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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clark Zapata (ranked 25074 p4p, 4287 weight class) and Calvin Drik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zapata comes to the cage accompanied by Alab ng Puso. Clark Zapata has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clark Zapata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calvin Drik!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapata takes the fight into the clinch.
Drik tries to break free but Zapata pushes him back against the cage.
Drik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zapata moves into the clinch.
Zapata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drik swings wildly with an uppercut but Zapata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zapata wants to break free but Drik has control.
Zapata keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drik's efforts to push away.
Zapata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zapata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Zapata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zapata closes the distance and pushes Drik back into the cage.
Drik breaks the clinch.
Zapata is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drik clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drik is trying to break free.
Drik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zapata shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drik but Drik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drik scores with a one two! Zapata had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drik instigates a clinch.
Drik scores with a shoulder strike.
Drik is trying to force a seperation but Zapata has the dominant position.
Zapata tries to break the clinch but Drik is controlling the position.
Drik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zapata backwards.
Drik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drik throws a head punch that misses.
Zapata is trying to break the clinch but Drik is controlling him.
Zapata is trying to break the clinch but Drik is controlling him.
Drik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zapata jumps guard but Drik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata breaks the clinch.
Drik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zapata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calvin Drik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapata closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Calvin Drik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drik throws a series of punches but Zapata moves out of range.
Zapata seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zapata has managed to clinch.
Zapata working hard to break the clinch.
Drik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zapata has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drik.
Zapata has clasped his hands together around Drik's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Drik gets back to half guard.
Drik looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zapata trying to control the action but Drik is working from the bottom.
Drik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zapata wants to pass to mount but Drik is defending the position.
Zapata working over Drik with some ground and pound. Drik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zapata slips a nice elbow through Drik's hands, connecting with Drik's forehead.
Drik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zapata pulls his head out easily.
Zapata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zapata decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata pushes Drik up against the cage in a clinch.
Zapata is trying to break the clinch but Drik has him pressed against the cage.
Zapata has Drik pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Zapata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zapata is trying to break the clinch but Drik is controlling him.
Drik breaks the clinch.
Drik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zapata rushes Drik and presses him up against the cage.
Zapata tries to break free but Drik pushes him back against the cage.
Zapata manages to break the clinch.
Drik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Zapata counter with a right hand.
Zapata looks to land a combination but Drik avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drik fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Clark Zapata will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zapata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drik pushes Zapata off and gets back to his feet.
Drik darts in and clinches Zapata up against the cage.
Drik breaks the clinch.
Drik tries to clinch
and Zapata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drik closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zapata's efforts to push away.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Drik. Those never looked like landing.
Zapata avoids the head kick by Drik.
Zapata misses with a series of wild punches.
Zapata lands a jab-cross combination.
Drik is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark Zapata is winning the standup battle so far.
Zapata cracks Drik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drik misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Zapata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zapata counters with a nice body kick.
Zapata has closed the distance and engaged Drik in a clinch.
Zapata is looking to break free of the clinch but Drik has double underhooks.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zapata clinches with his opponent.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drik gets tackled into the cage by Zapata. Zapata maintains the clinch.
Clark Zapata has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zapata.
Zapata feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zapata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zapata cracks Drik with a solid left hand.
Zapata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zapata lands a couple of elbows.
Zapata postures up and lands a big shot to Drik's brow.
Zapata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zapata works over Drik with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zapata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zapata looking to pass the guard.
Zapata trying to control the position from guard on top but Drik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drik uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Drik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zapata throws a one two combo.
Drik misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Zapata scores with a four punch combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zapata.
Drik misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata gets a takedown into half guard.
Drik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapata stalks Drik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drik's face. Drik staggers backwards, shaken.
Drik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zapata's head.
Zapata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drik quickly recovers to half guard.
Drik kicks Zapata off and gets back to his feet.
Zapata takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drik scores with a head kick. Zapata tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Clark Zapata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Zapata lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drik doesn't seem phased though.
Drik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zapata circles away quickly and effectively.
Zapata blocks a head kick by Drik.
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 Clark Zapata will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zapata throws a right and a left that Drik avoids nicely.
Drik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zapata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drik forces Zapata back against the cage and clinches.
Zapata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zapata wants to clinch but Drik slips to the side
and Drik counters with a three punch combo that has Zapata backing up. Zapata nods at Drik to acknowledge the strikes.
Drik tries to close the distance and clinch but Zapata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zapata scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zapata closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zapata lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drik is on top in guard.
Drik trying to control the position from guard on top but Zapata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Zapata just leaning against Drik, taking a breather.
Zapata is trying to pull guard but Drik has him pressed against the cage.
Zapata is trying to force a seperation but Drik has the dominant position.
Zapata breaks the clinch.
Drik scores with a three punch combo!
Drik misses with a combination
and Zapata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zapata scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Drik has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zapata is on him like a limpet, forcing Drik back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapata is trying to break free.
Drik manages to break the clinch.
Drik has Zapata up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zapata fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drik, pushing him back against the cage.
Zapata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zapata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zapata works on Drik's body with a couple of short punches.
Zapata tries to break the clinch but Drik is controlling the position.
Drik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zapata backwards.
Drik breaks the clinch.
Zapata moves into range and clinches up with Drik.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Drik misses.
Zapata clinches up with Drik and pushes him back against the cage.
Zapata keeps control of Drik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata manages to break the clinch.
Drik tries to clinch but Zapata moves out of range.
Zapata moves into the clinch.
Zapata jumps guard but Drik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Zapata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drik prevents Zapata from breaking the clinch.
Drik breaks from the clinch.
Zapata clinches up with Drik and pushes him back against the cage.
Zapata has had enough of the clinch but Drik keeps him there for the moment.
Drik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zapatas head.
Zapata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zapata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Zapata with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Zapata scores with a four punch combination!
Zapata gets a clinch.
Drik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapata's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drik under the eye.
Drik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zapata shoots in looking for a takedown. Drik tries to sprawl out of it but Zapata keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Drik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zapata tries to clinch there but Drik circles away.
Drik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zapata counters with a left and a right that stings Drik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calvin Drik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark Zapata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zapata.
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 Clark Zapata.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zapata, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Zapata!
After winning the bout, Clark Zapata thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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