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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by War is my Destiny. Guerra has chosen Beastie Boys - Sabotage as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guerra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Damian Drake has been cut.
Drake misses with the combination.
Guerra pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to bum rush Guerra with a series of wild strikes but Guerra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guerra has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Guerra prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Guerra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake tries to circle away but Guerra has him pinned against the cage.
Guerra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Guerra has him pressed against the cage.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guerra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guerra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake looks to land a body kick but Guerra moved away.
Guerra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drake swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerra cracks Drake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Guerra has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drake to stand back up!
Drake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerra throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Guerra.
Guerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Guerra slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerra throws out the jab.
Guerra lands a huge takedown. Drake is out but the ref is slow to react and Guerra lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Drake lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Guerra!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Guerra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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