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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buda King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Raydio G-Thirsty Ass Niggaz. A fine choice. Drake has chosen Warrior of Ice as his entrance music. Buda King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Drake's chin.
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buda King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Drake.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Buda King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake misses with a kick to the body.
Drake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King looking to pass the guard.
King won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robert Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King feints and as Drake raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
King is breathing heavily.
King won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Drake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buda King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Drake lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Drake lands a nice elbow.
Drake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drake pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
King looking for a takedown.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drake throws an elbow but misses.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drake lands a head kick!
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Drake.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Drake which made him look bad.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Drake throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Drake is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from King.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
Drake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buda King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
King avoids the elbow strike from Drake, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drake prevents it.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Buda King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King blocks an elbow strike.
King gets a trip takedown into half guard.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Drake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
King wants to pass the guard but Drake is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King is looking to advance position but Drake won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake throws a hook but King blocks it.
Drake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Drake sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drake swivels and escapes.
Drake throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense.
Drake lands a jab to King's midsection.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. King pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
Drake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King is working for takedown but Drake is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Drake.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
King gets the takedown into side control.
Drake parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Drake to escape.
King works to advance to full mount. Drake defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
King unloading with bombs!
Drake blocking the ground and pound.
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King punching from mount but Drake doing a good job of avoiding damage.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
King throws some wild stikes that Drake manages to avoid easily.
King won't let Drake get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
King misses with a head shot.
King with shots to the head and body - Drake looks very uncomfortable down there.
King working Drake over with strikes here.
King won't let Drake get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Drake taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by King.
Drake is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Drake is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drake is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King breaks from Drake's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Drake squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
King with shots to the head and body - Drake looks very uncomfortable down there.
King looking to ground and pound but Drake is blocking nicely.
King raining down shots from the mount!
King scoring with strikes but Drake is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King landing shots from mount.
Drake is trying to stand.
Drake avoids a strike by King and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in King's guard! Fantastic escape!
Robert Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake stands up and waves to King to follow him.
King shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drake is trying to defend but King finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
King trying to pass the guard but Drake defending well.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looks to land a strike but Drake avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Drake keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
Buda King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buda King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Drake!
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RATING
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