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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fury Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Grace has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fury Drake's chin.
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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 The Island, Fury Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Grace!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
Drake tried to score with a low kick but Grace checks it.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Grace counters with a nice body shot.
Drake wants to slow Grace down by chopping away at his legs.
Drake moves out of range as Grace strikes.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake scores with a one two! Grace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Joey Grace has been cut.
Grace lands a head shot.
Drake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grace's calf.
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 takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grace tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Grace is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Grace thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drake is working Grace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grace uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace lands an overhand right.
Grace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
A bone on bone clash there as Grace blocks the leg kick.
Drake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grace was covering up waiting for the punch and Drake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Drake stands up over Grace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to stand up but Drake is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grace wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Drake is working Grace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drake is controlling him.
Grace looks winded!
Drake stays in close to Grace's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grace wants to stand up but Drake is controlling him.
Drake trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Grace blocks nicely.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake stays in close to Grace's body and controls the position.
Grace keeping full guard, as Drake tries to pass.
Drake distracts Grace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Grace is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grace on the ground.
Drake is in close to Grace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drake distracts Grace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Grace being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fury Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Grace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A lazy left from Grace finds it's target.
A big right from Drake misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Drake throws a leg kick but Grace checks it.
Grace throws a big shot that misses.
Drake shoots for a takedown but Grace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Grace is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Grace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Grace is breathing heavily.
Grace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake gets the takedown into side control.
Drake scoring with punches and elbows.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Grace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands some shots froms side control.
Grace pushes Drake away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Drake gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Grace on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Drake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drake grinds an elbow into Grace's temple.
Fury Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake trying to control the action but Grace is working from the bottom.
Drake is putting a hurting on Grace here, landing some big shots from side control.
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 stands up and beckons Grace to his feet.
Drake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake cracks Grace with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grace looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drake finish him?
Grace is rocked!
Drake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grace quickly recovers to half guard.
Grace is still in real trouble! Can Drake finish him?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grace wants to get back to his feet.
Grace seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake controlling the pace.
Drake winds up and cracks Grace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grace with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grace can do to turn this around?
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Grace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drake winds up and cracks Grace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Drake is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grace with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drake wants to pass to mount but Grace is defending the position.
Grace wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake content to control rather than advance.
Grace has hold of Drake's hands but Drake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grace is not content to let Drake control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake wants to free his trapped foot but Grace is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drake lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fury Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Grace's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake is working Grace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drake is working Grace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Grace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake cracks Grace with a solid left hand.
Drake content to stall in guard here.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grace's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grace is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drake landing with the ground and pound.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Grace wants to stand but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake is in close to Grace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
Drake distracts Grace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake working some strikes from top position.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake stops Grace from standing up.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace can't keep his opponent in guard - Drake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Grace's temple.
Drake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake is nestled in close to Grace, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drake content to control rather than advance.
Drake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grace for as long as he can get away with.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Drake there.
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake trying to control the action but Grace is working from the bottom.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drake working over Grace with some ground and pound. Grace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grace is not content to let Drake control the position.
Joey Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drake working over Grace with some ground and pound. Grace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fury 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fury Drake!
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