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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Drake (ranked 7116 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Bosa (ranked 3345 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Bosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cletus Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Bosa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosa has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bosa breaks from the clinch.
Bosa has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but Bosa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drake looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake tries to counter by clinching up but Bosa breaks away and moves out of range.
Drake drives through and clinches with Bosa against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosa tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Bosa breaks the clinch.
Bosa has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Bosa is trying to break free.
Drake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bosa is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake prevents Bosa from improving his position.
Bosa is trying to escape back to his feet but Drake uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake decides to stand back up.
Bosa throws a lazy body kick
and Drake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
It looks like Cletus Drake has been cut.
Bosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake pushes Bosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Bosa letting Drake take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosa tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
Bosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bosa darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Bosa is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tightens his grip and picks Bosa up, before dumping him to the ground. Bosa manages to land in guard.
Bosa pushes Drake off and scrambles back to his feet.
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bosa.
Bosa moves into the clinch.
Drake fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Bosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cletus Drake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Drake sprawls well. He's pushed Bosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bosa smiles and moves away.
Drake forces Bosa back against the cage and clinches.
Bosa is trying to drag Drake to the mat but Drake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosa rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Bosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake clinches up with Bosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bosa manages to break the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up but Bosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake rushes Bosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bosa working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working for takedown but Bosa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drake pulls guard.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bosa is controlling him.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Bosa from controlling successfully.
Drake scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into Bosa's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to stand and escape but instead Bosa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drake is on top in guard.
Bosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
Bosa throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Bosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Bosa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking for submissions off his back.
Bosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drake is just riding it out for now. Bosa eventually gives up the hold.
Bosa tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cletus Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake landing small, sideways elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bosa is trying to control. Drake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cletus Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bosa closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Drake keeps control of Bosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drake lands an elbow inside.
Bosa breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drake tries to clinch but Bosa moves out of range.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake is trying to pull guard but Bosa has him pressed against the cage.
Bosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bosa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drake tries to clinch but Bosa moves away
and Bosa counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bosa misses.
Bosa forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bosa closes the distance and clinches.
Drake decides to pull guard.
Drake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bosa escapes and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Drake to his feet.
Cletus Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bosa gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosa stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Drake is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bosa dives into side control.
Bosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Drake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as Bosa sits in half guard.
Bosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bosa lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has one foot on Bosa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Bosa has knocked Drake down with a huge combo! Bosa steps away and waves a wobbly Drake back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Drake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosa wobbles Drake with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Bosa dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Drake to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronald Bosa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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