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Event:
HFC 288 Satan vs Wade
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Centura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Centura looks to land a combination. Heimolainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Centura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimolainen.
Centura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab from Heimolainen.
Heimolainen avoids the head kick by Centura.
Heimolainen feinted with a counter takedown.
Heimolainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Centura circles away.
Heimolainen goes for a double leg but Centura avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Centura continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erkki Heimolainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heimolainen is breathing heavily.
Heimolainen swings for the body but Centura moves out of range.
Heimolainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Centura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heimolainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Centura, as that shot connected.
Heimolainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Centura counters with a right hand to the body.
Centura has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD2#
Centura drops Heimolainen with a beautiful combination! Heimolainen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Centura is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Heimolainen is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Heimolainen.
Oh Heimolainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Centura lands a beautiful left hook that drops Heimolainen. Heimolainen tries to recover but Centura is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Heimolainen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Centura!
Ace Centura bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
HFC 283 Derksen vs Clack
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Centura takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Creeper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Centura rushes Creeper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Creeper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Centura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
Centura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Creeper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Centura is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Creeper gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Centura is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Creeper trying to control but Centura is working from the bottom.
Creeper wants to pass the guard but Centura is keeping the position.#T1#
Centura wants to hit a switch here but Creeper passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Centura there!
Centura is desperately trying to improve his position but Creeper has a good base and remains in mount.
Creeper wants to get back to his feet but Centura is holding on tight.
Centura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Creeper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Centura manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Creeper is trying to get an arm triangle but Centura is defending well. #T2#
Creeper working away.
Centura prevents Creeper from moving into mount.
Centura is trying to improve his position.
Centura regains half guard.
Creeper slows the pace down in half guard.
Creeper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Centura keeps working. #T3#
Creeper thows a huge punch but Centura dodges it nicely.
Creeper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Centura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Centura is looking to improve his position.
Creeper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Creeper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T4#
Creeper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Creeper raining down hammerfists from mount.
Centura wants to hold on but Creeper pushes him away.
Creeper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Creeper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Creeper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC2#
Centura is rocked!#SU2#
Creeper stands up from mount. Strange move.
Oh Centura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creeper shoots in looking for a takedown. Centura tries to sprawl out of it but Creeper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Centura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Creeper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centura is staying active underneath Creeper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Centura is trying to maintain the position but Creeper is very close to passing his half guard.
Creeper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slenderman Creeper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Centura is looking to clinch but Creeper is avoiding it.
#CL#
Centura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Creeper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Centura is looking to land body kicks.
Creeper shoots for a takedown but Centura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creeper goes for a small jab and connects. Now Creeper goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Centura stumbles back but Creeper runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Centura to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Centura will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Slenderman Creeper!
Slenderman Creeper gave a mention to Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
HFC Challengers 84
Date: Sep 18, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Barnaoui closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Centura did well to prevent Barnaoui getting side control.
Centura is not content to let Barnaoui control the position.
Centura is trying to get back to full guard.
Centura is positioning himself well to prevent Barnaoui advancing to mount.
Barnaoui is trying to control. Centura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnaoui is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura is looking to improve his position.
Centura is trying to stand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T1#
Centura is refusing to be controlled, as Barnaoui sits in half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Centura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Barnaoui tries to counter it with a takedown but Centura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Centura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Centura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Centura.
Centura stalls.
Centura tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnaoui avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Centura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnaoui avoids it.
Centura keeps control of Barnaoui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Centura is stalling here.
Centura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
I was talking to Centura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Centura obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Centura.
Centura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Barnaoui looks to land a left hand but Centura moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Centura.
Barnaoui with the counter takedown but Centura avoids it easily.
A jab from Barnaoui misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Centura misses the target.#T3#
Barnaoui throws a shot from downtown. Centura moves away and avoids it.
Centura digs a good hook to Barnaoui's body.
Centura tries to clinch but Barnaoui moves out of range.
Centura pushes Barnaoui away with a front kick.
Barnaoui throws a leg kick but Centura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Centura misses with an uppercut.
Barnaoui misses with a body kick.
Barnaoui fails to land with a series of punches.
Centura wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Barnaoui tries to counter it with a takedown but Centura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good work by Centura as he checks the leg kick.
