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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dastan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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195 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dastan Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Baxter clinches up against the cage.
Baxter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drake gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Baxter is trying is best to control the position here.
Drake working over Baxter with some ground and pound. Baxter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baxter's head.
Baxter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drake thows a huge punch but Baxter dodges it nicely.
Drake with the ground and pound but Baxter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baxter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter is pulling down on Drake's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Drake stops Baxter from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake cracks Baxter with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drake scoring with some ground and pound.
Baxter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baxter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Baxter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake working some strikes from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake cracks Baxter with a solid left hand.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Baxter blocks nicely.
Drake throws a big elbow that misses.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baxter is keeping the position for now.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Baxter blocks nicely.
Baxter pulls Drake in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baxter looking for a sweep. Not yet Baxter, not yet.
Drake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drake passes into half guard.
Baxter trying to control here.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake is working for a kimura but Baxter is defending it quite comfortably.
Baxter is trying to stand up here but Drake is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baxter defending well though.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baxter is trying to control but can't.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake throws a strike but Baxter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Baxter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Baxter blocks nicely.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dastan Drake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baxter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baxter moves into range and clinches up with Drake.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drake thuds his right hand into Baxter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ryan Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baxter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baxter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Drake has Baxter in his guard.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Baxter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baxter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Baxter wants to stand but Drake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Ryan Baxter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Drake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baxter avoids it really well and circles away.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Ryan Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Baxter moved out of range.
Baxter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Baxter as Drake shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dastan Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drake.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baxter is looking to regain half guard here but Drake keeps moving and retains side control.
Drake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drake.
Baxter regains half guard, as Drake was trying to land strikes.
Drake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Baxter is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is controlling Drake's trapped leg to prevent Drake from advancing to side control.
Drake seems to be working for a kimura but Baxter defends the submission attempt.
Baxter is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baxter defending well though.
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baxter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dastan Drake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
Baxter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baxter wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Baxter misses.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Baxter.
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Baxter. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Baxter didn't expect that.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Baxter.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake is working Baxter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryan Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter wants to stand but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baxter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Baxter blocks nicely.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Baxter has wrist control.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Baxter blocks nicely.
Baxter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baxter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws an elbow that misses. Baxter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by Baxter!
Baxter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baxter's guard.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Baxter looking for a sweep. Not yet Baxter, not yet.
Baxter wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drake drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Baxter dives on top into guard.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baxter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter controlling from the top position.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Drake pulls Baxter in to control the position.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Baxter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drake goes for a double leg but Baxter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baxter continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Baxter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Drake has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Drake is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dastan Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dastan Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Baxter on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dastan Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dastan Drake!
A relieved looking Dastan Drake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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