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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Drake (ranked 3846 p4p, 2978 weight class) and Jaylin Hill (ranked 278 p4p, 232 weight class). Hill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXLERJ7WUSk. Charles Drake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaylin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg in the buildup to the fight.
Hill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hill throws a counter combo.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Hill closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Charles Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to chop away at Hill's legs.
Hill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hill sprawls and moves away.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Hill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hill scores with a head kick.
Hill slips a jab from Drake.
Drake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill looks winded!
Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Drake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill leaves Drake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Hill shoots in and bounces Drake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drake has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hill is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Hill breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Hill takes one to the chin there.
Drake lands a head shot.
Drake drops Hill with a straight right hand, right on the button! Drake follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Drake!
After the fight, Charles Drake was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jaylin Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'GOD BLESS AMERICA!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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