Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 306
Date: Apr 03, 2024

#R1#
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Drake misses.
It seemed like Fisher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#KD2#
Fisher lands a big uppercut and Drake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Drake looks OK. Fisher waves Drake back to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Dezmond Drake has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake slips a straight right by Fisher.#CL#
Drake pushes Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fisher misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisher. #BC#
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Fisher counters with a big right hand! Oh Drake is in trouble here! Fisher follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fisher!
John Fisher is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking John Fisher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 294 Drake vs Ekaku
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake drops his hands momentarily and Ekaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drake misses with a hook #CL2#
and Ekaku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Drake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ekaku blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake prevents a body shot from Ekaku.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Ekaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Ekaku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekaku misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ekaku.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ekaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Ekaku controls the action.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Drake lands an uppercut.
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!
Ekaku stalling in the clinch but Drake improves position.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.#T2#
A hook to the body from Ekaku.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Ekaku avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake misses with some punches.
Ekaku is trying to stall.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake is working Ekaku over against the cage.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ekaku.
Drake prevents a body shot from Ekaku.
Ekaku looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Drake blocks it. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ekaku pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Drake.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Drake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Drake. #T4#
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku blocks a body shot from Drake.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku leaning against his opponent.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
Drake misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Ekaku controls the action.
Ekaku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ekaku can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
A left hand lands to the body for Drake. #BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ekaku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drake is out of range and Ekaku settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ekaku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drake cracks Ekaku with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ekaku falls to his knees and Drake doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Dezmond Drake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 284 Cole vs Temidare
Date: Jan 21, 2024

#R1#
Fisher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Fisher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Fisher jabs at Drake's body.
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher cracks Drake with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Fisher misses with an uppercut
letting Drake counter with a right hand. #T1#
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a straight that turns Fisher's legs to rubber! Drake pushes forward with more strikes and Fisher goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Dezmond Drake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
John Fisher was interviewed post fight and said 'He's champ for a reason. Good fight Odin, maybe we'll run it back one day when the belt is on the line.'.

Event: DMMA 276 The Superfight!
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1#
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Grant misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Grant counters with a nice leg kick.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant lands a head shot.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Drake throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant throws out a powerful jab.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Grant! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
After winning the bout, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DMMA 269 Calamari vs Doom 2
Date: Dec 08, 2023

#R1#
Ekaku tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Drake misses.
Ekaku tries to land a front kick but Drake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Ekaku's head back.
Ekaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Ekaku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a left to the body.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Drake is rocked!
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Ekaku will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
Ekaku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Ekaku misses with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
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 takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake misses with the combination.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Ekaku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekaku tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.#T3#
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Ekaku.
Drake misses with a hook
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Drake does it's job there.
Ekaku is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Drake avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake checks a low kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake connects with a jab.#T4#
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
A nice combination there by Drake. #ROC#Ekaku is rocked!
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses
and Drake counters with a big right hand! Oh Ekaku is in trouble here! Drake follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DMMA 263 Doomsday vs Don
Date: Nov 19, 2023

#R1#
Drake connects with a body shot that sends Rahamies's belly button to the back.
Rahamies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Drake.
Rahamies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Rahamies pushes him off.
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Rahamies.
A good leg kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Rahamies misses.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rahamies counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL#
Rahamies clinches up against the cage.
Drake is working Rahamies over against the cage.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahamies gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Rahamies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahamies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Rahamies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rahamies swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Rahamies saw that one coming.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rahamies counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Rahamies.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Drake throws a series of punches but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahamies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drake's head backwards.
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#KD2#
Drake lands a left and a right that send Rahamies crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Rahamies is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Ilari Rahamies has been cut.
Drake misses with a hook
and Rahamies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Drake slips under a jab from Rahamies.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Rahamies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahamies thinks about countering with a head kick.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake misses with a hook.
A big right from Rahamies misses. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Rahamies.
Rahamies was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rahamies tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Rahamies moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilari Rahamies's cut.
That's time! Rahamies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Rahamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies working aggressively here. #BC#
Rahamies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Rahamies moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Rahamies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahamies throws a quick counter kick to the body but Drake avoids it.
Rahamies thows a leg kick but Drake checks it
letting Drake counter with a right hand. #T1#
Drake misses with a body shot
and Rahamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
Ilari Rahamies is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahamies. That's going to slow Drake down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
Rahamies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake slips under a jab.
Rahamies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rahamies walks into a left hand.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rahamies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T2#
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Rahamies tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rahamies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rahamies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Drake.
Drake is looking for the big counter here.#T3#
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Drake.
Rahamies throws a sloppy head kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahamies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake thuds his right hand into Rahamies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rahamies tries a head kick but it misses.
Rahamies takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Rahamies swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Drake lands with a hook. Rahamies tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
Drake clinches up with Rahamies and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Oh Rahamies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahamies wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Rahamies seems to have got his legs back now.
Rahamies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahamies controls his hands.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahamies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahamies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahamies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahamies.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahamies has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahamies.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilari Rahamies's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Rahamies dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Rahamies scores with a nice body kick.
Rahamies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahamies scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Rahamies. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Drake cracks Rahamies with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rahamies tries to score with a low kick but Drake moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Rahamies's shoulder, as Rahamies tries to avoid the shot.
Rahamies throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Drake counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rahamies! Drake lets Rahamies back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rahamies tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahamies throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake digs a good body shot into Rahamies's ribs.
Drake throws a hook but Rahamies avoids it easily.
Rahamies lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahamies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
enabling Rahamies to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahamies defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Rahamies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahamies. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rahamies throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Rahamies misses.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
Rahamies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Rahamies moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
A cross from Drake lands.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Rahamies connects with a crisp jab.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Rahamies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Rahamies's head but Rahamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rahamies lands with a right hand.
Rahamies misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.#T4#
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Drake.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
letting Rahamies counter with a right hand.
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 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Rahamies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Rahamies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DMMA 251 Lovanov vs Tyler
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Grant punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant misses with a hook to the body
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grant cracks Drake with a good jab.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant delivers a nice body kick.
Grant misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Nice shot by Grant.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant cracks Drake with a good jab.
Drake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake takes one on the button.
Grant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drake.
Grant with the inside leg kick.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T2#
A lazy left from Grant finds it's target.
Grant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Grant.
Grant throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Grant cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Grant tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Grant misses.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Grant.
Grant lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drake checks a leg kick.#T4#
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Grant misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Drake throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Grant looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Grant misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Grant counters with a two punch combo.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Grant misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Grant throws out a powerful jab.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Drake lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into range.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake slips under a jab from Grant.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant moves away from the strike by Drake.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Grant lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Grant.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Grant connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Grant wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Grant lands an overhand right.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Jab by Grant.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
As Grant looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Grant just gets out of the way.#T3#
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Grant cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab lands there for Grant.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Grant misses the jab.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant misses with the combination.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Grant scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Grant.
Grant feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Grant slips a jab from Drake.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt.
Grant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Grant tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aubrey Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Grant swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range. #T1#
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.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant keeps Drake at a distance using the push kick.
Grant catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Grant.
Drake slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Grant looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drake checks it well.
Grant swinging wildly here.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grant dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Grant lands.
Grant scores with a one two! Drake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
A low kick from Grant misses
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Drake throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Drake misses with a combination
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grant lands with a slapping head kick. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grant wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Drake misses.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Grant lands the left hand.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grant, as that shot connected.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grant sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
Our winner, Aubrey Grant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DMMA 243 Bleak vs Roll
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1#
Okoroji fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okoroji misses with a takedown attempt
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okoroji is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yakubu Okoroji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Yakubu Okoroji has been cut.
Okoroji with a poor takedown
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Okoroji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drake scores with a shot to the body.
Okoroji is breathing heavily.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okoroji stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okoroji takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Okoroji to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Okoroji looks to clinch but Drake throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Okoroji taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
After winning the bout, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DMMA 234 Drake vs Cortez
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
Grant cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Drake misses.
Grant tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Grant - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant digs a good hook to Drake's body.
Grant scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grant.
Grant is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CL2#
Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grant blocking some punches.
Drake working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.
Drake tries a body shot but Grant blocks it. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Grant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant tries to stall but Drake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grant stalling against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Grant pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Grant. #T3#
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grant throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Drake misses.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
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!
Good shot there by Grant.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grant misses with a left hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Grant misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Grant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Grant throws a front kick that sends Drake stumbling back into the cage.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Grant lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
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#
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Grant has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Grant landing knees to the head.
Grant is trying to maintain a safe position but Drake gets an underhook and turns Grant into the cage.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant misses with some punches.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grant tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Grant effectively controlling the action here.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Grant back against the cage.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Drake improves position.
Grant stalling in the clinch.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake working aggressively here.
Grant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant tries a body shot but Drake blocks it. #T3#
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant looking to stall.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Grant prevents a body shot from Drake.
Grant is trying to maintain a safe position but Drake gets an underhook and turns Grant into the cage.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards. #T4#
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dezmond Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant lands with a light punch inside.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Grant trying to stall but Drake improves his position.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Grant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aubrey Grant 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! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Grant throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant lands a head shot.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
Grant looks for the body kick but Drake saw that one coming.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drake misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant with a jab.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grant to score with a decent uppercut.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Grant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake slips under a jab from Grant.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant feints a counter leg kick.
Drake scores with a decent looking hook.
Grant with a nice calf kick.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Drake avoids the body shot from Grant.
Drake blocks a jab.
Grant throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Grant coming out on top.
Grant tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
Grant thuds his shin into the meat of Drake's side.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Grant shapes to counter with a head kick.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Drake moves forwards but Grant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drake cracks Grant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T4#
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drake walks into a jab.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant tries to move into range but Drake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant fakes the leg kick and cracks Drake in the body.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Grant works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
A relieved looking Aubrey Grant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 225 Klimenko vs Kiryu
Date: Aug 13, 2023

