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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Ray is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Ray misses with a series of wild punches.
Ray misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Ray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stephen Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axl Ray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Drake is looking to counter the offense by Ray and move into the clinch.
Ray tries to land a body kick
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ray's knee momentarily.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Ray is looking to land body kicks.
Ray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Ray backing up. Ray nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Ray fails with the takedown#CL#
and Drake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ray looks winded!#TD#
Drake manages to pull guard.
Drake is pulling down on Ray's head to control his posture.
Drake continues to stall.#T2#
Ray throws a strike but Drake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ray throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drake controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to Ray's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ray looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ray looking to control.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Drake lands a couple of digs.#SU#
Drake gets to his feet - Ray follows without any prompting.
Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Drake gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Drake dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
Ray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Ray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Axl Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters with a thumping low kick.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Stephen Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axl Ray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake attempts a counter takedown but Ray avoids it well and moves away.
Ray is breathing heavily.#CL#
Drake clinches up with Ray and pushes him back against the cage.#T1##TD#
Drake successfully pulls guard.
#ES#
Drake pushes Ray off and gets back to his feet.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD#
Drake manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ray on his heels. He'll look to pass Ray's guard now, I'm sure.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drake works over Ray with some ground and pound from guard.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ray's head.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
Drake stands up over Ray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Ray is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Drake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SU#
Drake stands up from Ray's guard - Drake perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Ray sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ray but Ray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Ray gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Stephen Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T4##TD#
Ray gets caught napping as Drake dives in and scores a takedown. Ray manages to retain guard.
Drake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake stops Ray from standing up.
Drake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ray's head.
Drake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Drake dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
Ray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Ray.
Drake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray closes the distance but Drake moves to the side
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Ray.
Ray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Ray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Ray shoots in looking for a takedown but Drake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stephen Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axl Ray.#TD2#
Ray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Drake is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ray presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ray's efforts to push away.#TD#
Drake jumps guard and drags Ray to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #ES#
Drake is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ray presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Drake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray won't allow Drake to get back to his feet. #T2#
Drake is adopting a defensive guard.
Stephen Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Drake works over Ray with some ground and pound from guard.
Drake showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Ray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.#T3#
Drake distracts Ray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body. #SU#
Drake stands up from Ray's guard - Drake perhaps looking for a knockout.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Ray sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake goes for a double leg but Ray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ray continues to drive forward.
Ray tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Drake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ray quickly recovers to half guard.
Ray tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.#T4#
Drake working the head and body with strikes. #SU#
Drake gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Stephen Drake is winning the standup battle so far.#TD#
Ray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ray wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Axl Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephen Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Drake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Akdukadwengo throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Akdukadwengo. Those never looked like landing.
Akdukadwengo throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akdukadwengo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drake eats them both and turns towards Akdukadwengo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akdukadwengo sprawls well. Akdukadwengo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Akdukadwengo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akdukadwengo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akdukadwengo stalks Drake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drake's face. Drake staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC2#
Drake is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Stephen Drake has been cut.
Akdukadwengo cracks Drake's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Drake slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Akdukadwengo can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Akdukadwengo!
George Akdukadwengo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Drake rushes Jensen and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jensen gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Drake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Drake pulls Jensen in to control the position.
Jensen throws an elbow that misses. Drake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jensen's guard. Nice move by Drake!#REVR#
Drake being controlled here momentarily.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Jensen controlling Drake's posture. #SUB2#
Jensen is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.
#T1#
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jensen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Jensen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Jensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Jensen passes into half guard.
Jensen wants to free his trapped foot but Drake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Jensen sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Jensen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Drake wants to control the action here but instead Jensen manages to pass to full mount! #T3#
Jensen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drake tries to hold on but Jensen postures up.
Jensen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jensen controlling his opponent. #T4##SUB2#
Jensen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drake can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jensen lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jensen controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Jensen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Jensen gets a takedown into half guard.
Jensen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Jensen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jensen tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen is thwarting Drake's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Jensen stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Drake scores with a takedown into Jensen's guard.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drake postures up in Jensen's guard and throws a big left but Jensen blocks it. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jensen trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
Jensen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Drake doesn't defend quickly enough and Jensen has managed to lock this one up! Can Drake escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jensen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simon Jensen!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 04, 2017 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up with Gold, looking for a takedown. Drake pushes Gold against the cage but Gold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Drake counters with a shoot takedown. Gold fights it but they end up in guard.