A cross from Barnaoui lands.
Centura doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnaoui circles away.
#T4#
Barnaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Centura.
Barnaoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Centura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnaoui misses with a wild combination.
Barnaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnaoui misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Barnaoui closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centura struggling a bit here.
Barnaoui throws a strike aimed at the side of Centura's head but Centura avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mansour Barnaoui will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Centura pushes Barnaoui up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnaoui tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Centura misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnaoui is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Centura is defending well.
Centura stalls. #BC2#
Barnaoui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Centura as Barnaoui shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnaoui is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Centura counters by clinching up.
Centura tries a body shot but Barnaoui blocks it.
#T1#
Centura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Centura prevents Barnaoui from breaking the clinch.
Centura is pushing Barnaoui up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Centura missing with knees to the body.
Centura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Centura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Centura is pushing Barnaoui up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Centura looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnaoui. #BC2#
Barnaoui breaks from the clinch.
Centura staying out of range there.
Centura tries to clinch but Barnaoui is having none of it.
Centura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnaoui avoids it really well and circles away.
Barnaoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Barnaoui avoids the head kick by Centura.
Barnaoui lands with a straight right. Centura didn't see that one coming.
Barnaoui scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Centura swings for the body but Barnaoui moves out of range.
Barnaoui tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnaoui moves out of range as Centura strikes.
And Barnaoui tries to counter it with a takedown but Centura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Centura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Centura tries to clinch but Barnaoui is having none of it.
Barnaoui lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Centura wants to clinch.#T4##TD2#
Barnaoui closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Centura has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barnaoui is on him like a limpet, forcing Centura back against the cage.
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!
Centura is struggling to control the position.
Barnaoui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Centura taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centura is looking to control Barnaoui's arms but Barnaoui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Centura has his back to the cage.
Centura pushes Barnaoui back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
No luck for Barnaoui with that takedown attempt.
Centura throws a quick counter head kick but Barnaoui was just out of range.
Barnaoui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnaoui throws a nice outside leg kick.
Centura moves out of range as Barnaoui strikes.
Centura seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barnaoui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Centura.
Nice cross by Centura.#TD2#
Barnaoui bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Centura is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Centura takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Barnaoui trying to control the action but Centura is working from the bottom.
Centura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnaoui wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Barnaoui crashes against the mat.
#SUB2#
Barnaoui tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Centura is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Barnaoui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Centura is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnaoui off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Barnaoui right now.
Centura just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Barnaoui trying to control the position but Centura manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Centura has good solid back control here.
Barnaoui trying to control the position but Centura manages to sink in the hooks. #T3#
Barnaoui tries to escape but Centura has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Barnaoui trying to control the position but Centura manages to sink in the hooks.
Barnaoui tries to roll but Centura sticks to his back.
Centura really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Barnaoui.
Barnaoui tries to break free.
Barnaoui staying busy and making it hard for Centura to control.
Barnaoui trying to control the action but Centura just sinks the hooks in.
Barnaoui is really stuck here.
#T4#
Barnaoui trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Centura's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Centura controlling the positon.
You can see the frustration on Barnaoui's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnaoui prevents Centura from getting a body triangle.
Barnaoui wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Centura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Centura 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Centura!
Ace Centura tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
HFC Challengers 82
Date: Aug 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Centura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watt tries to bum rush Centura with a series of wild strikes but Centura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Centura tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watt manages to circle out of the way.
Centura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watt moves away.
Centura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Centura throws the kick towards the body but Watt avoids it.
Centura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Centura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Centura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watt avoids a kick to the body.
Centura takes a swing at Watt's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Centura takes the fight into the clinch.
Centura avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Centura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T1#
Watt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Centura. #BC2#
Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Centura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Centura throws a lazy right hand but Watt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Watt misses with a left hand
and Centura counters with a nice leg kick. #CL#
Centura gets a clinch.
Watt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Centura is struggling to control the position.
Centura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Centura.
Centura pushes off an throws an elbow but Watt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centura has Watt pressed against the cage, preventing Watt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Centura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watt connects with a knee to the head.
Watt crunches a lovely knee into Centura's ribcage.#T2##BC2#
Watt breaks from the clinch.