#R1#
Rahamies throws a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake walks into a jab.
Rahamies misses with a looping right.
Drake throws out a counter right but Rahamies avoids it with no problem.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahamies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rahamies throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahamies. Rahamies obviously looking to wear him down.
Drake moves away from the strike by Rahamies.
A head kick by Rahamies misses
and Rahamies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahamies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake throws a counter combo.
Rahamies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rahamies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Rahamies is rocked!
Rahamies throws a leg kick
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Rahamies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
A low kick from Rahamies is predictable there
and Drake counters with a crisp right that sends Rahamies to the canvas! Drake follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
During a confident post fight interview, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 217 Kersikov vs Karumaa
Date: Jul 26, 2023

#R1#
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
White cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Jab from White.
White looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White misses with a lunging right hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
White misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses the shot to the body.
Drake slips a straight right by White.#T1#
White throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
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.
Drake looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws a push kick but Drake slaps the foot to one side.
As White looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a body kick that stops Drake in his tracks momentarily.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drake looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.#T2#
White misses with a looping right.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White shapes to counter with a head kick.
Drake slips a jab from White.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake blocks a head kick by White.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Drake's side.
White connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
White throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake looks to throw the jab but White is out of range. #T4#
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake misses with the combination.
White misses with the body kick
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake slips a straight right by White.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drake connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Jab from White.
Drake moves out of range as White strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Drake misses its target.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
A combination from White does no damage.
White misses with a wild combination.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Jacob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
White lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
White lands a body punch.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drake misses with the head strike.
White blocking some punches.
Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White lands an elbow inside.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake blocks a body shot from White. #T2#
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drake lands a body shot.
Drake digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White prevents a body shot from Drake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake blocks an elbow strike from White. #BC2#
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
White looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
White throws a shot to the body.
White moves forwards but Drake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake misses with a body punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
White misses with a left hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White moves forwards but Drake connects with a nice, crisp jab.#ROC#White is rocked!
Drake moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
White throws a lazy body kick
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Drake missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White falls off balance throwing a combination #KD#
and Drake counters with a nice right hand that sends White toppling to the canvas! White scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drake finish him?!
Drake scores with a body shot.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with an uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##KD#
Drake lands a big right hand that sends White crashing to the mat! Drake stays standing though and waves White back to his feet!
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from White.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
White misses with a head kick.
Drake misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
White scores with a punch to the head.
Drake moves out of range as White strikes.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White with a jab.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White blocks a jab.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
White thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
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 with a nice cross.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White misses with a hook.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
White defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
White tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
White is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake. #T3#
White sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Drake misses.
White jabs at Drake's body.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White throws a low kick but Drake avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4#
Drake jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from White.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Drake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dezmond Drake.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA 207 Doomsday vs Costeau
Date: Jun 25, 2023

#R1#
Mercer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercer slips a straight right by Drake.
Mercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Mercer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer throws a shot to the body.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Mercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Drake misses.
Mercer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercer off the cage and back into range.#ROC#Mercer is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Mercer is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake defending well as Mercer loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercer seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Mercer misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercer scores with a jab to the body.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Mercer misses.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercer.
Mercer tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#KD#
Drake feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mercer sprawling to the canvas! Mercer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Drake finish him?! #T2##CL2#
Mercer closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drake prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Drake avoiding damage as Mercer throws knees to the body.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow. #T3#
Drake lands a right hand.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drake prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercer tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
Mercer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer missing with knees to the body.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Drake blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Drake gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Drake misses with some punches.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not. #T4#
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Drake gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Drake works on Mercer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mercer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercer misses with a body kick.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Mercer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drake.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercer lands a nice looking body kick.
Drake takes one on the button.#T1#
Drake looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer throws a right hand that misses
and Drake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercer misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercer lands the left hand.
Drake scores with a nice strike.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
A jab from Mercer misses.
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mercer out cold! What a finish! Drake is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dezmond Drake!
Our winner, Dezmond Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bobby Mercer had this to say: 'I'm sorry for that last one. I hope this one was little more exciting. It's been a blast fighting in this org! I love it almost as much as Bondi clothing! Uhh, thank you. '.

