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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Marr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marr's entrance music is Falls. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Marr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Marr blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake throws a low kick, looking for Marr's leg but Marr calmly moves out of range.
Drake tries to land a leg kick but Marr saw it coming and moves away.
Marr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marr misses with a knee to the head.
Drake is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marr can't fight it off and eventually Drake manages to take the fight to the floor. Marr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marr trying to control the position.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marr keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Marr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr has his foot on Drake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drake works his way back into a safe position though.
Marr working for a triangle but Drake defends it easily.
Marr keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Marr is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drake misses with a kick to the body.
Drake has Marr up against the cage in a clinch.
Marr gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Marr.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marr blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake has Marr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake looks gassed!
Marr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Marr.
Marr trying to land knees to the body.
Marr is trying to stall.
Marr is working for takedown but Drake is calmly controlling the position for now.
A hook to the body from Marr.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marr.
Drake should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marr punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Marr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Drake misses
and Marr counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marr trying to land knees to the body.
Marr throws an elbow that misses.
Drake tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joe Marr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Drake.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Marr avoids the damage to the body.
Marr has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Marr is blocking nicely.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Marr.
Drake scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Marr is blocking nicely.
Marr tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marr lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Marr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marr.
Marr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marr avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Marr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Marr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Marr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Marr connects with a knee to the head.
Marr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Marr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marr looking to throw knees to the head but Drake is blocking nicely.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Marr blocks it.
Marr is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Marr avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Marr managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
Marr landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Marr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drake tries to avoid it but Marr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drake to the ground. Drake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice cross by Marr.
Drake connects with a high kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marr throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Marr scores with a nice strike.
Anderson Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marr trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marr passes into half guard.
Drake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marr passes Drake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drake wants to improve his position but Marr is controlling well.
Marr stalling.
Drake is pressing down on Marr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control from the top but Marr keeps moving.
Drake is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Drake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drake working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Drake working the head and body with strikes.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marr keeps working.
Drake has hold of Marr's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Marr seems comfortable defending it but Drake has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Marr is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Marr is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Drake couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Drake!
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hype
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pop
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