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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 1777 p4p, 1603 weight class) and Mike Camble (ranked 209 p4p, 191 weight class). Drake's entrance music is Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
Granite 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 29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake moves to clinch but Camble breaks away
and Camble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble scores with a leg kick.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Camble bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
Camble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drake lands the left hand.
Drake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camble.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Camble counters with a nice body shot.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camble.
Drake tries to clinch but Camble is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Camble throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake scores with the left hand. Camble knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Camble.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Camble counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Camble counters with a solid body kick.
Good exchange - Camble coming out on top.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camble.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camble tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Camble back against the cage.
Camble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Camble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake lands a body shot.
A short left from Camble.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Camble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camble prevents a body shot from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Camble - that landed with a thud.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Camble.
Camble misses with the head strike.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Camble manages to break the clinch.
Drake blocks the body kick.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camble finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Drake tries to clinch up
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Camble pushes him off.
Drake has Camble up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake pushes Camble back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble working aggressively here.
Camble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Camble.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Camble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camble swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Camble.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camble is keeping busy.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake throws a hook but Camble avoids it easily.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camble. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drake tries to clinch but Camble moves away
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camble with the inside leg kick.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camble can pounce on him.
Mike Camble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camble throws a big shot that misses.
Camble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Camble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drake under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake lands with a straight right. Camble didn't see that one coming.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camble.
Camble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Drake.
Drake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camble's head.
Camble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drake misses with a hook.
It seemed like Camble was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
Camble misses with a punch on the inside.
Camble misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Camble misses with a body punch.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble blocking some punches.
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!
Camble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Camble does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camble.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
And Camble responds with a good body kick, but Drake manages to step out the way in time.
Drake wants to clinch up but Camble keeps it at a distance.
Camble takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Camble throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Camble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake misses with a body punch
and Camble counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camble, pushing him back against the cage.
Camble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Camble.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camble can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Camble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camble scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camble.
Camble breaks the clinch.
Drake takes a swing at Camble's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Camble misses its intended target.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Camble counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
A nice leg kick from Camble, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camble doesn't seem bothered though.
Camble lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes the fight 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!
Camble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camble throws a lazy body kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Camble had a free shot at his head there.
Camble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drake checks it well.
Camble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camble tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camble there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Camble throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Camble throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camble shapes to counter with a head kick.
Camble throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camble keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake tries to clinch but Camble moves out of range.
Camble takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camble throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to clinch there but Camble circles away.
Drake throws a hook but Camble avoids it easily.
Camble bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Camble throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble with a hook.
Drake misses the body punch
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Camble clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Camble.
Camble's corner calls for a 1-2. Camble obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camble missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Camble counters with a straight right hand.
Camble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camble thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Camble.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Camble circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Camble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camble digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Camble had a free shot at his head there.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Camble fails to land.
Camble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake working aggressively here.
Camble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camble.
Camble misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camble.
Camble manages to break the clinch.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Drake.
Camble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Drake misses.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Camble circles away.
Drake moves out of range as Camble throws a body kick.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Camble misses
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Camble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Drake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mike Camble is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camble fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drake on the side of the head.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Camble tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake avoids the head kick by Camble.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bobby Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Camble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Camble 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Camble!
A determined Mike Camble didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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