Event: DMMA 198 Otori vs Adeoluwa
Date: May 28, 2023

#R1#
Rahamies throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rahamies, as that shot connected.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Drake walks into a jab.
Rahamies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rahamies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Rahamies ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rahamies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rahamies wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from Rahamies.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rahamies scores with a jab to the head.
Rahamies throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Drake swings for the body but Rahamies moves out of range.
As Drake backs off Rahamies throws a huge counter combo but Drake manages to avoid it all.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahamies.#T1#
A cross from Rahamies lands.
Drake throws the left hand but Rahamies avoids the punch easily.
Rahamies scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drake staying out of range there.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Rahamies coming out on top.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rahamies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Rahamies swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rahamies lands an overhand right.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Rahamies counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Rahamies.
Rahamies throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Rahamies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drake.#T2#
Rahamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Drake moved away.
Drake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Rahamies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rahamies cracks Drake with a good jab.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Rahamies lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rahamies throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Rahamies closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rahamies is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rahamies throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Rahamies fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rahamies throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Rahamies throws an off balance right hand
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahamies throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rahamies cracks Drake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rahamies stalks Drake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drake's face. Drake staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rahamies lands the left hand.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rahamies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rahamies dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Rahamies seems unphased.
Rahamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahamies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Rahamies dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Rahamies.
Drake jabs Rahamies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilari Rahamies 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#
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Rahamies lands with a nice combination. Drake backs away looking to recover.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahamies misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Good shot there by Rahamies.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rahamies slips under a jab.
Rahamies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rahamies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahamies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Rahamies.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake takes one on the button.
Rahamies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drake's head backwards.#T1#
Rahamies scores with the left hand. Drake knows he should have avoided that one.
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Rahamies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Rahamies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Drake slips a jab from Rahamies.
Rahamies clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rahamies throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rahamies.
Rahamies loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Rahamies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies flicks out a counter leg kick but Drake steps away.#T2#
Rahamies with the inside leg kick.
Rahamies misses with a combination
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahamies throws out a powerful jab.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahamies.
That kick from Rahamies tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Rahamies as he connects with a hook.
Rahamies misses with a straight left.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
Rahamies throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rahamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rahamies throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahamies lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Drake works Rahamies's body with a nice hook.
Rahamies misses with a looping left.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut.
Drake misses with the combination.
Rahamies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Rahamies cracks Drake with a good jab.
Rahamies lands with a cross.
Rahamies misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Drake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake connects with a body shot that sends Rahamies's belly button to the back.
Rahamies avoids the body shot from Drake.
Rahamies tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake lands an overhand right.#T4#
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahamies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahamies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rahamies scores with a four punch combination!
Rahamies fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rahamies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rahamies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rahamies throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahamies scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Rahamies. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rahamies finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Rahamies throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Rahamies - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilari Rahamies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Rahamies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rahamies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rahamies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Rahamies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
Rahamies slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.#T1##CL#
Drake forces Rahamies back against the cage and clinches.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
A frustrated look appears on Rahamies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahamies jumps guard but Drake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rahamies has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahamies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahamies.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies blocks an uppercut.
Rahamies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Rahamies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #TD2#
Rahamies has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drake uses from the top position.
Drake stops Rahamies from standing up.
Drake is stalling in the full guard.
Rahamies wants to stand but Drake is controlling the position.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Drake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rahamies wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Drake manages to pass to side control.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet. #T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rahamies is looking to score with low kicks.
Rahamies scores with a jab.
Rahamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahamies works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Rahamies misses the jab.
Drake avoids the body shot from Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a hook
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Rahamies throws out a powerful jab.
Rahamies scoring well with a low kick there. #T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Rahamies as he connects with a hook.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Drake checks it.
Rahamies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Rahamies.
Drake throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rahamies on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rahamies swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahamies looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Rahamies misses.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rahamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ilari Rahamies.
I've got Rahamies winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilari Rahamies!
A very excited looking Ilari Rahamies 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.

Event: DMMA May the 4th be with You
Date: May 04, 2023

#R1#
Mack scores with a hook to the body. Drake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mack scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Mack finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.
Drake throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drake has time to react.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Drake darts in and clinches Mack up against the cage.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Mack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake blocking some punches.
Mack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack tries a body shot but Drake blocks it. #T2#
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake gets through Mack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake prevents Mack from breaking the clinch.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Mack is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Mack misses with a body punch.
Mack blocks a body shot from Drake.
Mack tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
A short left from Mack.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Mack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mack misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Drake.
Drake blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Drake blocks a body shot from Mack. #T4#
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Mack misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake lands a left hand.
Drake cracks Mack with a nice body shot.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
A hook to the body from Drake.
Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mack or not.
Mack looks winded!
Mack working aggressively here.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Drake.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
Mack lunges at Drake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drake's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drake.
Drake closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Mack out cold! Mack corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dezmond Drake!
During a confident post fight interview, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 181 Roll vs Asteroid
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1#
Fujimaro throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fujimaro tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujimaro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fujimaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Fujimaro tries to score with a low kick but Drake moves his leg out of the way.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Fujimaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Fujimaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake tries to work over Fujimaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake works on Fujimaro's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Fujimaro's head.
Fujimaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimaro blocking some punches.
Fujimaro tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimaro prevents a body shot from Drake.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Fujimaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimaro.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Fujimaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Fujimaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
Fujimaro tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Fujimaro lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Fujimaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Fujimaro controls the action.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Drake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Fujimaro controls the action.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujimaro backwards.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimaro throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujimaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujimaros head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujimaro backwards.
Fujimaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimaro blocks a body shot from Drake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Fujimaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake misses with some punches.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Fujimaro avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Fujimaro lands with a right to the head.
Fujimaro tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Fujimaro back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that round.
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#
Fujimaro connects with a leg kick.
Fujimaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like Sone Fujimaro has been cut.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Fujimaro moved out of range nicely.
Drake 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.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Fujimaro darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Drake misses with some punches.
Fujimaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimaro controls his hands.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
A short right from Drake.
Drake blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake wants to break free but Fujimaro has control.
Fujimaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Drake blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake working aggressively here.
Fujimaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fujimaro.
A hook to the body from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Fujimaro.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fujimaro.
Drake misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimaro pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujimaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Fujimaro misses with the head strike.
Fujimaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimaro. #T3#
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake lands a left hand.
Fujimaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Fujimaro controls the action.
Fujimaro prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake prevents a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro blocks a body shot from Drake.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Drake manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Fujimaro throws a body kick that misses.
Fujimaro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drake is able to avoid easily.
Fujimaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujimaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Fujimaro flicks out a counter leg kick but Drake steps away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimaro throws a head kick that misses.
Fujimaro ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Fujimaro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fujimaro wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Fujimaro.
Drake misses with a hook.
Fujimaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fujimaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sone Fujimaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sone Fujimaro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujimaro takes one to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Fujimaro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fujimaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drake eats them both and turns towards Fujimaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fujimaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fujimaro. Fujimaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Drake clobbers Fujimaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Fujimaro slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fujimaro. Drake shrugs it off though.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick but Drake checks it.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Fujimaro throws a head kick that misses.
Fujimaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fujimaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Fujimaro misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
Fujimaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fujimaro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fujimaro misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Fujimaro - just one landing.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fujimaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Drake throws a hook to the side of Fujimaro's head but Fujimaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake tries to bum rush Fujimaro with a series of wild strikes but Fujimaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujimaro as he connects with a hook.
Fujimaro misses with a low kick.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fujimaro.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimaro lands a jab to the head.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Fujimaro is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake throws a series of punches but Fujimaro avoids them all with ease.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Drake misses. #T3#
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Fujimaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fujimaro tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Fujimaro wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Fujimaro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC2#Drake is rocked!
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujimaro is looking to land body kicks.
Fujimaro jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fujimaro cracks Drake with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Drake tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Fujimaro pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Drake is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sone Fujimaro!
Sone Fujimaro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA 173 Panda vs Schults 2
Date: Mar 08, 2023

