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Event:
RISE 45: Halo v Motts
Date: Mar 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Pugsley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drew has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pugsley fails with the takedown.
Drew tries to counter with a takedown but Pugsley is quick to defend against it.
Pugsley fails to land the takedown.
Drew tries to counter with a takedown but Pugsley is quick to defend against it.
Len Drew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pugsley.
Drew dives in and grabs Pugsley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pugsley pushes down on Drew's head and hops out.#CL2#
Pugsley moves into the clinch successfully.
Drew blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Pugsley is fighting off a takedown attempt but Drew is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pugsley to the mat. Pugsley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew throws a big elbow that misses.
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew wants to pass the guard but Pugsley is keeping the position.#T1#
Pugsley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drew is one step ahead there.
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pugsley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big left from Pugsley misses.
Pugsley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Pugsley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pugsley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drew looking for a sweep. Not yet Drew, not yet.
Pugsley content to stall in guard here.
Pugsley wants to pass the guard but Drew is keeping the position.
Pugsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Drew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Drew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pugsley 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. #T3#
Pugsley stopping the sweep attempt from Drew.#SUB#
Drew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drew wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pugsley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drew's guard.
Drew moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drew bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pugsley's guard. #REVR#
Pugsley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pugsley is keeping the position for now.
Drew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pugsley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Pugsley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drew trying to control but Pugsley is working from the bottom.
Drew sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pugsley's guard.
Drew tries to pass to full mount but Pugsley defends it.
Drew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pugsley keeping hold of Drew's head, controlling as best he can.
Drew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pugsley defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Pugsley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pugsley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Pugsley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pugsley wants to take the fight to the mat but Drew manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pugsley pressing his opponent against the cage. #TD#
Drew successfully pulls guard.
Drew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pugsley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pugsley won't allow Drew to sweep him here.
Drew is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugsley looking to sit in guard and control but Drew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Pugsley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drew.
Drew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Drew controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drew pushing down on Pugsley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drew has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drew throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T2#
Drew unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew punching from mount but Pugsley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pugsley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pugsley is trying to escape the mount.
Drew landing strikes from the mount and Pugsley is in trouble!
Drew misses with a head shot.
Drew throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drew trying to control but Pugsley is having none of it.
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!#T3#
Pugsley blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pugsley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Drew tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Drew thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Drew lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poor strikes thrown by Drew there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Drew lands a couple of good shots and Pugsley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Drew trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Drew misses with an elbow to the head. #T4#
Drew throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pugsley manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Pugsley.
Drew throws a big right hand that misses.
Pugsley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drew looking to pass the guard.
Drew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pugsley can do to turn this around?
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drew chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pugsley keeping full guard, as Drew tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Pugsley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pugsley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drew.
Drew lands a head shot.#CUT#It looks like Arthur Pugsley has been cut.
Drew thuds a left hand into Pugsley's body.#CL2#
Pugsley closes the distance and pushes Drew back into the cage.
Drew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pugsley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pugsley effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Drew successfully pulls guard.
Drew bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pugsley's guard. #REVR#
Drew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pugsley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Drew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pugsley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drew wants to control from the top but Pugsley keeps moving.
Drew passes Pugsley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drew is looking to take a break and control but Pugsley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drew misses with a head shot. Pugsley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Drew tries to free his leg and advance position but Pugsley is retaining full guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pugsley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Pugsley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drew has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drew is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Drew content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drew passes Pugsley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drew trying to pass the guard but Pugsley defending well.
Pugsley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drew.
Pugsley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drew works his way into full mount!
Drew working Pugsley over with strikes here. #T4#
Drew throwing strikes here but Pugsley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drew looking to control but Pugsley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Drew there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Drew avoids the attempt from Pugsley to control.
Drew looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drew sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pugsley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Pugsley wants to clinch.
Drew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pugsley sprawls and moves away.
Pugsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Drew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Drew. That snapped Pugsley's head back.
#CL2#
Pugsley moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pugsley.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#TD#
Drew ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Drew no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew trying to keep a closed guard but Pugsley is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Drew has his foot on Pugsley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pugsley works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Pugsley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pugsley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Drew keeping full guard, as Pugsley tries to pass.
Pugsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Drew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pugsley looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pugsley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD2#
Pugsley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drew makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drew.
Drew 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.
Pugsley's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3##SUB#
Drew looking for a guillotine here but Pugsley defends easily.
Pugsley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drew lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drew is pushing down on Pugsley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pugsley is fighting to maintain full guard but Drew has managed to sneak the leg through.
Drew throwing shots but Pugsley is blocking nicely.
Pugsley is concentrating on defense, preventing Drew from advancing position.
Drew is looking to pass Pugsley's guard but actually Pugsley recovers to full guard.
Pugsley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drew controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pugsley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drew is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Len Drew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pugsley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Pugsley tries to clinch there but Drew circles away.
