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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
9 - 19 - 0 |
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158 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Pleasures!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pleasures. That did some damage!
Drake keeps Pleasures at a distance using the push kick.
Pleasures doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drake counters with a nice body kick.
Pleasures looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Pleasures persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pleasures looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg.
Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
John Pleasures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pleasures. That did some damage!
Drake lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like John Pleasures has been cut.
Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
Pleasures's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drake.
Pleasures tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Drake.
Steven Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake thumps Pleasures with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Pleasures on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg.
Pleasures takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake.
Pleasures takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Drake.
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Drake misses with a leg kick.
Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pleasures closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Pleasures pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steven Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Pleasures.
Drake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Drake connects with an inside leg kick.
Pleasures checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drake.
Drake connects with a leg kick. Pleasures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pleasures takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pleasures's calf.
Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
Drake tries a low kick but Pleasures avoids it.
Pleasures has his takedown stuffed
and Drake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pleasures throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pleasures off to one side.
Drake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drake connects with a leg kick. Pleasures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drake throws a leg kick which misses Pleasures's front leg but catches the back leg as Pleasures tries to avoid it.
Pleasures gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pleasures checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pleasures with a poor takedown
and Drake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Pleasures's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pleasures fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drake avoids it really well and circles away.
Drake connects with a leg kick. Pleasures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pleasures shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pleasures is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drake is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pleasures.
Drake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pleasures.
Drake thumps Pleasures with a low kick.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pleasures on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drake. Drake obviously looking to wear him down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pleasures might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drake has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a leg kick but Pleasures checks it.
Pleasures is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat.
Drake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake is looking to slow Pleasures down with leg kicks.
Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg.
Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drake. That's going to slow Pleasures down.
Drake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pleasures's sensitive parts.
Drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John Pleasures is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake feints and then cracks Pleasures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pleasures down.
Pleasures misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
Steven Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Pleasures.
Pleasures chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drake can pounce on him.
Pleasures tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pleasures is out of range.
Pleasures tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
and Drake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pleasures takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pleasures with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a solid body kick.
Pleasures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Drake.
Pleasures checks the leg kick.
Drake connects with an inside leg kick.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pleasures can do to turn this around?
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pleasures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake.
Nice body kick there by Drake.
Pleasures doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drake counters with an outside leg kick.
Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
Drake thows a body kick. Pleasures tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake.
Drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pleasures has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pleasures takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg.
Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pleasures blocks a leg kick.
Pleasures with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Pleasures shrugs it off.
Pleasures with a poor takedown
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pleasures's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Pleasures's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake.
Pleasures shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Pleasures takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drake wants to slow Pleasures down by chopping away at his legs.
Drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake is looking to slow Pleasures down with leg kicks.
Pleasures avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Pleasures, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pleasures takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake is looking to slow Pleasures down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steven Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Pleasures.
Drake tries to land a leg kick but Pleasures saw it coming and moves away.
Steven Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pleasures misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Pleasures blocks the leg kick.
John Pleasures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pleasures.
Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
Pleasures with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Drake.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat.
Pleasures has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drake.
Drake feints and then cracks Pleasures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pleasures down.
A good leg kick by Drake.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drake.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake feints and then cracks Pleasures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pleasures down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Drake tenderised Pleasures's leg. Pleasures is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
A head kick from Drake lands but Pleasures takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake.
That kick from Drake tenderised Pleasures's leg. Pleasures is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drake.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Pleasures's knee but Pleasures avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Drake.
Drake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pleasures.
Pleasures has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drake.
Steven Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pleasures misses with a takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a nice body kick.
Drake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pleasures's sensitive parts.
Drake scores with a nice body kick.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Drake!
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