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Revorg misses the target.
Revorg closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Revorg.
Revorg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revorg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Revorg throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Revorg misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake digs a good hook to Revorg's body.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Repus Revorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revorg misses with a two punch combination.
Revorg scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Revorg moves out of range of the strikes.
Revorg wants to clinch.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Revorg ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Revorg moves into the clinch.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Revorg.
Revorg tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Revorg lands with a short shot to the head.
Revorg wants a takedown but no success here.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Revorg throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Revorg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Revorg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drake prevents it.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repus Revorg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.#T2#
Drake prevents a body shot from Revorg. #TD2#
Revorg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drake uses from the top position.
Revorg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
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!
Revorg is pulling down on Drake's head to control his posture.
Revorg is trying to control the position but Drake postures up. #SUB2#
Revorg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Revorg looking for a sweep. Not yet Revorg, not yet.
Our spies down at at MONEY TEAM!!! inform us that Revorg has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T3#
Drake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drake postures up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Revorg misses with a hook
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake checks the leg kick.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Revorg is looking to chop away at Drake's legs.
Drake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Revorg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Drake slips under a jab from Revorg.
Revorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Revorg throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Revorg both land. Nice combination. #CL2#
Revorg forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Revorg avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Revorg lands a shoulder strike.
Revorg tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Revorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Revorg avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Revorg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Repus Revorg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake is looking to clinch but Revorg is avoiding it.
A cross from Revorg lands.
Revorg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Revorg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Revorg wants to clinch but Drake slips to the side
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Revorg on the wrong end of a nice jab.#ROC#Revorg is rocked!
Revorg avoids the body shot from Drake.
Revorg is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Repus Revorg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake cracks Revorg with a left hook right on the temple and Revorg goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Drake lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Revorg is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dezmond Drake!
After winning the bout, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DMMA Wednesday Warfare 2
Date: Jan 25, 2023

#R1##TD#
McScramble fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drake sprawls well initially but McScramble persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
McScramble is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drake has managed to free his arm - good work.
McScramble is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McScramble has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding McScramble's attempts to control the action. #T1##SUB#
McScramble working for a guillotine from mount but Drake is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McScramble can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
McScramble controlling his opponent.
McScramble trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McScramble controlling his opponent.
McScramble can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
McScramble looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
McScramble looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McScramble controlling from the full mount.
Drake tries to hold on but McScramble pushes him away.
McScramble controlling his opponent.
McScramble trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McScramble sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drake holds on for dear life, controlling McScramble's posture momentarily.
Drake is trying to escape the mount but McScramble keeps good control and instead manages to take Drake's back. #SUB#
Drake preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McScramble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack McScramble dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
McScramble moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
McScramble doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
McScramble throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from McScramble does no damage.
McScramble just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
McScramble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from McScramble.
Drake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McScramble with a body shot.
McScramble misses the shot to the body.
McScramble moves away from the strike by Drake.
McScramble tries to counter with a takedown but Drake is quick to defend against it.
McScramble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from McScramble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McScramble lands a nice shot to the body.
McScramble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McScramble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
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!#TD#
Drake tries to sprawl but McScramble drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T1#
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McScramble.
Drake is staying active underneath McScramble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McScramble works his way into full mount!
McScramble misses with a head shot.
Drake stops McScramble from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake wants to control but McScramble is having none of it.#T2#
McScramble controlling from mount.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding McScramble's attempts to control the action.
McScramble throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Drake because McScramble loaded up on that one.
McScramble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
McScramble controlling from mount.
Drake stops McScramble from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #T3#
McScramble controlling his opponent.
Drake can't escape the position.
McScramble controlling from the full mount.
McScramble thowing shots but they're missing.
McScramble fails to move to back control.
Jack McScramble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake is in all sorts of trouble here.
McScramble with a couple of short strikes.
McScramble lands a big elbow.
McScramble looking to finish with strikes here!
McScramble wants to control the pace but Drake is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McScramble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack McScramble dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
McScramble closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
McScramble misses with a wild body shot.
McScramble lands a slapping body shot.
Drake lands with a cross.
McScramble thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
McScramble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from McScramble. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
McScramble misses with a hook to the body
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble lands with a good body shot.
Jack McScramble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McScramble tries to clinch but Drake moves away
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McScramble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McScramble.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McScramble.
McScramble swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McScramble.
McScramble throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McScramble slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
McScramble misses with a shot to the body
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McScramble throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#TD#
McScramble drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McScramble connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drake some visible discomfort.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake manages to get back to half guard.
Well, if McScramble is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drake is staying active underneath McScramble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McScramble tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
McScramble performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
McScramble wants to pass to mount but Drake is defending the position.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
McScramble trying to pass the guard but Drake defending well.
Drake is looking for a sweep. McScramble is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McScramble is looking to advance position but Drake won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drake tries to bum rush McScramble with a series of wild strikes but McScramble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McScramble throws a shot to the body.
McScramble takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jack McScramble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from McScramble misses
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
McScramble looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
McScramble stalks Drake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drake's face. Drake staggers backwards, shaken.
McScramble looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dezmond Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McScramble avoids a punch combination nicely.
McScramble tries to counter with a takedown but Drake is quick to defend against it.
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.#CL#
McScramble closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack McScramble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McScramble, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack McScramble!
An out of breath Jack McScramble thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 157 Account vs Solomon
Date: Dec 17, 2022

#R1#
Drake scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krenakore misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Drake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krenakore connects with a crisp jab.
Krenakore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Krenakore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krenakore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krenakore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Drake finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Drake. #T1#
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krenakore manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Krenakore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake catches Krenakore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krenakore's coach down at Iron Sharpens Iron was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krenakore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake slips a jab from Krenakore.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Krenakore manages to avoid it.
Krenakore jabs at Drake's body.
No joy there for Krenakore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Krenakore.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krenakore throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Drake scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krenakore walks into a left hand.
Drake throws a hook but Krenakore blocks it.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Krenakore moved out of range nicely.
Krenakore throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Krenakore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krenakore misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Krenakore backing up. Krenakore nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC#Krenakore is rocked!
Krenakore misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krenakore is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Krenakore to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Krenakore looks to clinch but Drake throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Krenakore taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
A very excited looking Dezmond Drake 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.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights XII
Date: Oct 28, 2022

#R1#
Drake thuds a left hand into Ekaku's body.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Jab, jab by Ekaku - just one landing.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Drake.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Ekaku misses its intended target.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 misses with a straight left.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Drake jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Ekaku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drake.
The fighters circling - Ekaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekaku lands a jab to the nose.#ROC#Drake is rocked!
Ekaku staying out of range there.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekaku finish him?
Ekaku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Ekaku misses its target.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Ekaku misses. #T2#
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku lands a jab.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekaku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Ekaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekaku swings widly with a right hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku misses with a body shot
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ekaku finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Ekaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ekaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ekaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake misses with a double jab. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut.
Drake cracks Ekaku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ekaku connects with a single shot there.
Ekaku fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Drake to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Drake looks to clinch but Ekaku throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Drake taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Satoshi Ekaku!
Our winner, Satoshi Ekaku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights IX
Date: Sep 16, 2022

