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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Draught (ranked 793 p4p, 612 weight class) and Lemuel Denver (ranked 105 p4p, 81 weight class). Draught's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JACKEDANDSTACKEDMASSMONSTER. The crowd seem to be enjoying Denver's choice of entrance music: Марш нової армії. Carlton Draught has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Denver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denver moves out of range of the strikes.
Denver throws the left hand but Draught avoids the punch easily.
Denver digs a good body shot into Draught's ribs.
Draught looks to score with a jab to the body but Denver is just out of range.
Draught decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Denver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Denver.
Denver keeping full guard, as Draught tries to pass.
Denver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draught tries to free his leg and advance position but Denver is retaining full guard.
Denver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Draught defends it easily.
Draught avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draught tries to get to full guard but Denver has control of the leg.
Denver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Denver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Draught moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Denver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Draught is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denver stopping the sweep attempt from Draught.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught is working hard here to advance position.
Denver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Denver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Denver scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Denver lands a couple of elbows.
Draught has his foot on Denver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denver works his way back into a safe position though.
Denver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Draught tries to buck Denver off but Denver is having none of it.
Denver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Draught, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denver lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Draught down.
Denver looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Draught tries to buck Denver off but Denver is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draught can't do much from the bottom here.
Denver tries for a kimura but Draught is defending well.
Denver works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Draught takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Draught sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Denver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denver winds up and cracks Draught with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Draught has hold of Denver's hands but Denver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draught trying to hold on to Denver's head to control him but Denver postures up.
Draught has hold of Denver's hands but Denver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.
Draught gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draught has his foot on Denver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denver works his way back into a safe position though.
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Denver's guard.
Draught has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draught is one step ahead there.
Denver has his foot on Draught's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draught works his way back into a safe position though.
Draught passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draught not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Denver looking for submissions off his back.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denver wants to control but Draught is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draught has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver dominated that round.
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.
Draught manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Denver on his heels. He'll look to pass Denver's guard now, I'm sure.
Denver is trying to keep Draught in close.
Denver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draught passes into half guard.
Denver works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draught looking to pass the guard.
Draught got a little sloppy there for a moment and Denver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Draught has managed to get both his arms back between Denver's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Denver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draught throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Draught wants to pass the guard but Denver is keeping the position.
Denver pulls Draught in close to prevent any damage.
Denver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draught manages to get himself to full guard.
Denver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draught's head.
Denver chips away with some ground and pound.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denver works over Draught with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving.
Denver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Denver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Denver preventing the sweep.
Lemuel Denver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Denver working some strikes from top position.
Draught is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denver lands a couple of digs.
Denver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draught keeping moving, preventing Denver from controlling successfully.
Denver preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Denver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Denver lands a couple of elbows.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denver working some strikes from top position.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Denver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Denver landing some decent shots from guard.
Denver pushing down on Draught's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.
Draught looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Denver working over Draught with some ground and pound. Draught looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Denver there.
Draught has hold of Denver's hands but Denver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.
Denver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver controlling the action here.
Draught wants to improve his position but Denver is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Draught takes a swing at Denver's ribcage but misses.
Denver just misses with a punch to the body.
Draught misses with a body shot
and Denver counters with a left to the body.
Draught closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denver circles away.
Denver has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Draught is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Draught shoots in and drives through. Denver sprawls well.
Draught tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Denver counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Denver scores with a shot to the body.
Denver catches Draught with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draught shoots in but Denver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Denver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Draught gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Denver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Draught won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denver staying calm.
Denver in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver tries for a kimura but Draught is defending well.
Denver wants to control but Draught is keeping him busy.
Denver lands a decent elbow from side control.
Denver cracks Draught with a big elbow.
Draught manages to work his way to half guard, despite Denver's best efforts.
Draught wants to get back to full guard.
Denver winds up and cracks Draught with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Denver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Denver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draught is looking for a sweep. Denver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver trying to mount his opponent but Draught defends it.
Denver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Draught wants to improve his position but Denver is controlling well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Denver. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Denver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draught does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Denver performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Denver passes the guard and advances to mount!
Denver with a couple of short strikes.
Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Denver landing punches.
Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lemuel Denver!
After winning the bout, Lemuel Denver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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