Centura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Centura throws a sloppy head kick and Watt moves out of range easily. #CL#
Centura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watt, pushing him back against the cage.
Watt pushes off an throws an elbow but Centura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Centura is stalling here.
Watt is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watt.
Centura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Centura leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Centura to work.
Centura gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Centura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watt managing to block the knees to the body from Centura.
#BC2#
Watt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watt throws a shot from downtown. Centura moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Centura on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC2#
Centura is rocked!
Watt lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Centura up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Watt from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Centura's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Watt!
A victorious Scott Watt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
HFC 270 Bloody Crusade
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Centura.
Centura throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Centura throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Centura moves into the clinch.
Centura has Hughes pushed against the cage.
Centura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Centura avoiding damage.
Centura leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Centura effectively controlling the action here.
Hughes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Centura.
#T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Centura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Centura taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Centura misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Centura.
Centura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Centura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ace Centura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Centura moves out of range easily.
Centura misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
A slow jab from Centura misses its intended target.
Centura throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily. #CL#
Centura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Centura, against the cage.
Come on Hughes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Centura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Centura slows down the pace here.
Centura is looking to control Hughes's arms but Hughes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Centura has his back to the cage.
Centura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Centura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T3#
Centura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hughes has a couple of punches blocked by Centura.
Centura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Centura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Centura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Ace Centura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Centura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Centura. #T4#
Centura misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Centura stalling.
Centura leaning against his opponent.
Centura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Centura slowing the pace effectively.
Centura throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes controlling the action here for a moment.
Centura blocks a body shot from Hughes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centura is looking to control Hughes's arms but Hughes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Centura has his back to the cage.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hughes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes just leaning against Centura, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Centura.
Hughes throws a hook but Centura avoids it easily.
Centura misses with a hook
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Centura thumps Hughes with a low kick.#CL#
Centura closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Centura is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura has Hughes pressed against the cage.
#BC2#
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1##CL#
Centura takes the fight into the clinch.
Centura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Centura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Centura tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Centura darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Centura won't be happy with that. #ES#
Centura explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!#CL#
Centura instigates a clinch. #T2#
Hughes trying to control the position but instead, Centura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hughes into the cage.#BC2#
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matt Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Centura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hughes. That one must have hurt.
Centura moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.#CL#
Centura rushes Hughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Centura stalls.
Hughes is struggling to control the position.#T3#
Centura tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Centura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hughes working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Centura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Centura drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Centura.
Centura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes.
Centura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hughes tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Centura.
#T4##BC2#
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Centura takes the fight into the clinch.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centura stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Centura.
The referee calls for Centura to work.
Centura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Centura lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Centura is looking to clinch.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Centura scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Centura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Centura is looking to clinch.
Centura tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura throws a lazy head kick
and Hughes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Centura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Centura.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.#T1#
Centura moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Centura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Centura swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Centura defends it well.
Centura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Centura tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC2#
Centura is rocked!
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Centura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Centura get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Centura stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Hughes runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
HFC 265 Mass Hysteria
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Jaxee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jaxee.
Jaxee misses with an uppercut.
Jaxee throws a body shot but no joy.
Centura looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jaxee misses with a straight left. #CL#
Centura rushes Jaxee and presses him up against the cage.
Centura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Centura tries a body shot but Jaxee blocks it.
Jaxee is trying to force a seperation but Centura has the dominant position.
Centura keeps control of Jaxee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Centura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaxee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Centura.
Centura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaxee avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaxee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Centura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Centura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.#T1#
Centura keeps control of Jaxee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Centura cracks Jaxee with a nice body shot.
Centura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Centura effectively controlling the action here.
Centura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaxee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Centura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaxee up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jaxee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Centura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaxee blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaxee lands a right hand.
Jaxee working hard to break the clinch.
Centura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaxee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Centura tries to work over Jaxee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Centura stalling against the cage.
Centura avoiding damage.
#T2##BC2#
Jaxee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaxee scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Centura clinches up with Jaxee and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaxee misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Centura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jaxee is looking to break free of the clinch but Centura has double underhooks.
Jaxee misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Centura to work.