#R1#
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake checks a leg kick nicely.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Narvaez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez misses with a jab to the body
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Drake.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Narvaez tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narvaez.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narvaez! But no joy.
Drake swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Drake misses the jab.
A slow jab from Narvaez misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Drake moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
Drake checks a low kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Narvaez looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Narvaez just gets out of the way.
Drake avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
Narvaez is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Narvaez.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Drake backing away here, and Narvaez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Narvaez jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake moves away from the strike by Narvaez. #T2#
Narvaez lands a jab to the head.
Narvaez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez throws out a powerful jab.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narvaez counters with a nice body shot.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Drake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Narvaez swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Narvaez lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into range.
Narvaez digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Narvaez is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks. #T3#
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Narvaez misses with a hook.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Drake backing away here, and Narvaez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Narvaez scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Narvaez. That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drake throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Narvaez jabs at Drake's body.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez is looking to chop away at Drake's legs.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range. #T4#
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez is looking to score with low kicks.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Drake.
Narvaez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narvaez throws a low kick, looking for Drake's leg but Drake calmly moves out of range.
Narvaez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Drake misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Drake misses.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez motions for Drake to come forward. Narvaez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narvaez.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Drake moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Narvaez wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Narvaez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drake finds it's way round the side to connect with Narvaez's head.
Narvaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Narvaez on the side of the head.
Narvaez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narvaez looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Narvaez stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Narvaez misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
A jab from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake throws a right and a left that Narvaez avoids nicely.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narvaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narvaez throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake feints a jab promting Narvaez to slip. Drake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Narvaez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Drake checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narvaez walks into a jab.
Narvaez lands a head shot.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Narvaez finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Narvaez misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Narvaez seems unphased.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake scores with a shot to the body.
Narvaez jabs at Drake's body.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Narvaez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick. #T4#
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Narvaez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Narvaez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Drake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Narvaez punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Drake misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Narvaez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Narvaez swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Narvaez 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.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Narvaez lands a nice looking body shot.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Narvaez darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Narvaez.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Narvaez counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
A combination from Narvaez does no damage.
Narvaez throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake stalks Narvaez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Narvaez's face. Narvaez staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drake throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narvaez misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez throws a shot to the body. #T3#
Narvaez blocks a jab.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narvaez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake slips under a jab.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Narvaez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Narvaez.
Narvaez slips a jab from Drake.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Narvaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drake checks the leg kick.
Narvaez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Narvaez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Drake.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narvaez thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Narvaez.
Well Narvaez 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights V
Date: Aug 12, 2022

#R1#
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Tomoguchi misses the jab.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Drake slips a straight right by Tomoguchi.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake misses the jab.#CL#
Tomoguchi clinches. #BC2#
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake works Tomoguchi's body with a nice hook.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Tomoguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Tomoguchi misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake lands the left hand.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomoguchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head. #T1#
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Tomoguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake misses with some punches.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Tomoguchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.#T2#
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Drake throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomoguchi lands with a good body shot.
Drake thuds a left hand into Tomoguchi's body.
Tomoguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomoguchi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi cracks Drake with a good jab.
Tomoguchi 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 is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tomoguchi rather than just go for the knockout.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi. #T3#
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomoguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Drake throws a hook but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Drake avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a slapping body shot.
Tomoguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Tomoguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tomoguchi misses with a right hand
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomoguchi.
Drake misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Drake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drake looks to throw the jab but Tomoguchi is out of range.
Tomoguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Decent striking displayed by Tomoguchi there.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Tomoguchi dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake slips under a jab from Tomoguchi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dezmond 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.#R2#
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Tomoguchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Tomoguchi moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake scores with a body shot.
Dezmond Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Tomoguchi.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake swings for the body but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake lands an overhand right.
Tomoguchi lands a jab.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drake connects with a right hand. Tomoguchi shakes it off.
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 misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomoguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Tomoguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomoguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tomoguchi misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Tomoguchi's head back.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Tomoguchi misses with a jab to the body
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomoguchi looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomoguchi misses the jab.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Tomoguchi.#T2#
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Tomoguchi throws out a powerful jab.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.#CL#
Tomoguchi clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Shinji Tomoguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomoguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi slips a straight right by Drake.
Tomoguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Tomoguchi's head but Tomoguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Drake slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Tomoguchi.
Drake throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomoguchi works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Drake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tomoguchi.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Tomoguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Tomoguchi saw that one coming.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake misses the jab.
Tomoguchi is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Tomoguchi moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomoguchi defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Tomoguchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Tomoguchi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake blocking some punches.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomoguchi gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Drake.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tomoguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Tomoguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab. Drake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Drake scores with a hook.
Drake cracks Tomoguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Tomoguchi moves into the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake gets through Tomoguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi. #BC2#
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Tomoguchi lands an overhand right.
Drake slips under a jab.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Tomoguchi moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tomoguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomoguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
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 on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tomoguchi misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomoguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomoguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but Drake moves away
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tomoguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomoguchi fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake swings for the body but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Tomoguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomoguchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tomoguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomoguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Tomoguchi drives through and clinches with Drake against the cage.
Drake presses Tomoguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomoguchi misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Tomoguchi misses.
A big right from Drake misses.
Tomoguchi throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomoguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomoguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Tomoguchi clinches with his opponent.
Drake tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dezmond Drake.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dezmond Drake!
A very excited looking Dezmond Drake 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.

