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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage comes into the arena with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysdbj-WzvI blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Drake!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Damage shoots in.
Drake moves into range and clinches up with Damage.
Drake slows down the pace here.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Damage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Drake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Damage successfully pulls guard.
Drake wanted to stand there but Damage had control of the position.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake trying to move into half guard but instead Damage has managed to sweep!
Drake isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Damage stacks Drake on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to buck Damage off.
Drake tries to bench press Damage off him but Damage keeps the position.
Damage working away.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face as Damage controls the position.
Damage is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage staying calm.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ultimate Damage wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Damage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Damage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake moves to clinch but Damage breaks away
and Damage counters with an outside leg kick.
Damage throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Donald Drake has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake shoots for a takedown but Damage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick by Drake misses
and Damage counters with a stiff right hand.
Damage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake striking from the bottom.
Drake is staying active underneath Damage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Damage has control of the leg.
Drake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Damage wants to stand but Drake has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Damage tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Damage from controlling successfully.
Damage tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Damage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Damage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damage forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Damage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake motions for Damage to come forward. Drake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damage tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damage to the ground. Damage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Damage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Damage decides to return to a standing position.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Damage.
Ultimate Damage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Damage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Damage.
Damage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Damage counters by clinching up.
Damage is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Drake is defending well.
Drake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damage after a bit of a struggle.
Damage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damage keeps the fight on the outside.
Damage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Damage counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage has managed to clinch.
Drake is trying to drag Damage to the mat but Damage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ultimate Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Drake.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Damage has double underhooks.
Damage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damage after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake tries to clinch up but Damage circles away and keeps his distance.
Damage slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Damage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ultimate Damage is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Damage jumps guard.
Drake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Damage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Damage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ultimate Damage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damage fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Damage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Drake's cut.
That's time! Damage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Damage closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Damage pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damage tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drake is looking to chop away at Damage's legs.
Damage connects with a looping right hand.
Drake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Damage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damage moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Damage is controlling him.
Damage is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Damage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damage lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drake's half guard.
Damage wants to take a breather but Drake is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damage pulls his head out easily.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Damage is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage wants to pass the guard but Drake is defending well.
Drake flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Damage tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damage uses his free foot to push down on Drake's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drake.
Damage tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Damage controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake working to try and regain half guard.
Damage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ultimate Damage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake tries to hold on but Damage pushes him away.
Drake is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Damage is staying active.
Damage prevents Drake from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damage is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Damage counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Donald Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damage is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Damage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damage 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultimate Damage!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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