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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Drake (ranked 598 p4p, 804 weight class) and Count Dankula (ranked 70 p4p, 98 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Count Dankula!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankula cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Dankula works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown but Dankula manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dankula digs a good hook to Drake's body.
Dankula misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Dankula. Those never looked like landing.
Dankula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Dankula throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dankula scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Dankula uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Dankula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dankula won't be happy with that.
Drake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake working the strikes but Dankula uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Drake throwing shots but Dankula is blocking nicely.
Drake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dankula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drake throwing shots but Dankula is blocking nicely.
Dankula is controlling Drake's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Dankula is defending well.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Drake working Dankula over with strikes.
Drake throws a strike but Dankula avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake postures up in Dankula's guard and throws a big left but Dankula blocks it.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Dankula is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dankula's guard.
Drake with the ground and pound but Dankula uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dankula wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dankula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dankula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Dankula is retaining full guard.
Drake postures up in Dankula's guard and throws a big left but Dankula blocks it.
Drake stands and throws Dankula's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drake throws a strike aimed at the side of Dankula's head but Dankula avoids it well.
Dankula felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dankula is trying to get back to half guard.
Drake cracks Dankula with a big right hand but Dankula just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Drake cracks Dankula with a big right hand but Dankula just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dankula is trying to get back to half guard.
Drake creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dankula sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Dankula.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dankula on the side of the head.
Dankula lands a right hook to the body.
Dankula misses with a looping left.
Dankula with the inside leg kick.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake attempts a counter takedown but Dankula avoids it well and moves away.
Dankula misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drake throws a big elbow that misses.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to Dankula's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankula has wrist control.
Drake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake advances to half guard.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dankula defending well though.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drake wants to pass to mount but Dankula is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake throwing shots but Dankula is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dankula is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dankula keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake trying to pass the guard but Dankula defending well.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake seems to be working for a kimura but Dankula defends the submission attempt.
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake thows a huge punch but Dankula dodges it nicely.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dankula defending well though.
Drake throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dankula to regain full guard.
Drake distracts Dankula with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankula has wrist control.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dankula can do to turn this around?
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake won't allow Dankula to sweep him here.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankula has wrist control.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake passes Dankula's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dankula throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake shoots for a takedown but Dankula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dankula scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Dankula.
Dankula misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Dankula didn't expect that.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake postures up in Dankula's guard and throws a big left but Dankula blocks it.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Dankula blocks nicely.
Dankula working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a strike but Dankula rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jake Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dankula trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dankula can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankula controlling from the top position.
Drake has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dankula should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Drake has tightened it up now! Dankula should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Drake!
A relieved looking Jake Drake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Count Dankula spoke after the fight, saying 'That shits whack. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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