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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Donald Drake enters the cage!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Drake!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Donald Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Drake has a takedown stuffed.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drake tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Tommy Thompson has been cut.
Drake closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake clinches.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Drake misses the body punch
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tommy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Drake.
Drake drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Drake tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake looks winded!
Thompson checks a low kick from Drake.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drake throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drake throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drake.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drake wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake fails with the takedown.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Thompson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Thompson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tommy Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drake's calf.
Drake is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thompson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Drake.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson with a hook.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Drake's belly button to the back.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Tommy Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Drake.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Drake misses
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thompson with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drake throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Drake is rocked!
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into Thompson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Drake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake wants to stand but Thompson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drake. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Tommy Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake.
Drake tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Drake connects with a high kick.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Thompson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Drake is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Thompson!
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energy
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