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Event:
WeInSyd 15
Date: Jun 06, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Black gets the takedown into side control.
Draven can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Draven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black lands a nice forearm strike.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draven keeps working.
Draven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black working the ground and pound but Draven is defending the strikes.
Black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T1#
Draven being controlled for a moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Black working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#SUB2#
Black is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Draven looks calm but he's in trouble here. Black gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Draven is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Black lets go of the hold and Draven can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenneth Black!
Xander Draven spoke after the fight, saying 'I let my fans down, this won't happen again'.
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Event:
WeInSyd 8
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Draven tries to clinch up.
Zachary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zachary staying out of range there.
Draven jabs at Zachary's body.
Draven scores with a one two! Zachary had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Draven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zachary looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Zachary saw that one coming.
Zachary throws a big counter combination but Draven scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zachary slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Draven wants to clinch up but Zachary keeps it at a distance.
Zachary is looking for a counter combo.
Zachary blocks a low kick nicely.
Draven misses with a hook. Zachary ducked under it nicely.
Draven tries to bum rush Zachary with a series of wild strikes but Zachary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven 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.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven blocks a head kick by Zachary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven misses with a left hand
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Draven swings widly with a right hand
and Zachary counters with a nice kick to the body.
DaQuan Zachary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zachary tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Draven pushes Zachary up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Draven.
#BC2#
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Zachary is just out of range.
Draven tries to clinch but Zachary is having none of it.
Zachary wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zachary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's head.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zachary counters with a leg kick.
Zachary looks to land a combination but Draven avoids it well.
Draven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zachary as he avoids it easily.
Zachary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dravens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Zachary. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven wants to clinch.
Draven looks to land a combination but Zachary avoids it well.
Zachary went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zachary displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Draven.
We've been told by Zachary's head coaches at Cozad MMA Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Zachary misses.
Draven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zachary.
Draven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven wants to clinch up but Zachary keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Draven lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draven.
DaQuan Zachary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Draven.
Zachary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Zachary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zachary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Zachary tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Draven.
Draven looks winded!
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zachary appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zachary cracks Draven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Zachary does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Zachary.#BC#
Zachary manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zachary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zachary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zachary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draven throws out a counter right but Zachary avoids it with no problem.
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zachary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zachary thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Draven if he has to take too many more of those.
Zachary pushes Draven away with a front kick.
Draven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zachary rather than just go for the knockout.
Draven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Draven misses with a double jab.
Draven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
Draven wants to clinch
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
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 DaQuan Zachary 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.
#R2#
Zachary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Draven misses its intended target.
Draven misses with the combination.
Draven just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZachary.
Nice body punch from Draven.
Draven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Draven. Those never looked like landing.
Draven moves to clinch but Zachary breaks away
and Zachary counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven lands a jab.
Zachary fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zachary connects with a high kick. #T1#
Draven misses with a double jab
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Zachary.
Draven wants to clinch.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zachary.
Zachary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Draven misses with a series of wild punches.
Draven is looking to clinch but Zachary is avoiding it.
DaQuan Zachary is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zachary swivels and escapes.#T2#
Zachary turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven dives in and grabs Zachary's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zachary pushes down on Draven's head and hops out.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Draven avoids the head kick by Zachary.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zachary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Zachary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Draven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven tries a low kick but Zachary avoids it.
Zachary is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Zachary tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zachary comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2#
Draven breaks the clinch.
Zachary tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zachary with a body shot.#T3#
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Zachary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zachary avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Draven looks to move away, Zachary throws a big counter combo but Draven just gets out of the way.
Zachary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's head.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Zachary counters with an outside leg kick.
DaQuan Zachary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#CL2#
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zachary, pushing him back against the cage.
Zachary lands an elbow just above Draven 's eye.
Draven has Zachary pressed against the cage.
Zachary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T4##BC#
Zachary manages to break the clinch.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Zachary's knee but Zachary avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Zachary.#CL2#
Draven drives through and clinches with Zachary against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Zachary breaks from the clinch.
Zachary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Draven eats them both and turns towards Zachary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Draven fails with a takedown attempt.
DaQuan Zachary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Draven.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Draven throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaQuan Zachary dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Zachary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zachary moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zachary.