Event: DMMA 120 Kofel vs Risin
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1#
Drake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Phontana back to the cage. Drake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A low kick from Phontana is predictable there
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Drake staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Drake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phontana tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake cracks a nice hook into Phontana's ribs.#CL2#
Drake gets tackled into the cage by Phontana. Phontana maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phontana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.#BC#
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phontana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phontana moves away.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phony Phontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phontana throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phontana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phontana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drake.
Drake defending well as Phontana loads up on a big left hand.
Phontana throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Phontana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Phontana moves out of range of the strikes.
Phontana tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
Drake slips a straight right by Phontana.
Drake thuds a left hand into Phontana's body.
Phontana tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phontana throws a body shot but no joy.
Phontana misses the body punch
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phontana throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phontana.
Drake takes a swing at Phontana's ribcage but misses.
Drake moves away from the strike by Phontana.
Phontana swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phontana misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Phontana.
Phontana thows a leg kick but Drake checks it
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Phontana will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phontana misses with a low kick. #T2#
Drake lands with a cross.
Drake digs a good body shot into Phontana's ribs.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phontana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Phontana misses.
Phontana throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phontana.
Drake works over Phontana's head and body with a nice combination.
Phontana defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phontana counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Phontana misses.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phontana throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Phontana lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phontana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phontana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake. #CL2#
Phontana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.#T3#
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phontana throws a head punch that misses.
Phontana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Phontana has a couple of punches blocked by Drake. #BC2#
Phontana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phontana throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phontana motions for Drake to come forward. Phontana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Phontana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake jabs Phontana right on the nose. Phontana blinks but takes it well.
Phontana is looking to score with low kicks.
Phontana staying out of range there.
Phontana is looking to clinch.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phontana circles away quickly and effectively.
Phontana tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
Phontana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
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 throws a jab when Phontana was well out of range.
Phontana connects with the punch.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phontana throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drake connects with a jab.
Phontana slips a jab from Drake.
Drake connects with a body shot that sends Phontana's belly button to the back.
Phontana throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Phontana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Drake misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phontana thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phontana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Phontana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Phontana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drake's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Phontana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phontana counters with a straight right hand.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Phontana's head back.
Phontana slips under a jab from Drake.
Phontana swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Phontana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Phontana.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phontana.
A slow jab from Phontana misses its intended target.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phontana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phontana can do to turn this around?
Phontana slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phontana looks to throw a body kick
and Phontana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Phontana forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Phontana controls the action. #BC#
Drake breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phontana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phontana looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phontana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Phontana scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Phontana misses.
Phontana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phontana manages to avoid it.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Phontana misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Phontana there.
Jab from Drake.#T2#
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake thuds his right hand into Phontana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake staying out of range there.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Drake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phontana.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Phontana loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake throws a right and a left that Phontana avoids nicely.
Phontana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phontana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Drake misses.
Phontana scores with a push kick.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Phontana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phontana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Phontana misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Phontana.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Drake cracks a nice hook into Phontana's ribs.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phontana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phontana scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phontana on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Drake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Phontana. That's going to slow Drake down.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #ROC#Phontana is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Phontana.
Phontana is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake scores with a nice strike.
Phontana throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Phontana throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phontana misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Jab by Drake.
Phontana needs to keep his hands up - Drake had a free shot at his head there.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Phontana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Phontana throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phontana.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Phontana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phontana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake jabs Phontana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phontana slips under a jab.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phontana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phontana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phontana 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.
Nice straight punches there by Drake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drake.
Phontana misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phontana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phontana's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Drake works the jab nicely.
Phontana tries to clinch up.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phontana was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Phontana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phontana throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a huge left! Phontana is in big trouble! He's backing up but Drake isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Phontana from any more damage. A dominating finish by Drake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
After winning the bout, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DMMA 108 Tucker vs Niculescu
Date: May 28, 2022

#R1#
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asteroid.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asteroid tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asteroid.
Asteroid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asteroid tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake slips a straight right by Asteroid.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Asteroid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Asteroid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Asteroid controls the action.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Asteroid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Asteroid lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asteroid.
Drake tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.
Asteroid tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Asteroid is controlling him.
Drake working aggressively here. #T2#
A hook to the body from Asteroid.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake blocks a body shot from Asteroid.
Drake working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Asteroid as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asteroid.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Asteroid lands a right hand.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
Drake tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Asteroid controls the action.
Asteroid misses with some punches. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asteroid.
Asteroid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Asteroid connects with a jab.
Drake swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asteroid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Anabolic Asteroid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asteroid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake works Asteroid's body with a nice hook.
Drake with a hook.#T4#
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Asteroid connects with an inside leg kick.
Asteroid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Asteroid misses.
Asteroid tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Asteroid misses the target.
Asteroid throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Asteroid throws a hook but Drake blocks it.#CL2#
Asteroid moves into the clinch successfully.
Asteroid is working Drake over against the cage.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A short right from Asteroid.
Drake lands a body punch.
Asteroid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anabolic Asteroid will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Asteroid wants to clinch
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Asteroid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asteroid avoids the body shot from Drake.
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
Asteroid lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asteroid, as that shot connected.
Asteroid misses with a low kick.
Jab from Drake.
Asteroid throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Drake.
Asteroid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake moves out of range as Asteroid strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake jabs at Asteroid's body.#CL2#
Asteroid closes the distance and clinches.
Asteroid misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake is looking to control Asteroid's arms but Asteroid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drake has his back to the cage.
Drake misses with some punches.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asteroid lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asteroid blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Asteroid is controlling the position.
Asteroid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Asteroid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Asteroid's head back.
Asteroid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drake under the eye.
Asteroid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asteroid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.#T2#
Drake checks a low kick from Asteroid.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Asteroid darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Asteroid.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
Drake lands a hook that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asteroid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake misses with a double jab
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Asteroid takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Asteroid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Asteroid throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asteroid throws a nice head kick!
Asteroid throws the kick towards the body but Drake avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asteroid throws out the jab.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Asteroid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Asteroid throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Asteroid throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.#T4#
Asteroid tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Asteroid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asteroid tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake moves away from the strike by Asteroid.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake slips a straight right by Asteroid.
Drake misses with a hook. Asteroid ducked under it nicely.
Asteroid throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Drake scores with a nice right hand.
Asteroid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Asteroid dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Asteroid slips under a jab.
Asteroid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drake throws a jab when Asteroid was well out of range.
A left lands for Drake.
Drake throws a hook but Asteroid blocks it.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asteroid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 lands with an overhand left.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asteroid wants to counter with a clinch but Drake pushes him away.
A right-left combo lands from Asteroid. #T1##CL2#
Asteroid moves into the clinch.
Asteroid misses with the head strike.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Asteroid's head.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asteroid struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asteroid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asteroid tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asteroid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Asteroid misses with the head strike. #T2##BC#
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asteroid tries to land a front kick but Drake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asteroid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Drake misses with an uppercut. Asteroid saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake avoids the head kick by Asteroid.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
Drake scores with a three punch combo!
Asteroid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake connects with the punch.
Drake throws a right hand that Asteroid ducks under and follows up with a left that Asteroid also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Asteroid clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asteroid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Drake misses its target.#T3#
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake throws a series of punches but Asteroid moves out of range.
Asteroid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Drake misses.
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Asteroid moves away from the strike by Drake.
Drake tests Asteroid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asteroid misses the shot to the body.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target. #CL2#
Asteroid takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Asteroid trying to land knees to the body.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Asteroid's head.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asteroid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asteroid throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Asteroid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asteroid throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dezmond Drake.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dezmond Drake!
Our winner, Dezmond Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DMMA 101: Johnson vs Outback 2
Date: Apr 24, 2022

#R1##CL#
Nadadora pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Nadadora gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nadadora takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nadadora. Nadadora circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nadadora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nadadora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nadadora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nadadora scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#ROC#Drake is rocked!#T1#
Nadadora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Nadadora misses.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nadadora throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Nadadora finish him?
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nadadora counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rapido Nadadora!
A very excited looking Rapido Nadadora 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.

Event: DMMA 94: Magrath vs Polus 3
Date: Mar 27, 2022

#R1#
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with the body kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drake throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson tries to move into range but Drake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dezmond Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Drake avoided it.#CL#
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Drake misses.
Drake lands a body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.#T2#
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a hook.#CL#
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
A short uppercut from Johnson. #BC2#
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Drake checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into range.
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A jab from Drake misses.
Johnson is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJohnson.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dezmond 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.#R2#
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson with a jab.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Drake misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Drake cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.#T1#
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Drake moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Drake takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Drake works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Drake misses with a combination
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Drake works the jab nicely.
Jab from Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dezmond Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Drake.
A jab lands there for Drake.
Drake cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Drake lands a jab.
Drake misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Drake defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drake is able to avoid easily.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Jab from Drake.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Drake misses.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Drake misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drake takes a head kick and keeps coming. #ROC#Drake is rocked!
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson thumps Drake with a low kick.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Drake looks up at the clock. Bad move! Johnson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Drake. Johnson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Johnson!
Champ Johnson 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.

