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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 171 p4p, 270 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 19 p4p, 31 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Drake.
Ekaku tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ekaku.
Ekaku takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Drake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
Ekaku stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake lands an uppercut.
Ekaku slows down the pace here.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Drake tries to work over Ekaku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a right hand.
Ekaku gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Drake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Ekaku stalls.
Ekaku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ekaku can turn it around.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Ekaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekaku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Ekaku avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku misses with a body punch.
Drake tries to work over Ekaku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekaku works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
Ekaku gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku working aggressively here.
Ekaku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake letting Ekaku take a breather here.
Ekaku tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekaku is trying to stall.
Ekaku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekaku tries to stall but Drake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ekaku stalls.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Satoshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake thuds a left hand into Ekaku's body.
Drake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ekaku missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake connects with a jab.
Ekaku lunges at Drake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drake's hand.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
Ekaku thows a leg kick but Drake checks it
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Ekaku will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Ekaku's shoulder, as Ekaku tries to avoid the shot.
Ekaku feints a counter leg kick.
Ekaku staying out of range there.
Ekaku is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ekaku cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
A slow jab from Ekaku misses its intended target.
Drake connects with a looping right hand.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Ekaku's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Ekaku is rocked!
Ekaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a right hand from hell and Ekaku is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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RATING
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