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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 675 p4p, 1779 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 81 p4p, 200 weight class). Eric Draven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ziskie misses with a body shot.
Ziskie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven misses with a two punch combination.
Draven tries to clinch but Ziskie is having none of it.
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.
Draven throws a counter high kick but Ziskie was just alert enough to avoid it.
Draven misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Ziskie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven tries to move into range but Ziskie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ziskie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ziskie misses with a jab to the body
and Draven counters with a series of strikes. Ziskie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ziskie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ziskie 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.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ziskie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Draven blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziskie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
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!
Ziskie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ziskie shoots in for a double leg but Draven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draven tries to clinch up.
Ziskie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draven counters with a straight right hand.
Draven moves out of range of the body kick from Ziskie.
Ziskie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Ziskie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ziskie shoots in looking for a takedown. Draven tries to sprawl out of it but Ziskie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Draven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Ziskie.
Ziskie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draven throws a counter high kick but Ziskie was just alert enough to avoid it.
Draven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie avoids the body shot from Draven.
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Draven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ziskie doesn't seem phased though.
Ziskie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziskie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Draven rather than just go for the knockout.
Ziskie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ziskie 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philip Ziskie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Draven misses.
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Ziskie's front leg but catches the back leg as Ziskie tries to avoid it.
Ziskie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Draven did well to prevent Ziskie getting side control.
Draven pushes Ziskie off looking to stand but Ziskie dives back in and keeps control.
Ziskie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draven tries to kick Ziskie off but Ziskie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ziskie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draven keeps working.
Draven regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven wants to get back to his feet but Ziskie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Draven can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ziskie controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Draven wants to get back to his feet but Ziskie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ziskie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draven counters with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Draven. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ziskie. Beautiful body shot.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ziskie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Draven as he checks the leg kick.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
A telegraphed right hand from Ziskie misses the target.
Ziskie with the inside leg kick.
Ziskie cracks a nice hook into Draven's ribs.
Ziskie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Draven tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ziskie is in Draven's guard.
Draven manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziskie throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands with a cross.
Ziskie moves away from the strike by Draven.
A big right from Ziskie misses.
Ziskie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Draven looks like he's trying to stand up.
Draven is not content to let Ziskie control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draven is trying to stand up here but Ziskie is controlling him well.
Ziskie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draven is trying to stand up here but Ziskie is controlling him well.
Draven is refusing to be controlled, as Ziskie sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draven is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Draven is not content to let Ziskie control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut
and Draven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ziskie throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Ziskie sees coming a mile off.
Ziskie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Philip Ziskie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ziskie throws a body shot but no joy.
Ziskie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Draven.
Ziskie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
As Ziskie tries to get set, Draven tries to push him back and clinch up but Ziskie manages to avoid the attempt.
Draven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ziskie shoots in and gets a takedown into Draven's guard.
Ziskie lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie throwing strikes but missing.
Draven pulls Ziskie in close to his closed guard and prevents Ziskie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ziskie landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven wants to stand but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Draven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ziskie throws a big elbow that misses.
Draven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Draven trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ziskie looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Ziskie throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ziskie takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Draven staying out of range there.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut
and Draven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ziskie ducks right into an uppercut from Draven.
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.
Draven thinks about countering with a body kick.
Draven moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ziskie. Ziskie obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ziskie is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ziskie stalling in the clinch but Draven improves position.
Draven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie wants to clinch up but Draven keeps it at a distance.
Ziskie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draven slips a jab from Ziskie.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ziskie throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Ziskie cracks Draven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ziskie looks to land a combination but Draven avoids it well.
Draven avoids the body shot from Ziskie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draven clinches 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!
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Ziskie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ziskie 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Philip Ziskie!
After the fight, Philip Ziskie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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