Jaxee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Centura walks away with a smile on his face. Jaxee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaxee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxee connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaxee misses the shot to the body.
Centura went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Centura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaxee throws a series of punches but Centura avoids them all with ease. #T3#
Centura slips a straight right by Jaxee.
Jaxee lands a jab to the head.
Jaxee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Centura moves away.#CL#
Centura has closed the distance and engaged Jaxee in a clinch.
Jaxee lands with a right to the head.
Centura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Centura slowing the pace effectively.
Jaxee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Centura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaxee up against the cage.#BC2#
Jaxee breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Jaxee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaxee. Centura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Centura is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Jaxee tries to keep at a distance but Centura has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4#
Jaxee tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Centura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaxee is defending well for now.
Centura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaxee blocks it with crossed arms.
Centura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Centura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Centura lands an elbow inside that Jaxee shrugs off.
Centura controlling the action here for a moment.
Centura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaxee.
Jaxee throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxee is trying to pull guard but Centura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stacee Jaxee.
Centura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Centura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Jaxee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaxee lands with an overhand left.
Centura tries to clinch but Jaxee moves out of range.
Jaxee throws out a counter right but Centura avoids it with no problem.
Jaxee avoids the head kick by Centura.
Jaxee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Centura.
Centura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaxee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Centura.
Jaxee digs a good body shot into Centura's ribs.
That kick from Jaxee tenderised Centura's leg. Centura is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxee misses the jab.
Centura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaxee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Centura backs off Jaxee throws a huge counter combo but Centura manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Centura clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Jaxee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaxee throws out a loose jab but Centura uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Jaxee cracks Centura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stacee Jaxee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaxee lands a body shot.
Stacee Jaxee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centura takes a swing at Jaxee's ribcage but misses.
Centura moves out of range of the strikes.
Centura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jaxee misses with a left hand
and Centura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaxee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Centura.
Jaxee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Centura was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaxee.
Centura throws a leg kick
and Jaxee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Centura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Centura throws an overhand right that lands on Jaxee's shoulder, as Jaxee tries to avoid the shot.
Jaxee is looking for the big counter here.
Jaxee throws a jab when Centura was well out of range.
Centura scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaxee slips under a jab.
Jaxee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Centura closes the distance and clinches.
Jaxee tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Jaxee is trying to stall.
A short left from Jaxee.
Jaxee digs a right hand into Centura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Centura's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jaxee wants a takedown but no success here.
Jaxee working hard to break the clinch.
Centura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaxee is defending well for now.
Centura misses with a punch to the body.
Centura tries to throw a body punch but Jaxee avoids it by throwing Centura back against the cage.
Centura misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Jaxee breaks from the clinch.
Centura throws an overhand right that lands on Jaxee's shoulder, as Jaxee tries to avoid the shot.
Jaxee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Centura on the side of the head.
Jaxee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Centura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T3#
A head kick from Centura lands but Jaxee takes it in his stride.
Jaxee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Centura.
Centura tries to clinch but Jaxee moves away
and Jaxee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Centura closes the distance and clinches.
Jaxee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Centura landing knees to the body.
Centura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaxee is keeping busy.
Ace Centura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Centura lands a shoulder strike.
Centura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jaxee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Jaxee manages to break the clinch.
Jaxee circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaxee! But no joy.#T4#
Centura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Centura tries to clinch but Jaxee moves out of range.
Centura dodges the punch combination from Jaxee.
Jaxee throws a hook but Centura avoids it easily.
Centura seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaxee circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Jaxee misses.
Jaxee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaxee misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Centura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Centura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Centura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jaxee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxee is looking to break free of the clinch but Centura has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacee Jaxee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Centura looks to clinch
enabling Jaxee to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaxee swats away the attempt to clinch by Centura.
Centura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Centura moves forwards but Jaxee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Centura slips a jab and a cross from Jaxee.
Centura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Centura misses with a body kick.
Centura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jaxee counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaxee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Centura manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Centura doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaxee's corner calls for a 1-2. Jaxee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #ROC2#
Centura is rocked!#CL#
Centura drives through and clinches with Jaxee against the cage.
Oh Centura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxee is trying to pull guard but Centura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Centura seems to have got his legs back now.
Centura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Jaxee is trying to break free.
