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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 4452 p4p, 3888 weight class) and Goro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goro Yamamoto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goro Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Yamamoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Drake lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
Yamamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamamoto lands a front kick.
Drake misses the body punch
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Drake misses.
Despite the aggression on Yamamoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yamamoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drake gets double underhooks and turns Yamamoto into the cage.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Yamamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Drake tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake with a jab.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drake throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Drake connects with a right hand. Yamamoto shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Drake sets himself, and Yamamoto steps forward looking for the clinch! Drake avoids it this time.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Drake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamamoto at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Yamamoto shoots in.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Drake misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Yamamoto on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Drake.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto goes for a double leg but Drake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drake continues to drive forward.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drake circles away.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
A big right from Drake misses.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Drake pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yamamoto shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Drake thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamamoto.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Dezmond Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dezmond Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yamamoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drake has got the better of the exchanges.
Drake's corner calls for a 1-2. Drake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto throws a counter combo.
Drake misses with a hook
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto throws a big counter head kick but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Drake throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drake swivels and escapes.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Drake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Drake misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamamoto.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goro Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto fails with the takedown.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Yamamoto seems unphased.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yamamoto lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drake defends well and Yamamoto ends up having to push Drake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Drake.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Drake.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake cracks Yamamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamamoto stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Drake.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Yamamoto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Yamamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drake looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Drake throws a jab when Yamamoto was well out of range.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Drake avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Drake throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Drake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drake duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Yamamoto moves away and avoids it.
Drake backing away here, and Yamamoto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Drake tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dezmond Drake dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice combination there by Drake.
Yamamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Yamamoto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamamoto momentarily.
Drake misses the jab.
Yamamoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamamoto shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Drake strikes.
As Drake backs off Yamamoto throws a huge counter combo but Drake manages to avoid it all.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drake tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drake to the ground. Drake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Yamamoto seems unphased.
Drake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamamoto under the eye.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dezmond Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Yamamoto wants to counter the offense by Drake and move into the clinch position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake connects with a looping right hand.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dezmond Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drake gets double underhooks and turns Yamamoto into the cage.
Drake lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto 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 body shot but no joy.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamoto's hands.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
As Drake backs off Yamamoto throws a huge counter combo but Drake manages to avoid it all.
Yamamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamamoto is defended easily by Drake.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Yamamoto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drake misses with the combination.
Goro Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dezmond Drake!
An out of breath Dezmond Drake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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