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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Al Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Worrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Worrington!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worrington looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Worrington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Worrington pushes him off.
Worrington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drake eats them both and turns towards Worrington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Worrington shoots in.
Drake scores with the left hand. Worrington knows he should have avoided that one.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worrington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drake dives in and scores a takedown into Worrington's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Worrington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Worrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake is working an open guard so Worrington takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Drake scores with a decent looking hook.
Worrington throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worrington.
Worrington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worrington circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Drake - just one landing.
A left lands for Drake.
Worrington avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Worrington's knee but Worrington avoids it well.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Worrington doesn't seem bothered though.
Worrington fails with the takedown.
Drake lands a lovely overhand right.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Worrington is just out of range.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Worrington throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake throws a series of strikes that have Worrington backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Worrington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worrington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worrington darts in looking for a takedown but Drake gets double underhooks and turns Worrington into the cage.
Al Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Worrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to push Worrington away but Worrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Worrington manages to break the clinch.
Worrington shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looks like Drake has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Drake clinches.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Worrington has him pressed against the cage.
Worrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worrington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Worrington duly obliges.
Worrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Worrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Worrington stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.
Worrington moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to clinch but Worrington is avoiding it.
Drake wants to clinch up but Worrington keeps it at a distance.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Worrington pushes him off.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Worrington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Worrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Worrington misses.
Worrington scores with a body shot.
Drake moves away from the strike by Worrington.
Worrington dodges the punch combination from Drake.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worrington.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake shoots in and bounces Worrington off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake trying to control but Worrington is working from the bottom.
Worrington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Worrington wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Worrington is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Worrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Worrington misses with a double jab.
Drake throws a series of punches but Worrington moves out of range.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Al Drake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Worrington connects with a body shot that sends Drake's belly button to the back.
Worrington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Worrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Worrington slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Worrington.
Worrington avoids a kick to the body.
Worrington misses with a wild body shot.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Worrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Worrington moves into the clinch.
Drake tries to circle away but Worrington has him pinned against the cage.
Worrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington tightens his grip and picks Drake up, before dumping him to the ground. Drake manages to land in guard.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
Worrington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Worrington wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Worrington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Worrington decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Worrington shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense.
Worrington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Worrington.
Al Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake throws a series of punches but Worrington avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Drake catches Worrington right on the button with a cross.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Worrington or perhaps it was just good defense by Drake which made him look bad.
Drake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Worrington scores with a body shot.
Drake throws a series of strikes that have Worrington backpedaling.
Drake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Worrington can't do much from the bottom here.
Worrington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drake.
Worrington misses with a strike from the bottom.
Worrington can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Worrington is keeping him busy.
Worrington throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Worrington wants to control but Drake postures up.
Worrington is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Drake has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Worrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Worrington manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drake's best efforts.
Drake is pressing down on Worrington's thigh, looking to free his foot. Worrington is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Drake seems content to control.
Worrington pushes Drake off and gets back to his feet.
Worrington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Worrington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Al Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Worrington.
Worrington keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake feints a jab promting Worrington to slip. Drake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Worrington slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Worrington swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Worrington throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Worrington checks the leg kick.
Worrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake lands with an uppercut that bounces Worrington off the cage and back into range.
Drake throws a right and a left that Worrington avoids nicely.
Drake throws a leg kick but Worrington checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Worrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Worrington throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Worrington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Worrington misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Worrington avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake misses with a hook
and Worrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Worrington tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Worrington.
Worrington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Worrington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake throws a head kick but Worrington moves out of range.
Drake tries to work over Worrington's front leg with a kick but Worrington checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Worrington on that attempt.
Worrington shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Worrington.
Worrington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown but Worrington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Worrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Worrington walks into a stiff left hand from Drake.
Worrington stuffs the takedown.
Drake tries to bum rush Worrington with a series of wild strikes but Worrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Worrington moves out of range of the body kick from Drake.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and Worrington counters with a two punch combo.
Worrington lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Worrington swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worrington. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worrington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Worrington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Worrington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worrington throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Adam Worrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worrington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrington goes for a takedown attempt but Drake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
Worrington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake staying out of range there.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worrington.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Worrington misses with a punch to the body.
Worrington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to push Worrington away but Worrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worrington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Drake tries to clinch but Worrington moves out of range.
Worrington tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Worrington stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Drake.
Worrington slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Worrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Worrington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake looks for a takedown but Worrington sprawls well.
Worrington lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake pushes Worrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Worrington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Worrington lands a head kick. Drake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worrington.
Drake throws a series of punches but Worrington avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws a low kick, looking for Worrington's leg but Worrington calmly moves out of range.
Worrington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drake swivels and escapes.
Worrington shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake throws a right and a left that Worrington avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Worrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worrington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Worrington!
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RATING
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