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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibaka comes to the cage accompanied by S.A.R.S. - Lutka. Serge Ibaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Drake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Ibaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ibaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Ibaka is looking to counter punch.
Ibaka tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ibaka clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch lands to the side of Ibaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibaka gets a clinch.
Ibaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibaka.
Ibaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibaka lands a nice uppercut.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Ibaka cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
Ibaka misses with a punch to the body.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka lands an uppercut.
Ibaka can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake slips a jab from Ibaka.
Ibaka clinches with his opponent.
Ibaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ibaka throws a head punch that misses.
Drake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ibaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drake prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
A shot in the inside from Ibaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake has hold of one of Ibaka's legs. Ibaka is fighting the takedown attempt but Drake gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ibaka keeping full guard, as Drake tries to pass.
Drake stands and throws Ibaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ibaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ibaka tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka wants to control but Drake postures up.
Ibaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Drake trying to control the position but Ibaka is working away.
Ibaka wants to control but Drake postures up.
Ibaka is trying to get back to half guard.
Drake has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ibaka!
Drake tries to control but Ibaka wriggling away.
Drake controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka tries to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
Drake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ibaka because Drake loaded up on that one.
Ibaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ibaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drake has hold of Ibaka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ibaka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drake lands a big elbow.
Ibaka can't escape the position.
Ibaka is just holding on here. Drake manages to take his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neil Drake will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Ibaka as he connects with a hook.
Ibaka blocks a jab.
Ibaka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ibaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibaka misses its target.
Ibaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Ibaka defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Ibaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ibaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ibaka as the two fighters clinch.
Drake wants to break free but Ibaka has control.
Ibaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake is trying to push Ibaka away but Ibaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ibaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ibaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drake up against the cage.
Ibaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Ibaka has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Ibaka.
Ibaka lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka working aggressively here.
Ibaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Ibaka tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibaka.
Ibaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Ibaka.
Ibaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibaka lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibaka.
Ibaka lands a body shot.
Drake decides to pull guard.
Ibaka forces his way into half guard.
Ibaka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ibaka wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is keen to just control but Ibaka is a slippery customer.
Ibaka trying to control from the bottom.
Drake works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drake trying to control but Ibaka is having none of it.
Ibaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Drake thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ibaka throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake lands a lovely overhand right.
Ibaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ibaka tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Ibaka as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ibaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Drake is rocked!
Ibaka stalling against the cage.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibaka finish him?
Ibaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drake up against the cage.
Ibaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibaka gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka stalling.
Ibaka lands an uppercut.
Ibaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ibaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ibaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Good body shot from Ibaka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Ibaka.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Ibaka is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Serge Ibaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ibaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Ibaka.
Ibaka controlling the action here for a moment.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibaka.
Ibaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibaka pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with a punch to the body.
Ibaka pushes Drake against the cage. Ibaka is working some dirty boxing. Ibaka pushes off with a quick right hook! Drake goes down! Drake tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ibaka moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Ibaka!
Serge Ibaka retains his bantamweight title!
Serge Ibaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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