Draven catches Zachary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Zachary breaks the clinch.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Zachary tenderised Draven's leg. Draven is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Draven has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Zachary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven scores with a jab.#T1#
Draven tries to bum rush Zachary with a series of wild strikes but Zachary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zachary throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zachary has time to react.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zachary lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven avoids the head kick by Zachary.
Draven throws a right hand that Zachary ducks under and follows up with a left that Zachary also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Draven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draven stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Draven.
#T2##BC#
Zachary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zachary lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven shoots in but no luck this time.
Draven misses with a hook.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Zachary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zachary ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Draven throws a combination that misses
and Zachary counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Zachary to acknowledge the strikes.
Zachary throws a head kick that Draven semi-blocks.
Draven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Draven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zachary counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Zachary to acknowledge the strikes.
Zachary lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven looks to clinch
and Zachary counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Zachary to acknowledge the strikes.
Draven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Draven tries to clinch up but Zachary circles away and keeps his distance.
Zachary throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zachary lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Draven throws a leg kick but Zachary sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draven moves in looking to clinch but Zachary pushes him off.
Draven wants to clinch.
Zachary thinks about countering with a head kick.#T4#
Draven connects with a body shot.
Draven misses with a combination
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zachary is working the combinations to good effect here.
Draven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zachary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaQuan Zachary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zachary, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaQuan Zachary!
A very excited looking DaQuan Zachary made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Xander Draven spoke after the fight, saying 'I let my fans down, this won't happen again'.
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Event:
SyFi 27
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Draven enables Bardakci to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Draven manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Bardakci is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draven is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draven has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Bardakci seems keen to control Draven's posture.#SUB2#
Bardakci isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Draven stacks Bardakci on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Draven!
Bardakci manages to get back to half guard.
Bardakci is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardakci is looking to improve his position.
Draven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bardakci is staying active underneath Draven, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Bardakci is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Draven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Draven's back!
Draven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bardakci on the ground.#SUB2#
Draven preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bardakci. #SUB2#
Draven is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bardakci gets his way!
#SUB2#
Bardakci is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Draven has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Bardakci has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Draven! Can he survive? No! He's out! Bardakci gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nazim Bardakci!
A very excited looking Nazim Bardakci rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Xander Draven stepped up to the mic, saying 'I let my fans down, this won't happen again'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Gee swinging wildly here.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gee.
Draven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Gee misses.
Gee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Gee.
Draven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Draven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven moves out of range as Gee strikes.
Gee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gee misses with the head strike.
Draven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gee avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Draven.
Gee misses with some punches.
#T1##BC2#
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven scores with a body shot.
#CL2#
Draven clinches up against the cage.
Gee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gee is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gee.
Draven misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Draven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Draven.
#BC2#
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Gee takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Gee fails with the takedown.#CL2#
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Draven.
Gee throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven. #BC2#
Draven breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Draven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gee loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Draven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gee blocks a head kick by Draven.
Gee misses with a straight left.
Gee looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven slips a jab from Gee.
Draven shoots in but Gee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draven.#T3##CL2#
Gee tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Draven scores with a four punch combination!
Draven tries to bum rush Gee with a series of wild strikes but Gee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gee eats them both and turns towards Draven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL2#
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Draven presses Gee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Draven manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draven.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Gee.#T4#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Draven!
Draven looks winded!
Draven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draven slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Gee misses
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gee's head backwards.
Draven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gee eats them both and turns towards Draven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gee throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Draven gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven keeping moving, preventing Gee from controlling successfully.
Draven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Draven dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Draven misses with a few strikes there.
Gee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draven throws a series of strikes that have Gee backpedaling.
#ROC2#
Gee is rocked!
Gee loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
No luck for Gee with that takedown attempt.
Gee swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven cracks Gee with an open hand slap.
Oh Gee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gee throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Gee seems to have got his legs back now.#CL2#
Draven has managed to clinch.
Gee misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Gee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gee throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Gee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gee showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Draven kicks Gee off and gets back to his feet.
Gee leaves Draven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gee throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Gee misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven misses with a wild combination.
Xander Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Nice sprawl there from Draven as Gee shoots in.