Drake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gold wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gold is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Drake dives into side control.
#ES2#
Gold bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Gold misses.
Drake thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
Gold tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drake lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T1#
Gold misses with a left hand #CL#
and Drake moves into the clinch.#TD#
Drake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Drake is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gold wants to stand but Drake is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gold wants to stand and escape but instead Drake has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake won't allow Gold to get back to his feet. #T2##ES2#
Gold has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Drake is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Gold 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.#BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Gold will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Gold will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caesar Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#
It looks like Stephen Drake has been cut.
Gold looks winded!
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Gold backing up. Gold nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Gold. #T3#
Gold misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD#
Drake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gold napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drake in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Drake landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drake landing a few strikes.
Drake lands an elbow.
Drake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gold to see if he's OK.
Drake looks up at the clock and then as Gold takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Drake smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've been informed that Gold has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gold wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Drake lands a decent elbow from side control.
Drake working the ground and pound but Gold is defending the strikes.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake working the body and head with strikes. #T4#
Gold is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Drake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gold to see if he's OK.
Gold is trying to buck Drake off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gold is trying to buck Drake off.
Drake is working Gold over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gold tries to escape but Drake is in control.
Drake is working Gold over with some ground and pound from side control. #ES2#
Gold throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gold throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake shoots in but Gold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gold throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Drake counters with a takedown into side control.
Gold is pushing Drake's head away, looking to escape. Drake manages to hold on to the position though.
Drake sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gold is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?
Drake working the head with strikes.
Drake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gold to see if he's OK.
Drake landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drake is chipping away with strikes.
Gold is not content to let Drake control the position.
Drake is putting a hurting on Gold here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drake working the ground and pound.
Drake prevents Gold from escaping the position.#SUB#
Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drake is working Gold over with some ground and pound from side control. #T1#
Drake throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Drake lands a nice forearm strike.
Gold dodges the ground and pound from Drake.
Gold pushes Drake away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Drake gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Drake takes a little break here. Gold wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Drake working the head with strikes.
Drake landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drake cracks Gold with a big elbow.
Gold avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drake.
Drake scoring with punches and elbows.
Gold is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#ES2#
Gold throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T2#
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Drake shoots in but Gold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake goes for a double leg but Gold avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gold continues to drive forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stephen Drake is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gold's waist but Gold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Gold swinging wildly here.
#TD#
Drake looking to score a takedown here. Gold is defending well but Drake drives through and ends up in Gold's guard.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold is looking to stand back up but Drake counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gold.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake working Gold over with strikes.
Drake working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Gold on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drake is trying to control the action in half guard but Gold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gold wants to get back to his feet.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drake working Gold over with strikes. #ES2#
Gold makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown. Gold tries to sprawl out of it but Drake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Stephen Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gold is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gold misses with the combination.
Stephen Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Gold. #CL#
Drake clinches. #BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a low kick, right behind Gold 's knee. #T1##CL#
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Drake breaks the clinch.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
so Drake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gold wants to stand but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drake is in close to Gold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #ES2#
Gold has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Drake is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Gold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drake pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gold, pushing him back against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Gold misses with the combination.
Gold misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Gold shrugs it off. #TD#
Drake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Drake is trying to get an arm triangle but Gold is defending well.
Gold is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Drake is controlling him well.#T3#
Gold takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB#
Drake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gold is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gold is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SU#
Drake decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T4#
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown. Gold tries to sprawl out of it but Drake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold feints a jab promting Drake to slip. Gold then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drake slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drake. Drake obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Drake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 26, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Giles rushes Drake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giles misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Giles. #CL2#
Giles clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Giles. Those never looked like landing.
Giles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Giles backing up. Giles nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Giles misses with a wild combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Giles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Giles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#TD#
Drake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES2#
Giles bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#T1#
A combination from Giles does no damage. #CL2#
Giles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Giles throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Giles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Giles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Giles wants to clinch.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Giles moves out of range of the body kick from Drake.
Giles wants to clinch.
Drake is looking to counter the offense by Giles and move into the clinch.#T2##TD2#
Giles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU2#
Giles stands up and waves to Drake to follow him.
Giles stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
Giles kicks Drake off and gets back to his feet.
Giles throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Drake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T3##BC2#
Giles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#TD#
Drake drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Giles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake prevents Giles from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Giles manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Drake tries to pull guard but Giles won't allow it.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drake is trying to pull guard but Giles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake is trying to pull guard but Giles has him pressed against the cage.
