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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Fresh (ranked 2416 p4p, 3274 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 240 p4p, 312 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27 - 15 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 10 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Draven checks it well.
Fresh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fresh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draven is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fresh trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fresh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fresh postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Fresh lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Fresh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fresh landing knees to the head.
Fresh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fresh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Draven uses from the top position.
Fresh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fresh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Draven seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh looking for a guillotine here but Draven defends easily.
Draven controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fresh trying to keep a closed guard but Draven is proving a slippery customer.
Draven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fresh wants to sweep here but Draven controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh working for submissions but it's allowed Draven to get to half guard.
Draven wants to pass the guard but Fresh is defending well.
Fresh is looking to control Draven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fresh avoid being mounted?
Fresh tries to roll over but Draven keeps him under control.
Draven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Draven's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Draven seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fresh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fresh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draven swivels and escapes.
Draven forces Fresh back against the cage and clinches.
Draven letting Fresh take a breather here.
Fresh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fresh.
Fresh is trying to drag Draven to the mat but Draven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fresh tries to pull guard but Draven won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Thor Fresh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fresh darts in and clinches Draven up against the cage.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fresh manages to break the clinch.
Draven tries to clinch there but Fresh circles away.
Fresh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Draven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fresh is defending well for now.
Fresh jumps guard but Draven turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fresh is trying to trip Draven. He has hold of a leg but Draven is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fresh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Draven pushes Fresh off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven tries to bum rush Fresh with a series of wild strikes but Fresh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Draven does no damage.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven has closed the distance and engaged Fresh in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fresh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Draven defends well and Fresh ends up having to push Draven into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Draven wants to stall.
Fresh works on Draven's body with a couple of short punches.
Draven trying to stall but Fresh improves his position.
Draven pushes off an throws an elbow but Fresh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Fresh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Draven!
Thor Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Fresh.
Draven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fresh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fresh trying to stall but Draven improves his position.
Fresh tightens his grip and picks Draven up, before dumping him to the ground. Draven manages to land in guard.
Draven is looking for a triangle but Fresh pushes his legs off easily.
Draven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fresh.
Draven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fresh trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Fresh stands up from Draven's guard - Fresh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fresh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fresh is looking to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch.
Draven tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Fresh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Draven just manages to avoid it.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fresh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fresh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fresh wants to clinch up but Draven keeps it at a distance.
Draven rushes Fresh and presses him up against the cage.
Draven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fresh tries to land knees in the clinch but Draven avoids the damage to the body.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven pushes Fresh up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven throws an elbow but it misses.
Fresh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fresh shoots in for a double leg but Draven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fresh is looking to clinch.
Fresh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fresh lands a right hand.
Fresh tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fresh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Draven lands with a right to the head.
Fresh manages to break the clinch.
Fresh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fresh tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fresh shoots in but Draven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresh tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Fresh clinches up with Draven and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fresh throws a head kick that misses
and Draven counters with a straight right hand.
Draven scores with a three punch combo!
Draven forces Fresh back against the cage and clinches.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draven has Fresh up against the cage in a clinch.
Fresh has had enough of the clinch but Draven keeps him there for the moment.
Draven is struggling to control the position.
Draven lands an elbow that stopped Fresh in his tracks for a moment.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Draven prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven has Fresh pressed against the cage, preventing Fresh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fresh tries to score a body lock takedown but Draven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Draven stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fresh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven closes the distance and pushes Fresh back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven is looking to clinch but Fresh is avoiding it.
Draven tries to clinch up.
Draven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fresh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Fresh's side.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fresh.
Thor Fresh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fresh.
Draven wants to counter with a clinch but Fresh pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Fresh.
Fresh stalling the fight.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Draven.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fresh is looking to break free of the clinch but Draven has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Draven throws an elbow but misses.
Draven lands a knee to the body.
Draven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Draven scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh dodges an elbow strike from Draven.
Fresh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fresh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fresh.
Draven slaps away a takedown attempt from Fresh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Fresh backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Fresh manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven clinches with his opponent.
Draven misses with a knee strike.
Draven wants to break free but Fresh has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Draven 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven very nearly forgot to thank KOMBAT KLOTHING amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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