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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Yardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake has chosen Travis Porter - All the Way Turnt Up as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Yardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake blocks a jab.
Dan Yardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yardy lunges at Drake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drake's hand.
It looks like Christian Drake has been cut.
Yardy throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yardy misses with a straight right.
Yardy throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yardy stuffs the takedown.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yardy.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Yardy sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dan Yardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Drake.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake staying out of range there.
Yardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Yardy does no damage.
A combination from Yardy does no damage.
Yardy throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yardy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yardy sneaks out the side door and pushes Drake away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Yardy is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Yardy - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake defending well as Yardy loads up on a big left hand.
Dan Yardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake fails to land the takedown.
Drake blocks a head kick by Yardy.
Drake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yardy's guard.
Yardy keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardy wants to stand but Drake is controlling the position.
Yardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yardy wants to stand but Drake is controlling the position.
Yardy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Yardy is looking to stand back up but Drake counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yardy.
Yardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardy throws out the jab.
A combination from Yardy does no damage.
Yardy missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardy throws out the jab.
Drake slips under a jab from Yardy.
Yardy misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Yardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yardy throws a big shot that misses.
Yardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yardy throws a head kick that misses.
Yardy throws a head kick that misses.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yardy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yardy keeps working.
Yardy pushes Drake off looking to stand but Drake dives back in and keeps control.
Yardy is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Yardy is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yardy throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Yardy misses with an uppercut.
Yardy scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Yardy. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Yardy throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Yardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Yardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yardy stuffs the takedown.
Dan Yardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Drake.
Yardy misses the jab.
Drake defending well as Yardy loads up on a big left hand.
Yardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yardy swivels and escapes.
Yardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yardy looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Yardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Dan Yardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Yardy. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Yardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Drake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yardy misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Yardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yardy connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Christian Drake's cut even more.
Yardy misses with a looping right.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drake prevents Yardy from standing back up.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardy trying to control from the bottom.
Yardy gets back to full guard.
Yardy wants to stand up but Drake is controlling him.
Drake won't allow Yardy to sweep him here.
Yardy wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yardy!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Drake with a couple of short strikes.
Drake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dan Yardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yardy is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoids the attempt from Yardy to control.
Drake looking for a guillotine from mount but Yardy is having none of it.
Yardy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yardy tries to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
Drake misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yardy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Drake misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drake tries to control but Yardy wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yardy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Drake wants to control the pace but Yardy is squirming around nicely.
Christian Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yardy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Drake.
I think Yardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Yardy!
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energy
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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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