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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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140 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sten working Drake over with knees to the body.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Sten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Drake jumps guard but Sten turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drake takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Sten.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake stalling in the clinch but Sten improves position.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten scores with a knee to the head.
Drake is trying to maintain a safe position but Sten gets an underhook and turns Drake into the cage.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Drake is blocking nicely.
Sten looks winded!
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
Drake tries to pull guard but Sten holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
Drake jumps guard and drags Sten to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drake pulls Sten in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Sten is looking to stand up but Drake won't let him.
Drake is trying to control the position but Sten postures up.
Drake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sten is defending well. Drake quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sten has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Drake celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neil Drake!
Neil Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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