Event: DMMA 86: Hasselhoff vs Account
Date: Feb 27, 2022

#R1#
Drake swings for the body but Nansen moves out of range.
Nansen slips a jab from Drake.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Nansen moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nansen misses the target.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nansen.
Nansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Nansen is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nansen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nansen misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Nansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Nansen.
Nansen lands a head shot.
Drake blocks a head kick by Nansen. #T1#
Nansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Nansen takes a jab right on the kisser. #TD#
Nansen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drake is looking for a sweep.
Nansen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Nansen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nansen with the ground and pound but Drake regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #SUB#
Nansen is looking for a kimura but Drake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nansen to get the leverage. #SUB#
Nansen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Nansen there. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nansen is looking to advance position but Drake won't allow it.
Nansen trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Nansen throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Drake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nansen.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
Nansen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake is staying active underneath Nansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3##SUB#
Nansen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nansen.
Ground and pound from Nansen.
Nansen looks to land a strike but Drake avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nansen won't allow Drake to sweep him here. #SUB#
Nansen has gone for a leg lock! Drake slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nansen's guard.#REVB#
Nansen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drake has passed into side control. #T4#
Drake moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Drake working away.
Drake wants to control but Nansen is keeping him busy.
Nansen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Drake prevents Nansen from improving his position.
Nansen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thorvald Nansen dominated that round.
That's time! Nansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nansen lands a head kick. Drake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nansen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nansen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Nansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Nansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
Nansen throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Nansen moved out of range nicely.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake dips to his left and cracks Nansen with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nansen slips a straight right by Drake.
Nansen defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dezmond Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Nansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nansen tries to clinch up.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nansen.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nansen misses with a straight left.
Nansen throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nansen throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Nansen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Nansen lands with a right hand.
Drake misses with a looping left.#T2##CL#
Nansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Drake manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Drake gets tackled into the cage by Nansen. Nansen maintains the clinch.
Nansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nansen.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Nansen lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Nansen.
Drake is trying to force a seperation but Nansen has the dominant position.
Nansen blocking some punches.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nansen backwards.
Nansen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nansen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drake after a bit of a struggle.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Nansen.
Nansen wants a takedown but no success here.
Drake cracks Nansen with a nice body shot.#T3#
Drake blocking some punches. #BC2#
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Nansen misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nansen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drake.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Nansen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Nansen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nansen misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Nansen.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!#TD#
Nansen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drake to the ground. Nansen is now in Drake's guard.#T4#
Nansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake pulls Nansen in close to prevent any damage.
Nansen trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake keeping full guard, as Nansen tries to pass.
Drake managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
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.
Nansen walks into a stiff left hand from Drake.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nansen doesn't seem bothered though.
Nansen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nansen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nansen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nansen dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
A head kick by Nansen misses
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Nansen counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T1#
Drake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drake.
Nansen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Nansen is trying to get an arm triangle but Drake is defending well.
Nansen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SUB#
Nansen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T2#
Nansen throws a strike but Drake avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Nansen advances position into side control!
Drake stops Nansen from passing to mount. #SUB#
Nansen is trying to get an arm triangle but Drake is defending well.
Thorvald Nansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nansen landing a few strikes.
Nansen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nansen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nansen trying to control the position but Drake is working away. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nansen working the ground and pound but Drake is defending the strikes.
Drake is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Nansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nansen trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Nansen wants to take a breather but Drake manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nansen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorvald Nansen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nansen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorvald Nansen!
Thorvald Nansen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DMMA 78: Johnson vs Mukunzi
Date: Jan 29, 2022

#R1#
Drake misses the jab.
Leroy 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leroy duly obliges.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Leroy seems unphased.
Leroy throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leroy .
Leroy throws a big shot that misses.
Leroy misses with a head kick.
Leroy darts in trying to clinch
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake walks into a jab.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Leroy .
Drake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Leroy 's head back.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Drake moves away from the strike by Leroy .
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Leroy avoids the body shot from Drake.
Leroy feints a counter leg kick.
Leroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.
Leroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Leroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake lands with a straight right. Leroy didn't see that one coming.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Leroy looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Leroy .
Left hook, right uppercut from Leroy .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy .#T2#
Some wild striking there from Leroy .
Drake misses with a body shot.
Leroy throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drake is out of range and Leroy settles back down.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Leroy 's head back.
Leroy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake throws a hook but Leroy avoids it easily.
Leroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Leroy throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Leroy moved out of range nicely.
Drake cracks Leroy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Drake connects with a jab.
Leroy tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake throws a hook but Leroy blocks it.
Leroy 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.
Sloppy strikes from Leroy . Those never looked like landing.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Leroy misses
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Leroy defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Leroy .
Danga de danga de dang - Leroy scores with a four punch combination!
Leroy throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
Drake throws a one two combo.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leroy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Leroy counters with a straight right hand.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leroy on the side of the head.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leroy misses with a body punch
and Drake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leroy walks into a left hand.
Leroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leroy slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroy .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leroy ! But no joy.
Leroy misses with a kick to the body.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroy slips under a jab from Drake.
Leroy looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leroy throws a head kick that misses.
Leroy misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Leroy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake throws a jab when Leroy was well out of range.
Drake lands with a hook. Leroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leroy slips a straight right by Drake.
Leroy throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leroy misses with a straight left.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Bruce Leroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake digs a good hook to Leroy 's body.
Leroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Leroy tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leroy misses with the combination. #T1#
Leroy tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake moves away from the strike by Leroy .
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy misses with a head kick.
Leroy 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.
Nice defenses there by Leroy .
Leroy thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Leroy fakes the leg kick and cracks Drake in the body.
Leroy tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leroy on the side of the head.
Leroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake lands a jab.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leroy lands a head kick. Drake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Leroy , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leroy blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Leroy .
Drake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Leroy walks into a left hand.
Leroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.#T3#
Drake punishes Leroy 's body with a nice straight punch.
Leroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leroy throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leroy moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Leroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it. #CL2#
Leroy darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Leroy controls the action.
Drake blocking some punches.
Leroy misses with a punch to the body.
Leroy misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leroy s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Leroy misses with a head kick.
Drake takes a swing at Leroy 's ribcage but misses.
Leroy tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Leroy thinks about the counter body kick.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Leroy throws a one two combo.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Leroy moved out of range nicely.
Leroy misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leroy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Leroy misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Leroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Leroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leroy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Leroy slips the punch.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Leroy . That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leroy manages to avoid it.
Leroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leroy looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
Leroy swinging wildly here.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.
Leroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leroy scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Leroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leroy tries a head kick but it misses.
Leroy misses with the body kick
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Leroy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Drake avoids the body shot from Leroy .
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leroy thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leroy swinging wildly here.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Leroy jabs at Drake's body.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Leroy walks into a stiff left hand from Drake.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Leroy is out of range.
Leroy connects with a solid leg kick.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy .
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
A nice combination there by Leroy . #T3#
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dezmond Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leroy misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Leroy is out of range.
Drake thuds a left hand into Leroy 's body.
Leroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leroy .
Leroy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Leroy seems unphased.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
Leroy takes one on the button.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leroy misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leroy .
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leroy . #T4#
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Leroy backing up. Leroy nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy misses with a wild combination.
Bruce Leroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Leroy fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake lunges at Leroy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leroy 's hand.
Drake connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dezmond Drake!
Our winner, Dezmond Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DMMA 60: Thermometer vs Amida
Date: Nov 20, 2021

