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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Frost (ranked 1463 p4p, 947 weight class) and Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 171 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 cm 27 265 6 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm 20 272 8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Frost! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Shakespeare! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shakespeare misses the jab. Frost throwing a counter right hand but Shakespeare manages to avoid it. Shakespeare looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Frost blocks a jab. Frost is looking to clinch. Frost is looking to clinch. Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Drake Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Frost avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Frost tries to clinch up and Shakespeare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Drake Frost has been cut. Shakespeare loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch. Frost is looking to clinch. Frost tries to clinch but Shakespeare is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frost tries to clinch but Shakespeare is having none of it. Shakespeare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Shakespeare releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Frost tries to clinch up but Shakespeare circles away and keeps his distance. Frost fails in his attempt to clinch. Frost moves in looking to clinch but Shakespeare pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frost moves in looking to clinch but Shakespeare pushes him off. Shakespeare throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem. Shakespeare looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range. Shakespeare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost throwing a counter right hand but Shakespeare manages to avoid it. Shakespeare throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot. The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Frost tries to clinch up but Shakespeare circles away and keeps his distance. Shakespeare throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem. Frost is looking to clinch but Shakespeare is avoiding it.
Frost swings for the body but Shakespeare moves out of range.
Frost tries to clinch up but Shakespeare circles away and keeps his distance. Shakespeare let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Shakespeare let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakespeare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Shakespeare throws a big shot that misses. Shakespeare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Shakespeare lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shakespeare lunges at Frost with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frost's hand. Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Frost dodges the punch combination from Shakespeare.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakespeare. Shakespeare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Frost moves in looking to clinch but Shakespeare pushes him off. This has been an exciting period of action! Shakespeare misses with a looping right. Frost closes the distance but Shakespeare moves to the side and Shakespeare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Shakespeare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakespeare throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frost moves away from the strike by Shakespeare. Shakespeare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Shakespeare misses. Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakespeare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Frost fails in his attempt to clinch. It seemed like Shakespeare was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Frost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shakespeare connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frost scrambles back to his feet.
Drake Frost's cut is getting worse. Frost wants to clinch. Frost tries to clinch up but Shakespeare circles away and keeps his distance. Shakespeare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakespeare unleashes a big counter combination but Frost bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Frost is looking to clinch but Shakespeare is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Shakespeare's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Shakespeare cracks Frost with a right hand to the side of the head. Frost is looking to clinch but Shakespeare is avoiding it.
Shakespeare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shakespeare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily. A quick step to the side and Frost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Frost lands a jab to the head.
Shakespeare misses with a straight left. Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakespeare swats him away and circles back towards the center. Shakespeare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakespeare swats him away and circles back towards the center. Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shakespeare. Frost tries to clinch up. Shakespeare swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Shakespeare circles away.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch. A countering left hand to the body from Shakespeare misses. Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Shakespeare keeps the fight on the outside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Frost moves into range and clinches up with Shakespeare. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Shakespeare dominated that round. The cut man is working on Drake Frost's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Shakespeare scores with a jab to the jaw. Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakespeare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Shakespeare swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakespeare swats him away and circles back towards the center. Shakespeare let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Shakespeare misses with a wild combination.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakespeare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Frost is looking to clinch but Shakespeare is avoiding it.
Shakespeare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shakespeare paws at him with a jab and circles away. Shakespeare swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shakespeare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Shakespeare circles away.
Shakespeare is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frost with a body shot. A punch lands to the side of Frost 's head but he takes it in his stride. Shakespeare has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Frost is looking to clinch but Shakespeare is avoiding it.
Frost tries to clinch but Shakespeare moves out of range. Frost is looking to clinch but Shakespeare is avoiding it.
Frost tries to clinch but Shakespeare is having none of it. Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Shakespeare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost lands a glancing blow to the side of Shakespeare's head. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Frost might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shakespeare unleashes a big counter combination but Frost bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Frost tries to clinch but Shakespeare is having none of it. As Frost backs off Shakespeare throws a huge counter combo but Frost manages to avoid it all. Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakespeare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Shakespeare dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Shakespeare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Shakespeare throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily. Shakespeare swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch. Frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Shakespeare counters with a straight right hand.
Drake Frost's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Shakespeare misses with a hook. Frost cracks Shakespeare with an open hand slap. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shakespeare lands a body shot.
Frost moves into the clinch successfully.
Frost working aggressively here.
Shakespeare throws a head punch that misses. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shakespeare.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shakespeare blocks an uppercut.
Shakespeare tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position. Shakespeare is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Shakespeare into the cage. Shakespeare looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakespeares head. Shakespeare is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position. Shakespeare is pushing Frost up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Shakespeare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Frost blocks a body shot from Shakespeare. Shakespeare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Shakespeare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage. Shakespeare is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position. Shakespeare trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shakespeare into the cage. Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch. Shakespeare gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Shakespeare scores with a shoulder strike. Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Shakespeare stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position. Frost lands an uppercut.
It looks like Robbie Shakespeare has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Frost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shakespeare is breathing heavily. Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards. Frost lands an uppercut. Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Still in the clinch, Frost scores with a nice short uppercut. Shakespeare wants to stall.
Shakespeare trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shakespeare into the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robbie Shakespeare will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! Frost tries to clinch but Shakespeare is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakespeare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Frost gets a clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakespeare. Shakespeare scores with a shoulder strike. Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakespeare misses with a hook from the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shakespeare takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frost as Shakespeare tries to tie him up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakespeare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage. Frost lands a body punch in the clinch. Shakespeare misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shakespeare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost lands a nice uppercut. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shakespeare. Frost blocking some punches.
Shakespeare lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards. Shakespeare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Shakespeare pressing his opponent against the cage. Shakespeare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost. Shakespeare throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost. Shakespeare takes a shot to the head. Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside. Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far. Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shakespeare is looking to control Frost's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shakespeare has his back to the cage. Shakespeare seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks. Frost throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Shakespeare fails to land. Frost throws a head punch that misses. Shakespeare tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Shakespeare pushes Frost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Shakespeare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Frost lands a right hand. Frost gets through Shakespeare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Frost lands a hook to the side of the head. Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Shakespeare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land. Shakespeare working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frost. Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Shakespeare is looking to control Frost's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shakespeare has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakespeares head. Shakespeare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Frost lands with a light punch inside. Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Shakespeare avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage. Shakespeare trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shakespeare into the cage. Shakespeare is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Shakespeare into the cage. Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakespeare wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Shakespeare's face as he tries to break the clinch. Robbie Shakespeare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Frost cracks Shakespeare with a nice body shot. Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut. Frost lands with a light punch inside. Shakespeare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shakespeare is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frost is keeping busy. A short right from Frost on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Frost lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frost lands with a left to the head. 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! Frost lands a body shot. Frost tries a body shot but Shakespeare blocks it.
Frost lands a body punch. Frost drops Shakespeare onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shakespeare is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shakespeare is rocked! A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land. Shakespeare is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him? Frost misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Frost. Shakespeare blocking some punches.
Frost lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shakespeare to his knees! Frost keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Frost! An out of breath Drake Frost thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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