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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aubrey comes to the cage accompanied by Over - Drake. Garvey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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167 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aubrey. Garvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Aubrey finds it's target.
Garvey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garvey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aubrey throws a looping overhand right but Garvey ducks down to avoid it.
Garvey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aubrey avoids it really well and circles away.
Garvey shoots in for a takedown but Aubrey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aubrey.
Aubrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aubrey throws the left hand but Garvey avoids the punch easily.
Aubrey misses with a leg kick
and Garvey counters with a shoot takedown. Aubrey fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aubrey is trying to keep Garvey in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey preventing the sweep.
Garvey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Garvey.
Garvey closes the distance and clinches up with Aubrey, looking for a takedown. Garvey pushes Aubrey against the cage but Aubrey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drake Aubrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Garvey.
Garvey misses with a takedown attempt
and Aubrey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Garvey shoots in and drives through. Aubrey sprawls well.
Garvey ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aubrey wants it to stay on the feet.
Garvey gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garvey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey shoots in and drives through. Aubrey sprawls well.
Garvey gets a takedown into half guard.
Aubrey trying to control but Garvey postures up.
Aubrey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aubrey tries to get out of the position.
Garvey tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Aubrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey gets full guard.
Aubrey pulls Garvey in close to prevent any damage.
Garvey wants to stand but Aubrey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aubrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aubrey holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aubrey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Aubrey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey lands a slapping body shot.
Aubrey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garvey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aubrey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garvey shoots for a takedown but Aubrey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Garvey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aubrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aubrey.
Aubrey cracks the inside of Garvey's front leg.
Garvey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garvey ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
Garvey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aubrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garvey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aubrey as he jumps to the side.
Drake Aubrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Garvey.
Garvey dives in and grabs Aubrey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aubrey pushes down on Garvey's head and hops out.
Garvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aubrey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aubrey misses the shot to the body.
Garvey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aubrey as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey clinches up against the cage.
Aubrey connects with a knee to the head.
Aubrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aubrey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aubrey is looking to wear down Garvey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aubrey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garvey.
Garvey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aubrey's waist but Aubrey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garvey off to one side.
Garvey is breathing heavily.
Aubrey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garvey's head.
Nice shot by Aubrey.
Aubrey leaves Garvey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garvey fails with the takedown
and Aubrey counters with an inside leg kick.
Garvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aubrey.
Garvey fails to land the takedown.
Aubrey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aubrey misses with a low kick as Garvey jumps back.
Garvey moves out of range of the body kick from Aubrey.
Aubrey stuffs the takedown attempt from Garvey. Garvey gets slowly back to his feet.
Aubrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aubrey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garvey fails with the takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aubrey. Garvey shrugs it off though.
Aubrey clobbers Garvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aubrey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garvey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey fails with a takedown attempt.
Garvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aubrey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garvey fails to land the takedown.
Garvey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aubrey's waist but Aubrey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garvey off to one side.
Drake Aubrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aubrey throws a chopping leg kick but Garvey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aubrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Garvey moves out of range as Aubrey strikes.
Aubrey tests Garvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake Aubrey is winning the standup battle so far.
Garvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Aubrey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Garvey as he checks the leg kick.
Aubrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garvey fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aubrey. Garvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aubrey throws a leg kick but Garvey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aubrey misses with a series of wild punches.
Aubrey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aubrey leaves Garvey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aubrey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Aubrey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Garvey avoids the body shot from Aubrey.
Garvey is looking to score with low kicks.
Aubrey scores with a decent looking hook.
Aubrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aubrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garvey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aubrey as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Aubrey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aubrey misses with a series of wild punches.
Aubrey lands an overhand right.
Garvey fails with a takedown attempt.
Aubrey misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey fails to land the takedown.
Drake Aubrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Garvey.
Garvey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aubrey wants to land a leg kick but Garvey is out of range.
Garvey has his takedown stuffed
and Aubrey counters with a low kick, right behind Garvey 's knee.
Garvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aubrey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garvey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aubrey swivels and escapes.
Aubrey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aubrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aubrey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aubrey defends it nicely.
Garvey shoots in for a takedown but Aubrey shows good takedown defense.
Aubrey misses the jab.
Aubrey lands a jab to Garvey's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aubrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Garvey or perhaps it was just good defense by Aubrey which made him look bad.
Aubrey connects with a right hand. Garvey shakes it off.
Garvey has a takedown stuffed.
Aubrey cracks the inside of Garvey's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garvey shoots in for a takedown but Aubrey shows good takedown defense.
Aubrey tries to clinch but Garvey is having none of it.
Garvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aubrey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aubrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garvey, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garvey.
Aubrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aubrey misses with the head strike.
Aubrey landing knees to the head.
Aubrey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garvey has him pressed against the cage.
Garvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garvey tries to work over Aubrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aubrey tries to land a knee to the head but Garvey blocks with his arms.
Aubrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Aubrey.
Garvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aubrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garvey.
A right hook to the body lands for Garvey.
Garvey tries to work over Aubrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvey can't find room to land a body shot as Aubrey controls the action.
Aubrey misses with a knee to the head.
Aubrey can't break the clinch.
Aubrey can't break the clinch.
Aubrey can't find room to land a body shot as Garvey controls the action.
Garvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Aubrey.
Aubrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garvey is defending well for now.
Garvey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aubrey backwards.
Aubrey misses with a knee to the head.
Garvey managing to block the knees to the body from Aubrey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey avoiding damage as Aubrey throws knees to the body.
Garvey lands a body punch.
Garvey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aubrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garvey pushes Aubrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Aubrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aubrey 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Aubrey!
Drake Aubrey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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RATING
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