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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igny Dracul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and courtney drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igny Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, courtney drake!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
drake forces Dracul back against the cage and clinches.
drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
drake decides to pull guard.
drake keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Dracul won't allow drake to get back to his feet.
Dracul content to stall in guard here.
Dracul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. drake is keeping the position for now.
drake wants to stand up but Dracul is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igny Dracul.
Dracul misses with a takedown attempt - drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
drake wants to clinch.
Dracul has drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Dracul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
drake pushes Dracul up against the cage in a clinch.
drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dracul moves to clinch but drake breaks away
and drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
drake is looking for a kimura here.
Dracul wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
drake throws a strike but Dracul avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
drake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
drake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
drake won't allow Dracul to get back to his feet.
drake postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
drake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dracul is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of drake, into his guard.
drake is working an open guard so Dracul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
drake misses with a takedown attempt - Dracul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dracul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dracul scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
drake is refusing to be controlled, as Dracul sits in half guard.
drake wants to get back to his feet.
Dracul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dracul controlling the pace.
Dracul is keen to just control but drake is a slippery customer.
drake makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dracul is breathing heavily.
drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dracul counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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 Igny Dracul will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for drake.
drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dracul looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for drake!
Dracul has control of drake's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and drake regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dracul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as drake is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that drake really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul looking to control but drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
drake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dracul controlling from the full mount.
drake really wants to buck Dracul off and get back to his feet.
drake is breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Dracul stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Dracul with a lazy takedown attempt
and drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by drake.
drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dracul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
drake manages to break the clinch.
drake tries to clinch there but Dracul circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Dracul. Those never looked like landing.
drake misses with a wild combination.
Dracul tries to clinch up but drake circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul tries to clinch
and drake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dracul's guard now.
drake stands up from Dracul's guard - drake perhaps looking for a knockout.
drake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dracul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
drake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dracul is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
drake decides to stand back up. drake steps back and let's Dracul get back to his feet.
drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dracul dodges the ground and pound from drake.
Dracul manages to work his way to half guard, despite drake's best efforts.
courtney drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
drake is working for a kimura but Dracul is defending it quite comfortably.
drake wants to stand but Dracul has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
courtney drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dracul scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dracul slows the pace down.
drake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dracul has just dragged him back down to the mat.
drake stops Dracul from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dracul trying to control the action but drake is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
drake wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
drake is looking to get back to his feet here but Dracul is keeping cool and he's managed to take drake's back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dracul is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but drake has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
drake manages to escape to his feet.
Igny Dracul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
drake looks to clinch
and Dracul counters with a single leg into guard. drake didn't expect that.
drake wants to stand up but Dracul is controlling him.
Dracul thows a big elbow that misses.
Dracul is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dracul stands and steps away. drake gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
drake closes the distance and pushes Dracul back into the cage.
drake misses with a knee strike.
drake is pressed up against the cage. Dracul has hold of a leg and is looking to drag drake down to the mat. drake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dracul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dracul decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in drake's guard.
drake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
drake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dracul controls the pace.
Dracul prevents drake from getting back to his feet.
Igny Dracul has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dracul with a poor takedown
and drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by drake.
drake tries to land a knee to the head but Dracul blocks with his arms.
drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igny Dracul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dracul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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