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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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293 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
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273 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to sprawl but Munchack drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Munchack prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake won't allow Munchack to pass to mount.
Munchack is working for a kimura but Drake is defending it quite comfortably.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munchack trying to mount his opponent but Drake defends it.
Drake is pressing down on Munchack's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchack tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake seems keen to control Munchack's posture.
Drake uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Munchack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munchack closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Munchack pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Munchack gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Munchack controls the action.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Munchack blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Munchack takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Franklin Munchack has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munchack's elbow.
Munchack pulls guard successfully.
Munchack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Munchack has his foot on Drake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drake works his way back into a safe position though.
Munchack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Munchack is pulling down on Drake's head to control his posture.
Drake stands up and waves to Munchack to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake rushes Munchack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake tries a body shot but Munchack blocks it.
Munchack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Munchack's brow.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drake throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchack tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Munchack prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake tries a body shot but Munchack blocks it.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Munchack avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Munchack.
David Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Munchack.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munchack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Munchack's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munchack, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munchack's defenses.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munchack blocks an elbow strike.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Munchack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Munchack blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Munchack avoids a wild elbow strike from Drake.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Munchack's face.
That has opened up Franklin Munchack's cut even more.
David Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drake digs a right hand into Munchack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Munchack's gas tank.
Drake gets underhooks to prevent Munchack's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munchack blocks the elbow strike.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munchack blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Munchack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munchack blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake lands an uppercut.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Munchack has Drake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
David Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Munchack.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drake.
The cut above Franklin Munchack's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchack jumps guard but Drake stands there with Munchack around his waist. Munchack gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Munchack blocks an uppercut.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Munchack avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Munchack avoids a wild elbow strike from Drake.
Drake tries to work over Munchack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munchack can do to turn this around?
Munchack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchack prevents a body shot from Drake.
Munchack blocks the elbow strike.
Drake pushes off an throws an elbow but Munchack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Munchack avoids the elbow strike from Drake, against the cage.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Munchack.
Drake is pressed up against the cage. Munchack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drake down to the mat. Drake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake lands an elbow that stopped Munchack in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Munchack wants a takedown.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Munchack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake throws an elbow but it misses.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Munchack is breathing heavily.
Drake working aggressively here.
Munchack looking for a takedown.
Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munchack or not.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Drake pushes off an throws an elbow but Munchack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drake.
Franklin Munchack's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Munchack wants to take the fight to the mat but Drake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Munchack's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Munchack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake lands a body shot.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake tries to work over Munchack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munchack avoids the elbow strike from Drake, against the cage.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Munchack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Munchack avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
Munchack is trying to drag Drake to the mat but Drake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Munchack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchack takes an elbow to the forehead.
Munchack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munchack prevents a body shot from Drake.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munchack goes for a takedown attempt but Drake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
David Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Munchack.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
David Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Franklin Munchack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Drake!
David 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
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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