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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 696 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Jan Koblav (ranked 106 p4p, 184 weight class). Bobby Drake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Koblav's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Koblav!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koblav manages to avoid it.
Koblav shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Koblav looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Koblav persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing.
Koblav misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bobby Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Koblav.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Koblav fails to land the takedown.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Koblav or perhaps it was just good defense by Drake, which made it look bad.
Koblav avoids the body shot from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake takes a swing at Koblav's ribcage but misses.
Koblav closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Koblav pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koblav misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Drake connects with a body shot that sends Koblav's belly button to the back.
Koblav has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koblav shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Koblav keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koblav closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Drake did well to prevent Koblav getting side control.
Koblav is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drake defends it well.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Koblav is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koblav is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drake defends it well.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
Koblav is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drake is just riding it out for now. Koblav eventually gives up the hold.
Koblav works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koblav tries for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
Koblav is trying to get an arm triangle but Drake is defending well.
Koblav is trying to get an arm triangle but Drake is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koblav is trying to get an arm triangle but Drake is defending well.
Drake tries to bench press Koblav off him but Koblav keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koblav is trying to work for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
Drake trying to control here.
Koblav is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drake sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koblav is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koblav.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Koblav is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Drake gets back to full guard.
Koblav thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koblav preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koblav stops Drake from standing up.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koblav manages to get himself to full guard.
Drake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake dominated that 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.
Nice shot by Drake.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Koblav is just out of range.
Koblav ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Koblav looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jan Koblav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koblav looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koblav scores with a takedown into Drake's guard.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koblav manages to get himself to full guard.
Jan Koblav has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koblav looking to control.
Koblav lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Drake trying to control the position here.
Koblav is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Koblav drops back, looking for a kneebar! Drake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Drake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Drake!
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koblav some visible discomfort.
Koblav wants to control but Drake postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Koblav is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Drake trying to control the pace.
Koblav tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake lands with a punch from half guard.
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koblav trying to control from the bottom.
Koblav regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koblav working a defensive guard here.
Drake trying to control but Koblav is working from the bottom.
Koblav is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake wants to control from the top but Koblav keeps moving.
Koblav tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drake wants to control from the top but Koblav keeps moving.
Koblav tries to strike from the bottom.
Koblav trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koblav not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drake 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.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to Koblav's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to stand up but Koblav won't let him.
Koblav controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
Koblav wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake wants to control from the top but Koblav keeps moving.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koblav can do to turn this around?
Drake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Koblav is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Koblav looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koblav's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koblav keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Koblav working for a triangle but Drake defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koblav looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Drake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koblav shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Koblav seems unphased.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Koblav looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Drake!
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Koblav is dominant here and he's now got Drake's back!
Drake breaks Koblav's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koblav can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drake controls the pace.
Drake cracks Koblav with a solid left hand.
Koblav bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koblav's guard.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Koblav blocks nicely.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Koblav is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Koblav looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Koblav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Koblav.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koblav looking for a sweep. Not yet Koblav, not yet.
Drake controls from within his opponent's guard.
Koblav not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koblav can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drake controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koblav is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake trying to control but Koblav is working from the bottom.
Drake working some strikes from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Koblav holds on and takes a little breather.
Koblav looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koblav looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Koblav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koblav has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Koblav's legs - danger averted.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koblav is looking for a triangle here but Drake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Drake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drake controlling from side mount.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koblav keeps working.
Koblav manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drake's best efforts.
Koblav is trying to get back to full guard.
Koblav is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drake pulls his head out easily.
Koblav on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koblav misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Drake drops an elbow to the side of Koblav's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koblav trying to control but Drake postures up.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Koblav has hold of Drake's hands but Drake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koblav is not content to let Drake control the position.
Koblav wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koblav makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koblav.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drake is in close to Koblav's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jan Koblav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koblav is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Drake!
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