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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frito Lei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
28 - 96 - 3 |
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185 lbs
6 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 96 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Drake!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake sizes up Lei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lei moves into range and clinches up with Drake.
A right hook to the body lands for Lei.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Lei won't allow it.
Lei breaks from the clinch.
Drake throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Lei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
It looks like Al Drake has been cut.
Lei keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lei prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lei has him pressed against the cage.
Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lei closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Lei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lei walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Drake wants to clinch up but Lei keeps it at a distance.
Lei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lei has Drake pressed against the cage, preventing Drake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lei tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lei fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drake tries to clinch there but Lei circles away.
Lei clinches.
Lei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake lands a head shot.
Drake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake tests Lei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Lei has him pressed against the cage.
Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake clinches.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Drake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lei keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lei stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lei throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lei is looking for a counter combo.
Drake connects with a looping right hand.
Lei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drake.
Drake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lei checks a leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Lei blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Lei circles away.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Lei circles away.
Lei is looking to counter the offense by Drake and move into the clinch.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Lei circles away.
Lei is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Drake does it's job there.
Lei moves into the clinch.
Lei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Lei pushes him off.
Lei clinches with his opponent.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Lei missing with knees to the body.
Lei throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frito Lei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Drake.
Drake is trying to push Lei away but Lei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Lei is controlling him.
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Lei.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lei has him pressed against the cage.
Lei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
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 Frito Lei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Drake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake moves into range and clinches up with Lei.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lei manages to break the clinch.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lei as Drake tries to tie him up.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lei is pressed up against the cage. Drake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lei down to the mat. Lei avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Drake coming out on top.
Al Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lei tries to move into range but Drake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Lei crunches a lovely knee into Drake's ribcage.
Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lei gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drake.
Drake avoiding damage as Lei throws knees to the body.
Lei prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Lei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frito Lei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lei doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake connects with a right hand. Lei shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake cracks Lei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Lei tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Lei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Lei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Lei is controlling him.
Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Drake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Frito Lei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Drake.
Lei manages to break the clinch.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Lei has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drake's defenses.
Lei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Lei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake is rocked!
Good body shot from Lei.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Lei finish him?
Frito Lei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lei lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake jumps guard but Lei stands there with Drake around his waist. Drake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Lei.
Drake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Lei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lei keeps the fight on the outside.
Lei is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Lei clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei is working Drake over against the cage.
Lei pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Drake! Lei unloads with more strikes and Drake sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frito Lei!
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RATING
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