#CL2#
Pugsley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pugsley takes an elbow to the forehead. #TD#
Drew successfully pulls guard.
Pugsley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drew 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.
Pugsley postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugsley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Drew working for submissions but it's allowed Pugsley to get to half guard.
Pugsley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1##SUB2#
Drew is defending against the submission attempts here by Pugsley.
Pugsley is trying to control the action in half guard but Drew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Drew actively working from the bottom here.
Pugsley prevents Drew from improving his position.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pugsley wants to control but Drew is keeping him busy.
Pugsley is taking a breather. Drew says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pugsley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Drew counters with a shoot takedown. Pugsley fights it but they end up in guard.
Drew lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pugsley being controlled here, momentarily.
Drew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Drew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pugsley is keeping the position for now.
Len Drew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Len Drew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drew looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Drew looking to sit in guard and control but Pugsley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pugsley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drew is keeping the position for now.
Pugsley wants to control from the top but Drew keeps moving.
Pugsley stopping the sweep attempt from Drew.
Pugsley postures up.
Drew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Drew seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Drew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drew, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Drew!
Len Drew is the new featherweight champion!
Len Drew seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
RISE 34: Maestre v St Stone
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Mutou throws a right and a left that Drew avoids nicely.
Drew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mutou sprawls and moves away.
Drew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mutou moves away from the strike by Drew.
Mutou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
so Drew counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mutou is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew pushing down on Mutou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mutou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drew wants to pass the guard but Mutou is defending well.
Mutou is trying to stand back up but Drew is controlling him
#T1#
Drew is looking to take a break and control but Mutou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drew is really struggling to control Mutou but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mutou looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drew 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.
Drew tries to pass to full mount but Mutou defends it. #T2#
Mutou wants to get back to his feet.
Drew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drew has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mutou taking shots to the head.
Drew working away from the top, dropping strikes.#ROC#Mutou is rocked!
Drew drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mutou! More shots from Drew and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Drew!
A very excited looking Len Drew made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
RISE 21: Brand v Breedon
Date: Jan 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Luokkamaki scores with a punch to the head.
Luokkamaki lands a nice shot that snaps Drew's head back.
Drew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luokkamaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drew moves forwards but Luokkamaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luokkamaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drew with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luokkamaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Luokkamaki connects with a right hand. Drew shakes it off.
Luokkamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Drew is just out of range.
Drew misses with an uppercut. Luokkamaki saw that one coming.#CL2#
Luokkamaki darts in and clinches Drew up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Drew is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Luokkamaki can't fight it off and eventually Drew manages to take the fight to the floor. Luokkamaki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drew passes into half guard. #T1#
Drew moves into full mount! Luokkamaki won't be happy about that!
Luokkamaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Drew tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Drew can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luokkamaki is looking to escape.
Luokkamaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drew throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Luokkamaki because Drew loaded up on that one.
Drew with a couple of short strikes.
Drew misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#T2#
Drew landing strikes from the mount.
Drew working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Luokkamaki blocking the ground and pound.
Luokkamaki blocking the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drew lands a heavy elbow.
Drew lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Luokkamaki is squirming around, avoiding Drew's attempts to control the action.
Drew punching from mount but Luokkamaki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Drew throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drew with shots to the head and body - Luokkamaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drew punishing his opponent with strikes. #T3#
Drew throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Luokkamaki because Drew loaded up on that one.
Drew with shots to the head and body - Luokkamaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luokkamaki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Drew wants to control the pace but Luokkamaki is squirming around nicely.
Drew tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Luokkamaki blocking the ground and pound.
Drew is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luokkamaki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T4#
Luokkamaki avoids a strike by Drew and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Drew's guard! Fantastic escape!
Luokkamaki pushes down on Drew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drew is looking to improve his position.
Drew works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luokkamaki is one step ahead there.
Drew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luokkamaki manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
The fighters circling - Luokkamaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drew moves away from the strike by Luokkamaki.
Drew misses the jab.
Luokkamaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Drew half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
Luokkamaki has Drew up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drew.
Drew is trying to drag Luokkamaki to the mat but Luokkamaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drew tries to pull guard but Luokkamaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Drew drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Len Drew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drew is trying to pull guard but Luokkamaki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Luokkamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Luokkamaki avoids it by throwing Drew back against the cage. #T1##TD#
Drew has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Luokkamaki is trying to keep an underhook but Drew manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Drew wants to free his trapped foot but Luokkamaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drew is trying to control the action in half guard but Luokkamaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drew trying to control from Luokkamaki's half guard. Luokkamaki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luokkamaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drew looking to pass the guard.
Drew slips nicely into half guard.
Drew looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drew works his way into side control. #T2#
Luokkamaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drew tries to move to mount but Luokkamaki blocks the move with his legs.