Drake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T4##BC2#
Giles manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Giles has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
#BC#
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giles throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Curtis Giles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Giles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Giles clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Giles breaks from the clinch.
Giles looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a two punch combo.
Giles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Giles fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Curtis Giles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD#
Drake changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Giles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Drake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Giles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Drake crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Giles bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Stephen Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake goes for a double leg but Giles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Giles continues to drive forward.
Drake misses with a hook. Giles ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Giles forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.#T1##BC2#
Giles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Giles on that attempt.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt - Giles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giles misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Giles backing up. Giles nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.#TD2#
Giles gets the takedown into side control.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Giles is dominant here and he's now got Drake's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Giles stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
#CL2#
Giles has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Giles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giles darts in trying to clinch
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Giles.
Giles misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Drake counters by clinching up. #BC#
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giles misses with a wild combination.
Giles looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giles sprawls and moves away.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown but Giles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Giles moves to clinch but Drake breaks away
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Giles.
Giles tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Giles tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giles fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Giles has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Giles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giles shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Giles closes the distance but Drake moves to the side
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Giles shrugs it off.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Giles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Giles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Giles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giles with a poor takedown
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
Giles is breathing heavily.
Giles tries to clinch up.
Giles wants to clinch but Drake slips to the side
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Giles backing up. Giles nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Giles has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Giles gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Giles is looking for the big counter here.
Giles misses with a two punch combination.
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 Stephen Drake will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Giles tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Giles fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Giles looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Giles just gets out of the way.
Drake with a poor takedown
and Giles counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt. #TD#
Drake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Giles is trying to get back to his feet.
Giles defending against the ground and pound. #ES2#
Giles throws Drake to one side and escapes!
Giles shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Giles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giles sprawls and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Giles moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Giles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Giles misses with a takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giles's knee momentarily.
Giles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stephen Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Giles.
Giles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giles swivels and escapes.
Giles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Giles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Giles misses with a double jab.
Giles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drake is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stephen Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Giles will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Giles shoots in.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giles sprawls and moves away.
Drake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giles is fending him off so far but Drake persists. Nope, Giles circles away and we're back to standing.#T3#
Giles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Giles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Giles wants to clinch but Drake slips to the side
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Giles backing up. Giles nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.#TD#
Giles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Giles has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Drake has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Giles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giles sprawls and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Giles rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Giles just stands there and leans against the cage.#T4##BC2#
Giles breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Drake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES2#
Giles kicks Drake off and gets to his feet.
Giles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drake defends well and Giles ends up having to push Drake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Giles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Giles just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDrake.
Giles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Giles rushes Drake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Giles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drake tries to pull guard but Giles won't allow it.
Drake is trying to pull guard but Giles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Giles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giles 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Giles!
Curtis Giles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Drake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McConnell was covering up waiting for the punch and Drake finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SU#
Drake stands up and waves to McConnell to follow him.
Drake shoots and misses #CL2#
and McConnell counters by clinching up. #BC2#
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Drake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McConnell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
McConnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD#
Drake has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McConnell regains guard immediately. #ES2#
McConnell pushes Drake off and gets back to his feet.
Davy McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##CL2#
McConnell moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake is trying to pull guard but McConnell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
McConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from McConnell as Drake shoots in.
Drake has a takedown stuffed.
McConnell unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown but McConnell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T2#
McConnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake is breathing heavily.
McConnell throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL2#
Drake gets tackled into the cage by McConnell. McConnell maintains the clinch.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McConnell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
McConnell manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by McConnell, which made it look bad. #CL2#
McConnell moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3#
McConnell lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
McConnell has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
McConnell breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
McConnell clinches.
McConnell slowing the pace effectively.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McConnell just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
McConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake goes for a double leg but McConnell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McConnell continues to drive forward.
McConnell lands with a good body shot.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
McConnell closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
McConnell controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, McConnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McConnell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McConnell to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Drake tries to keep at a distance but McConnell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but McConnell has double underhooks. #BC2#
McConnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
McConnell has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Drake manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy McConnell 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#
McConnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
McConnell darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
McConnell lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#
Drake is rocked!
Drake is trying to force a seperation but McConnell has the dominant position.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McConnell has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Drake - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from McConnell, and another! Drake is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Davy McConnell!
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