#R1#
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
White 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.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drake scores with a hook to the body.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
White lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by White. #T1#
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from White.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White prevents a body shot from Drake.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T2#
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White looking to stall. #BC#
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
White moves away from the strike by Drake.
White ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Drake jabs at White's body.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
As Drake backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Drake manages to avoid it all.
Drake throws a hook but White avoids it easily.#T3#
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Drake punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from White misses.
Drake throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
White darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White can turn it around.
Drake misses with some punches.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake blocks an elbow strike from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
White throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
White slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Drake pushes him away.
White throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from White.
White throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Jacob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Drake throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White misses the jab.#T1#
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Drake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drake takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from White.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Drake.
White tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drake.
Drake scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
A jab from Drake misses.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
White slips a straight right by Drake.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White dodges the punch combination from Drake.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.#T3#
Drake misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Drake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from White does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
White moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
White misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake dodges the punch combination from White.
Drake connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
White lands a jab to the head.
Drake connects with a jab.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Drake misses with a straight right.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a straight right.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a body shot
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
Drake dodges the punch combination from White.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a wild combination.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Drake connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.#T1#
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Drake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White misses with a wild combination.
Drake 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.
White misses with a wild combination.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Drake misses.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacob White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
White lands a two punch combo.
Dezmond Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White misses the jab.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
A left lands for Drake.
Drake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
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 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
A cross from Drake lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
White staying out of range there.
White misses with the combination.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
White ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 33: Grimes vs Nadadora
Date: Aug 07, 2021

#R1#
Risin misses the jab.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Risin counters with a straight right hand.
Risin sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Risin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#KD2#
Risin lands a left and a right that send Drake crashing to the mat, dazed. Risin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Drake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Risin slips the punch.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Risin moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Risin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake throws a series of punches but Risin moves out of range.
Risin jabs at Drake's body.
Risin misses with a right hand
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Risin slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Risin.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Risin circles away quickly and effectively.
Risin misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.
Drake gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Risin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Drake is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Mojo Risin!
Mr Mojo Risin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: DMMA 14: Rocksaw v Andrianakis
Date: Jun 02, 2021

#R1#
Toledo misses with a straight left.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toledo.
Toledo tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toledo's head.
Toledo misses with a looping right.
Toledo throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake lands with an overhand left.#ROC#Toledo is rocked!#KD#
Drake drops Toledo with a beautiful combination! Toledo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drake is looking for the KO!
Toledo is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toledo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Drake misses its target.
Toledo throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toledo.
Dezmond Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toledo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake drops Toledo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Drake follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
Our winner, Dezmond Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DMMA 7: Trivette vs Mac Airt
Date: May 08, 2021

#R1#
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drake lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Risin. That's going to slow Drake down.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Risin is looking to land body kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Risin blocks a jab.
Risin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Risin staying out of range there.
Risin takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake defending well as Risin loads up on a big left hand.
Risin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Risin misses with a looping left.
Risin thumps Drake with a low kick.
Risin throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with a two punch combo.
Risin slips under a jab.
Risin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Risin scores with a body shot.
Drake cracks a nice hook into Risin's ribs.
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.
Risin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
Risin misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Risin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Drake scores with a one two! Risin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Risin seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Risin.
Risin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Risin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Risin looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
A good leg kick by Risin.
Risin misses with an uppercut.
Risin misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake scores with a jab. Risin acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
A nice leg kick from Risin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Risin clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Drake misses.
A jab lands there for Drake.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Risin lands an overhand right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Risin.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Risin with a nice cross.
Risin throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Risin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Drake is predictable there
and Risin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Risin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Risin slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake throws a hook but Risin avoids it easily.
Risin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheers as Risin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Drake moves away from the strike by Risin. #T3#
Risin throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Risin moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Risin. Risin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Risin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Risin missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Drake punishes Risin's body with a nice straight punch.
Risin lands with a cross.
Risin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Risin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Risin.
Risin tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC2#Drake is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Risin misses the target.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick. #T4#
Risin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Risin slips a jab from Drake.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Risin counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Risin scores with the left hand. Drake knows he should have avoided that one.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Risin's hands.
Risin cracks Drake with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Drake tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Risin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Drake is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Mojo Risin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mr Mojo Risin made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: KO 4: Apinagewanwa VS. Drake
Date: Mar 20, 2021

#R1#
A head kick misses from Apinagewanwa.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apinagewanwa.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Omari Apinagewanwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Apinagewanwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake moves forwards but Apinagewanwa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Apinagewanwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake lands a jab.
Drake lands a lovely overhand right.#ROC2#Apinagewanwa is rocked!
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!
Apinagewanwa tries to get into range but Drake steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Apinagewanwa! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Drake scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dezmond Drake!
After winning the bout, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Yamamoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Drake lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
Yamamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamamoto lands a front kick.
Drake misses the body punch
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Drake misses.
Despite the aggression on Yamamoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yamamoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drake gets double underhooks and turns Yamamoto into the cage.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Yamamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Drake tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it. #T1#
Drake with a jab.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drake throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Drake connects with a right hand. Yamamoto shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Drake sets himself, and Yamamoto steps forward looking for the clinch! Drake avoids it this time.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Drake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamamoto at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Yamamoto shoots in.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Drake misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Yamamoto on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Drake.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto goes for a double leg but Drake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drake continues to drive forward.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drake circles away.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
A big right from Drake misses.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Drake pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yamamoto shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Drake throws a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Drake thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamamoto.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Dezmond Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yamamoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drake has got the better of the exchanges.
Drake's corner calls for a 1-2. Drake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto throws a counter combo.
Drake misses with a hook
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto throws a big counter head kick but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Drake throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drake swivels and escapes.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Drake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Drake misses. #T1#
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamamoto.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goro Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto fails with the takedown.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Yamamoto seems unphased.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto. #T2#
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yamamoto lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drake defends well and Yamamoto ends up having to push Drake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Drake.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Drake.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake cracks Yamamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
Yamamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamamoto stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Drake.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Yamamoto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Yamamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drake looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Drake throws a jab when Yamamoto was well out of range.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Drake avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Drake throws a one two combo. #T4#
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Drake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drake duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Yamamoto moves away and avoids it.
Drake backing away here, and Yamamoto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Drake tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A nice combination there by Drake.
Yamamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Yamamoto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamamoto momentarily.
Drake misses the jab.
Yamamoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamamoto shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Yamamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Drake strikes.
As Drake backs off Yamamoto throws a huge counter combo but Drake manages to avoid it all.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drake tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drake to the ground. Drake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Yamamoto seems unphased.
Drake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamamoto under the eye.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dezmond Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Yamamoto wants to counter the offense by Drake and move into the clinch position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake connects with a looping right hand.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake. #T3#
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dezmond Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drake gets double underhooks and turns Yamamoto into the cage.
Drake lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamoto's hands.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
As Drake backs off Yamamoto throws a huge counter combo but Drake manages to avoid it all.
Yamamoto connects with a solid leg kick. #T4#
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamamoto is defended easily by Drake.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Yamamoto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drake misses with the combination.
Goro Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dezmond Drake!
An out of breath Dezmond Drake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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