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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karlos Kondit (ranked 5377 p4p, 510 weight class) and Justin Drake (ranked 25211 p4p, 627 weight class). Karlos Kondit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Karlos Kondit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondit throws a body shot but no joy.
Kondit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kondit stalks Drake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drake's face. Drake staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Kondit.
Kondit fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Kondit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kondit fails to land with a series of punches.
Kondit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kondit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Kondit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Kondit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a leg kick.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Karlos Kondit has been cut.
Kondit has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Drake.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Kondit finds it's target.
Kondit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Kondit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drake.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake throws a head kick that Kondit semi-blocks.
Kondit lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kondit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kondit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
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 throws a head kick but Kondit moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Kondit counters with a left to the body.
Kondit misses with a few strikes there.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Kondit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kondit scrambles back to his feet.
Kondit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kondit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kondit misses with a series of wild punches.
Kondit tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake moves into range and clinches up with Kondit.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kondit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kondit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drake drives through and clinches with Kondit against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is leaning against Kondit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kondit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Kondit.
Kondit lands a slapping body shot.
Kondit misses with a body shot.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Kondit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake wants to counter with a clinch but Kondit pushes him away.
Drake throws a series of punches but Kondit moves out of range.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake closes the distance and pushes Kondit back into the cage.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Kondit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kondit misses with the combination.
Kondit misses with a double jab.
Drake wants to counter with a clinch but Kondit pushes him away.
Kondit lands with a nice combination. Drake backs away looking to recover.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Karlos Kondit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Kondit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karlos Kondit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kondit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kondit scores with a hook.
Drake should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kondit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kondit.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kondit was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Kondit in a clinch.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kondit.
Some wild striking there from Kondit.
Kondit misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drake scores with a push kick.
Kondit lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Kondit. Those never looked like landing.
Kondit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kondit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Kondit slips the punch.
Kondit throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
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 scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Kondit does no damage.
Kondit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kondit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karlos Kondit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kondit misses with the combination.
Drake darts in and clinches Kondit up against the cage.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake lands a jab.
Kondit swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Kondit scores with a four punch combination!
Kondit is looking to wear down Drake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondit throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kondit throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Kondit misses with a combination
and Drake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Drake both land. Nice combination.
Kondit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kondit was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake forces Kondit back against the cage and clinches.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Kondit.
Kondit lands with an overhand left.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondit misses with a few strikes there.
Kondit throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kondit misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Kondit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kondit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drake.
Kondit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karlos Kondit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karlos Kondit'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. This is the final round!
Kondit lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Kondit tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kondit tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kondit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kondit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kondit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Kondit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Kondit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kondit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kondit throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondit tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kondit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Kondit's head.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kondit does no damage.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kondit, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kondit.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Kondit misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kondit both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Kondit.
Karlos Kondit is winning the standup battle so far.
Kondit throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Kondit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kondit misses with a combination
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake has Kondit up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Kondit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake gets a clinch.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Kondit misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a nice body kick.
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kondit being controlled against the cage.
Drake breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Kondit shrugs it off.
Kondit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kondit.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Kondit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kondit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kondit. That did some damage!
Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Kondit.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Kondit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake wants to counter the offense by Kondit and move into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Drake.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Drake!
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