Gee has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hollowman Gee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Gee attempts a counter takedown but Draven avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Gee misses with a few strikes there.
Draven is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Draven feints a jab promting Gee to slip. Draven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Draven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Gee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Draven tries to counter it with a takedown but Gee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice shot by Draven.
Gee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Draven jabs at Gee's body.
Draven scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven scores with a jab.
Gee blocks a head kick by Draven.
Gee throws a big shot that misses.
Draven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Draven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draven as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Draven.
Gee misses with a jab to the body
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gee dives in for a single leg takedown but Draven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Gee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draven lands a two punch combo.
Gee throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven works over Gee's head and body with a nice combination.
Draven fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven slips a jab from Gee.
Gee misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
As Gee backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Gee manages to avoid it all.
Draven thuds his right hand into Gee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Gee misses the jab.
Gee throws a big shot that misses.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gee.
Xander Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven connects with a right hand. Gee shakes it off.
Gee misses with a straight right.
Gee misses with a wild body shot.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Gee like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Gee from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Draven!
Xander Draven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Burgess looks for a takedown but Draven sprawls well.
Draven counters with a body kick.#CL2#
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burgess, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgess won't allow it.
Burgess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burgess prevents Draven from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Burgess has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Draven uses from the top position.
Draven advances to half guard.
Draven seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burgess is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Draven is trying to work for a kimura but Burgess is defending well.
Burgess punching from the bottom.
#T1#
Burgess tries to kick Draven off but Draven keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Draven is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
Draven seems to be looking for submissions.
Burgess is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Burgess is defending against the submission attempts here by Draven.
Draven prevents Burgess from improving his position.
Burgess punching from the bottom.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Draven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burgess flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Burgess works his way to full guard. Good work.#SU2#
Draven gets to his feet. Burgess looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Draven misses with a head kick.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draven swivels and escapes.
Draven misses with a few strikes there.
Burgess is looking to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch.
Burgess shoots for a double leg takedown but Draven sprawls well. He's pushed Burgess's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Burgess tries to sprawl but Draven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Burgess is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Draven is working for a kimura but Burgess is defending it quite comfortably.
Draven trying to control from half guard but Burgess is working away. #T3#
Draven passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB2#
Draven with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Draven thowing shots but they're missing.
Burgess holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Draven tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burgess is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.#T4#
Draven punching from mount but Burgess doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Draven throwing strikes here but Burgess is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burgess really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Draven punching from mount but Burgess doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Draven there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burgess is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB2#
Draven is working for a guillotine from mount but Burgess frees his head quite easily.
Burgess throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgess wants to get back to his feet.
Burgess is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Draven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Draven misses with a two punch combination.
Burgess wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burgess's head.#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Draven connects with a nice cross there... Burgess is looking wobbly and Draven recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Burgess to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Draven jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xander Draven!
Xander Draven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Torcida 6 - Humperding Vs Laws
Date: Feb 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Draven misses with a series of wild punches.
Cowboy is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Draven drives through and clinches with Cowboy against the cage.
Draven working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cowboy as Draven tries to tie him up.
Draven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draven can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cowboy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cowboy is trying to drag Draven to the mat but Draven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cocaine Cowboy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Draven stalls.
Draven's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Draven receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Draven digs a right hand into Cowboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cowboy's gas tank.
Draven stalling the fight.
Cowboy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draven smiles and moves away.
Good exchange - Draven coming out on top.#T2#
Draven connects with a single shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cowboy.
Cowboy is breathing heavily.
Draven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowboy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CL2#
Draven has closed the distance and engaged Cowboy in a clinch.
#TD#
Cowboy has picked Draven up - he's going for a ride! Cowboy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES2#
Draven kicks off Cowboy and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven tries to bum rush Cowboy with a series of wild strikes but Cowboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven connects with a right hand. Cowboy shakes it off.#CL2#
Draven clinches up with Cowboy and pushes him back against the cage.
Draven misses with a body punch.
#T3#
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Cowboy has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Cowboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Draven tries to circle away but Cowboy has him pinned against the cage.
Draven is trying to break free.
Cowboy is trying to maintain a safe position but Draven gets an underhook and turns Cowboy into the cage.