Drew is looking to take a break and control but Luokkamaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luokkamaki is trying to control Drew's posture but Drew avoids it. #T3#
An elbow from Drew crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drew has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Luokkamaki!
Drew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luokkamaki can do to turn this around?
Drew throws a strike there. Luokkamaki manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Luokkamaki is not content to let Drew control the position.
Luokkamaki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Drew throwing shots but Luokkamaki is blocking nicely.
Drew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luokkamaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drew thows a huge punch but Luokkamaki dodges it nicely.
Drew trying to mount his opponent but Luokkamaki defends it. #T4#
Drew trying to control the action but Luokkamaki is working from the bottom.
Drew missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drew trying to mount his opponent but Luokkamaki defends it.
Luokkamaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drew.
Len Drew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drew takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luokkamaki is refusing to be controlled, as Drew sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Luokkamaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Luokkamaki has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Drew fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drew throws an elbow but misses.
Luokkamaki pushes Drew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luokkamaki lands with a light punch inside. #TD#
Drew gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Drew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luokkamaki's head.
Luokkamaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drew wants to pass to mount but Luokkamaki is defending the position.
Drew has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drew thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T1#
Drew is landing with some decent strikes but Luokkamaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drew misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drew landing strikes from the mount.
Drew lands a couple of good shots and Luokkamaki has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Drew throwing sloppy strikes.
Luokkamaki is taking damage to the body and head.
Luokkamaki covers up after that shot from Drew.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Drew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drew connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Luokkamaki to escape the position.
#T2#
Drew is controlling the position but Luokkamaki somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Drew trying to control the action but Luokkamaki is working from the bottom.
Luokkamaki is trying to maintain the position but Drew is very close to passing his half guard.
Drew trying to mount his opponent but Luokkamaki defends it.
Luokkamaki is holding on to half guard well.
Drew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luokkamaki's head. #T3#
Drew is pressing down on Luokkamaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luokkamaki is holding on for now.
Drew is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Luokkamaki!
Drew can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luokkamaki is looking to escape.
Len Drew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luokkamaki blocking the ground and pound.
Luokkamaki is squirming around, avoiding Drew's attempts to control the action.
Jere Luokkamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Drew controlling the pace for now.
Drew wants to control the pace but Luokkamaki is squirming around nicely.
Luokkamaki taking shots to the head.
Drew raining down hammerfists from mount.
Drew wants to control the pace but Luokkamaki is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Drew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drew, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Drew!
A victorious Len Drew 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:
RISE 14: Veainu v Maestre
Date: Jan 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Drew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tran was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Tran tries to counter by clinching up but Drew breaks away and moves out of range.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tran tries to clinch #TD2#
and Drew counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drew looking to sit in guard and control but Tran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Drew wants to sweep here but Tran controlling him for the moment.
Tran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drew pulls Tran in close to his closed guard and prevents Tran from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew keeping full guard, as Tran tries to pass.
Drew looking for a sweep. Not yet Drew, not yet.
Tran wants to control from the top but Drew keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tran postures up.
Tran trying to control the position from guard on top but Drew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Drew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drew trying to mount his opponent but Tran defends it. #T2#
Drew works his way into side control.
Tran is not content to let Drew control the position.
Drew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tran some visible discomfort.
Drew is chipping away with strikes.
Tran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Drew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drew passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tran! #T3#
Drew lands a heavy elbow.
Drew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tran looks a forlorn figure.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tran gets back to half guard.
Tran is not content to let Drew control the position.
Drew moves into full mount! Tran won't be happy about that!
Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T4#
Drew punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drew has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tran's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drew with a couple of short strikes.
Tran working to try and regain half guard.
Drew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tran looks a forlorn figure.
Drew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drew scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tran can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drew landing strikes from the mount.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drew in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Drew misses with a series of wild punches.
Tran throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Drew counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drew working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew controls the position.
Tran manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drew's best efforts.
Drew frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Drew raining down hammerfists from mount.
Drew cracks Tran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tran is looking to improve his position but Drew isn't that keen on the idea.
Drew with the ground and pound from mount.
Tran is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tran is trying to escape the mount.
Drew landing punches.
Drew lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drew landing punches.
Drew landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drew connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tran is bucking up trying to escape but Drew cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC2#Tran is rocked!
Drew landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Tran is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drew looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tran covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Drew!
Our winner, Len Drew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
NRC 3: Bullfighters
Date: Dec 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Robinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drew eats them both and turns towards Robinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.#TD#
Drew scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robinson some visible discomfort.
Drew working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Drew working the ground and pound from side control.
Robinson wants to control but Drew postures up.
Robinson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drew connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face as Drew controls the position.
Robinson is trying to control Drew's posture but Drew avoids it. #T1#
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Drew prevents Robinson from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Robinson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drew connects with a decent elbow. #ROC#Robinson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Drew! That's hurt Robinson! Will he recover? Drew fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Drew!
An out of breath Len Drew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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