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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 1366 p4p, 2458 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 147 p4p, 250 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Raymond Donde has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Raymond Donde seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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28 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donde shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draven pinned against the cage. Draven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draven wants to counter with a clinch but Donde pushes him away.
Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Donde backwards.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven tries to clinch but Donde is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven drives through and clinches with Donde against the cage.
Draven lands a nice shot to the body.
Donde drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven clinches up with Donde and pushes him back against the cage.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donde fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draven avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven landing knees to the head.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donde is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven tries to clinch there but Donde circles away.
Draven goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven clinches.
Donde wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Donde tries to score a body lock takedown but Draven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draven tries to sprawl but Donde drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Donde is breathing heavily.
Draven has one foot on Donde's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Draven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Donde drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donde wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde blocks a body shot from Draven.
Draven tries to land a knee to the head but Donde blocks with his arms.
Draven lands a shot to the body.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donde blocks an elbow strike from Draven.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven looks to clinch
and Donde counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Donde trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draven has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Donde is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draven instigates a clinch.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donde, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donde, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven stops a takedown attempt from Donde.
Draven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Draven is pressed up against the cage. Donde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draven down to the mat. Draven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draven gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Donde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Draven is controlling Donde's trapped leg to prevent Donde from advancing to side control.
Draven has one foot on Donde's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven has Donde up against the cage in a clinch.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven rushes Donde and presses him up against the cage.
Donde is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
Draven lands an uppercut.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven drives through and clinches with Donde against the cage.
Donde wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven stops a takedown attempt from Donde.
Draven lands a good knee to the midsection. Donde won't want to take too many of those.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donde takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven just leaning against Donde, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Draven as the two fighters clinch.
Draven is leaning against Donde and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donde takes a shot to the head.
Draven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draven is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Draven.
Draven continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Draven tries to land knees in the clinch but Donde avoids the damage to the body.
Donde drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Draven instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Draven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Draven's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Donde lands a takedown into guard.
Donde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven is looking for a triangle but Donde pushes his legs off easily.
Draven scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Draven forces Donde back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donde avoids it.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donde avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.
Donde drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donde, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draven.
Draven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Draven stalling in the clinch.
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.
That's time! Donde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Donde blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Draven.
Donde wants a takedown.
Donde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raymond Donde 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.
Draven rushes Donde and presses him up against the cage.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands a jab-cross combination.
Donde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven throws a head kick that half lands.
Draven gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donde goes for a takedown attempt but Draven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Draven clinches with his opponent.
Draven lands an uppercut.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven moves into the clinch.
Donde wants a takedown but no success here.
Draven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donde has Draven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Draven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Draven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Draven leaning against his opponent.
Draven stops a takedown attempt from Donde.
Donde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donde blocks it with crossed arms.
Draven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donde's defenses.
Donde changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Draven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Draven clinches.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donde has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Draven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donde dodges an elbow strike from Draven.
Draven is working Donde over against the cage.
Draven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
Draven is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donde is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raymond Donde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Draven lands.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Donde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draven moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Draven gets underhooks to prevent Donde's takedown attempt.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eric Draven made sure he mentioned KOMBAT KLOTHING, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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