Draven has had enough of the clinch but Cowboy keeps him there for the moment.
Draven just leaning against Cowboy, taking a breather.
Cowboy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draven's face.
Cowboy jumps guard but Draven turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Draven is pressed up against the cage. Cowboy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draven down to the mat. Draven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowboy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Draven has closed the distance and engaged Cowboy in a clinch.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowboy has him pressed against the cage.
Draven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cowboy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Draven has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cowboy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draven lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Draven.
Cowboy moves out of range of the leg kick from Draven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Draven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Draven pushes Cowboy up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowboy backwards.
Draven tries to break free but Cowboy pushes him back against the cage.
Draven wants to get back to striking at distance but Cowboy won't allow it.
#TD2#
Draven pulls guard successfully.
Cowboy postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draven pulls Cowboy in close to his closed guard and prevents Cowboy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Draven looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Cowboy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cowboy won't allow Draven to sweep him here.
Cowboy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draven.#CL2#
Draven drives through and clinches with Cowboy against the cage.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draven wants to stall.
#T2#
Cowboy trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Draven on the inside. #TD#
Cowboy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Cowboy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Draven escapes and throws Cowboy's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SU2#
Draven decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cowboy to his feet. #CL2#
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Cowboy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Draven just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Cowboy manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Draven forces Cowboy back against the cage and clinches.
Draven throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Draven gets underhooks to prevent Cowboy's takedown attempt.
Cowboy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draven's efforts to push away.
Cowboy is trying to pull guard but Draven turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cocaine Cowboy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowboy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Draven.
Draven just leaning against Cowboy, taking a breather. #BC2#
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xander Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Draven lands with a straight right. Cowboy didn't see that one coming.
Cowboy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Draven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Draven works over Cowboy's head and body with a nice combination.
Draven moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven shoots in for a double leg but Cowboy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draven misses with a two punch combination.
Draven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Cowboy with that takedown attempt.
Draven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cowboy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Cowboy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Draven.
Draven wants to break free but Cowboy has control.
Cowboy is looking for a takedown.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowboy has him pressed against the cage.
Draven is working Cowboy over against the cage.
Draven controlling the action here for a moment.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cowboy has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Cowboy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cowboy.
Cocaine Cowboy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Draven throws a push kick but Cowboy slaps the foot to one side.
Draven lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Draven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowboy doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cowboy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Draven walks away with a smile on his face. Cowboy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven scores with a one two! Cowboy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Draven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Draven tries to bum rush Cowboy with a series of wild strikes but Cowboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Cowboy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven manages to get back to half guard.#T2##ES2#
Draven has one foot on Cowboy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Draven 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.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab by Draven.#CL#
Cowboy moves into the clinch.
Draven is trying to force a seperation but Cowboy has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Draven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cowboy's brow.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Cowboy has him pressed against the cage.
Cowboy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cocaine Cowboy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position. #TD#
Cowboy lands a takedown into guard.
#ES2#
Draven manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T3#
Xander Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Draven.
Cowboy is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cowboy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draven tries to circle away but Cowboy has him pinned against the cage.
Cowboy jumps guard but Draven stands there with Cowboy around his waist. Cowboy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Draven wants to break free but Cowboy has control.
Cowboy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Draven to keep the fight standing.
Draven tries to break the clinch but Cowboy is controlling the position. #T4#
Draven leaning against his opponent.
Draven avoiding damage.
Draven stalling.
Draven continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#BC#
Cowboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
#CL2#
Draven gets a clinch.
Draven working hard to break the clinch.
Draven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cowboy.
Cocaine Cowboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Draven!
Xander Draven decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven lands a nice shot to the body.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Draven scores with a jab. Matthews acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Markus Matthews has been cut.
Draven dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Draven's head and hops out.#CL2#
Draven instigates a clinch.
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matthews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draven's efforts to push away.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draven pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Draven closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Draven can't break the clinch.
Matthews is trying to pull guard but Draven turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matthews but Matthews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matthews feinted with a counter takedown.
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Draven.
Draven works over Matthews's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC2#
Matthews is rocked!
Draven throws an overhand right that has Matthews reeling! Draven follows up with more punches and Matthews is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xander Draven!
Xander Draven decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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