Pake tries to avoid the shot.
Crespo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pake punishes Crespo's body with a nice straight punch.
Pake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crespo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crespo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crespo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pake misses with a head kick.
Pake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crespo instigates a clinch.
Crespo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pake regains guard immediately.
Crespo is breathing heavily.
Pake wants to sweep here but Crespo controlling him for the moment.
Crespo prevents Pake from getting back to his feet.
Pake keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pake is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derui Pake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crespo blocks a jab.
Pake with a jab.
Crespo scores with a shot to the body.
Crespo has closed the distance and engaged Pake in a clinch.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
Pake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Pake to work.
Crespo is working for takedown but Pake is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pake is pressed up against the cage. Crespo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pake down to the mat. Pake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crespo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pake misses the target.
Crespo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crespo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Crespo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crespo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crespo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crespo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crespo misses with a left hand
and Pake counters with a stiff right hand.
Pake throws a body punch but Crespo moves out of range.
Pake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Crespo.
Pake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pake wants to clinch up but Crespo keeps it at a distance.
Crespo throws an overhand right that lands on Pake's shoulder, as Pake tries to avoid the shot.
Crespo throws a series of strikes that have Pake backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pake throws an overhand right that lands on Crespo's shoulder, as Crespo tries to avoid the shot.
Crespo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crespo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pake misses its intended target.
Crespo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Crespo rushes Pake and presses him up against the cage.
Crespo breaks the clinch.
Crespo's corner calls for a 1-2. Crespo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crespo tries to clinch but Pake moves out of range.
Pake throws out a loose jab but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Crespo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crespo misses with a head kick.
Crespo shoots and misses
and Pake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crespo thinking.
Derui Pake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvio Crespo.
Crespo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheers as Pake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crespo doesn't seem phased though.
Crespo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Pake misses.
Crespo wants to counter with a clinch but Pake pushes him away.
Crespo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pake defends well and Crespo ends up having to push Pake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crespo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crespo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pake.
Pake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crespo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derui Pake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Pake.
Pake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crespo doesn't seem bothered though.
Pake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crespo swings widly with a right hand
and Pake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pake throws a series of punches but Crespo avoids them all with ease.
Crespo wants to clinch but Pake slips to the side
and Pake counters with a nice body shot.
Pake lands a glancing blow to the side of Crespo's head.
Pake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pake cracks Crespo with a good jab.
Crespo misses with a low kick.
Crespo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Pake.
Pake drives through and clinches with Crespo against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo trying to land knees to the body.
Pake lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
Silvio Crespo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Crespo.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pake is trying to maintain a safe position but Crespo gets an underhook and turns Pake into the cage.
A short right from Crespo.
Pake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Pake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pake wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crespo.
Crespo lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derui Pake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derui Pake!
A victorious Derui Pake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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