Centura tries to land a knee to the head but Jaxee blocks with his arms.
Centura digs a right hand into Jaxee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaxee's gas tank.
Centura wants to stall.
Jaxee pushes Centura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Centura blocks an uppercut.
Centura taking a breather.
Centura can't find room to land a body shot as Jaxee controls the action.
Jaxee tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Centura lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaxee wants to get back to striking at distance but Centura won't allow it.
Centura tries to stall but Jaxee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Centura looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaxee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Jaxee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Centura walks away with a smile on his face. Jaxee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jaxee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Centura.
Jaxee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaxee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Centura.
Jaxee keeps the fight on the outside.
Centura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaxee's hands.
Centura tries to clinch but Jaxee is having none of it.
Centura tries to clinch there but Jaxee circles away.
#CL#
Centura clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Jaxee breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaxee. Centura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaxee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Centura clinches up with Jaxee and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Centura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaxee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Centura landing knees to the head.
Centura just leaning against Jaxee, taking a breather.
Centura is stalling here.
Jaxee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Centura avoiding damage.
Centura taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Centura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaxee avoids it.
Jaxee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Centura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaxee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T4#
Jaxee is trying to push Centura away but Centura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Centura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaxee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Jaxee keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaxee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Centura tries to clinch up.
Jaxee swats away the attempt to clinch by Centura.
Jaxee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Centuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaxee keeps the fight on the outside.
Centura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaxee can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stacee Jaxee.
I think Jaxee 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stacee Jaxee!
Stacee Jaxee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
HFC 258 TNT
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Centura.
Centura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Centura tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Centura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Centura walks away with a smile on his face. Drake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura blocks a head kick by Drake.
Ace Centura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Drake throws the left hand but Centura avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Centura misses the target.
Centura throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drake.
Centura gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Centura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake tries to work over Centura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Centura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Centura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Centura missing with knees to the body.
Drake is leaning against Centura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Centura leaning against his opponent.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Centura avoids the damage to the body.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Centura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Centura lands a knee to the body.
Centura tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Centura.
#TD2#
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
Centura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake 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.#T3##SUB2#
Drake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Centura escapes and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Centura is staying tight to Drake's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Drake is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Centura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Centura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake lands a little strike from the bottom.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake gets back to half guard.
Drake is looking to control Centura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Drake holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Centura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Centura is working away from the top position though.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Drake wants to improve his position but Centura is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake wants to control but Centura is keeping busy.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Centura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Centura drives through and clinches with Drake against the cage.
Centura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake. #BC2#
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Centura tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Centura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#TD2#
Centura gets caught flat footed, as Drake shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Centura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake trying to control but Centura is working from the bottom.
Centura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Centura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard. #REVR##T1#
Centura postures up.
Drake is controlling Centura's posture.
Centura looking to pass the guard.
Drake is looking to sweep but instead, Centura has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake is looking to control Centura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Drake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Centura pulls his head out easily.
Centura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drake is staying active underneath Centura, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake moves into full guard.
Centura tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake is trying to keep Centura in close.
Centura tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2#
Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Centura has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Centura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#T3##SUB2#
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Centura passes into half guard.
Centura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Centura tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drake controls his leg.
Drake wants to improve his position but Centura is controlling well.
Drake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drake trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Centura clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Centura slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land. #TD2#
Drake decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Drake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Centura tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Centura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Centura wants to clinch
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Centura - the referee stops the clock and Drake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Centura. Drake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Centura lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#TD2#
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Centura regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Centura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Centura being controlled here, momentarily.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Centura.
Centura trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Centura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Centura seems keen to control Drake's posture.
Centura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Centura is controlling Drake's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Centura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Centura is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T3#
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and Centura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Centura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Drake looks to move away, Centura throws a big counter combo but Drake just gets out of the way.
Centura wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Centura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Centura.
Centura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake is looking to slow Centura down with leg kicks.
Centura wants to clinch but Drake slips to the side
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Centura fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4#
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Centura.
Centura tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake unleashes a big counter combination but Centura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Centura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake throws a right hand that Centura ducks under and follows up with a left that Centura also avoids with ease.
Centura is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Centura wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centura tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Drake!
Frankie Drake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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