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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarquin Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortune has chosen Going the Distance - Bill Conti as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tarquin Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draper throws a right hand that Fortune ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortune also avoids with ease.
Draper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draper misses with a low kick.
Fortune misses with a takedown attempt - Draper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fortune connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fortune to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Draper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortune wants to pass the guard but Draper is keeping the position.
Fortune trying to control but Draper is working from the bottom.
Fortune trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune trying to control the position from guard on top but Draper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tarquin Fortune wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fortune fails with a takedown attempt.
Draper digs a good hook to Fortune's body.
Fortune shoots for a double leg takedown but Draper sprawls well. He's pushed Fortune's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gideon Draper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarquin Fortune.
Draper misses with a hook
and Fortune counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Draper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draper is looking to take a break and control but Fortune is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draper stops Fortune from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune is not content to let Draper control the position.
Draper prevents Fortune from standing back up.
Draper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fortune wants to control but Draper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draper stops Fortune from getting back to his feet.
Draper lands strikes from half guard.
Fortune has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draper is working away from the top position though.
Fortune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draper trying to control the action but Fortune is working from the bottom.
Fortune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draper is trying to control. Fortune wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fortune is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draper prevents Fortune from standing back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fortune trying to control but Draper postures up.
Draper lands with a punch from half guard.
Draper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fortune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fortune is looking to escape.
Fortune is refusing to be controlled, as Draper sits in half guard.
Fortune avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draper.
Draper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fortune wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fortune wants to control but Draper is keeping busy.
Draper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fortune defending well though.
Fortune is refusing to be controlled, as Draper sits in half guard.
Fortune tries to roll over but Draper keeps him under control.
Draper lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draper is thwarting Fortune's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortune wants to improve his position but Draper is controlling well.
Draper is nestled in close to Fortune, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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 Gideon Draper will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fortune pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Fortune.
Draper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draper takes a swing at Fortune's ribcage but misses.
Fortune closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draper gets underhooks to prevent Fortune's takedown attempt.
Draper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draper thows a body shot but no joy.
Fortune loads up on a big right hand but Draper slips the punch.
Draper throws the left hand but Fortune avoids the punch easily.
Draper lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortune's head.
Draper blocks a head kick by Fortune.
No joy there for Fortune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Draper digs a good hook to Fortune's body.
Draper lands with a shot to the body.
Fortune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draper jabs at Fortune's body.
Draper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tarquin Fortune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Draper. That snapped Fortune's head back.
A leg kick checked by Fortune.
Fortune fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper throws a wild body kick that Fortune sees coming a mile off.
Fortune plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draper misses with a body shot.
Draper slips under a jab from Fortune.
Draper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fortune loads up on a big right hand but Draper slips the punch.
Fortune avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fortune.
Draper is looking to wear down Fortune with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Draper throws a low kick but Fortune avoids it.
Draper throws a combination. Fortune tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slow jab from Draper misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortune throws a sloppy head kick and Draper moves out of range easily.
Draper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fortune eats them both and turns towards Draper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Draper stuns Fortune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Fortune.
Fortune is breathing heavily.
Fortune wants to clinch.
Gideon Draper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fortune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draper.
Fortune looks to throw the jab but Draper is out of range.
Draper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortune's corner calls for a 1-2. Fortune obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draper with a jab.
Draper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortune moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draper lands a jab to the nose.
Draper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fortune ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draper.
Draper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortune tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Draper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draper.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fortune.
Draper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Draper is looking to score with low kicks.
Fortune misses with a head kick.
Fortune lands with a slapping head kick.
Draper is rocked!
Fortune throws a quick head kick that knocks Draper silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Fortune is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tarquin Fortune!
After winning the bout, Tarquin Fortune thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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