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Event:
HFA 11
Date: Aug 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Drake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fat defends well and Drake ends up having to push Fat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Fat is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Fat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drake tries to work over Fat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fat.
Fat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drake letting Fat take a breather here.
Fat is working Drake over against the cage.
Fat has Drake pushed against the cage.
Fat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake has Fat pressed against the cage, preventing Fat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fat blocks a body shot from Drake.
Fat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Drake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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 scores with a nice head shot.
Drake works Fat's body with a nice hook.
Drake throws a low kick but Fat moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Fat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2#It looks like Charles Drake has been cut.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Fat moved out of range.
Drake tries to clinch up but Fat circles away and keeps his distance.#TD#
Drake dives in and scores a takedown into Fat's guard.
Drake stops Fat from standing up.
Fat can't keep his opponent in guard - Drake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Drake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fat is just riding it out for now. Drake eventually gives up the hold.
Drake trying to control from half guard but Fat is working away. #T2#
Drake stops Fat from getting back to his feet.
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fat is trying to stand.
Drake trying to control the action but Fat is working from the bottom.
Drake throwing shots but Fat is blocking nicely.
Drake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3#
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fat's head.
Fat wants to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Fat.
Fat lands with an overhand left.
Drake has his takedown stuffed
letting Fat counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Drake is rocked!
Drake slips under a jab.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Fat's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Drake falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bingo Fat!
In defeat, Charles Drake stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tonight wasn't my night. It's time to go back to the drawing board and figure out what went wrong. I am still young, and I will bounce back'. |
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Event:
HFA 205 R2
Date: Jun 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg in the buildup to the fight.
Hill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hill throws a counter combo.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Hill closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Charles Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill walks into a jab.#T1#
Drake is looking to chop away at Hill's legs.
Hill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hill sprawls and moves away.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Hill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hill scores with a head kick.
Hill slips a jab from Drake.
Drake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill looks winded!
Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Drake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill leaves Drake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Hill shoots in and bounces Drake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drake has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hill is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.#BC2#
Hill breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Hill takes one to the chin there.
Drake lands a head shot.
Drake drops Hill with a straight right hand, right on the button! Drake follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Drake!
After the fight, Charles Drake was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jaylin Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'GOD BLESS AMERICA!!'. |
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Event:
HFA 1
Date: May 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charles Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake cracks Dabija with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dabija.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Drake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Dabija let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dabija circles away quickly and effectively.
Dabija doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dabija was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg in the buildup to the fight.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake swings for the body but Dabija moves out of range.
Dabija now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake tests Dabija's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Drake looks to land a left hand but Dabija moved out of range nicely.
Dabija throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Dabija uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Dabija doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dabija takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dabija avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake takes a swing at Dabija's ribcage but misses.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Dabija is just out of range.
A nice side step and Dabija releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drake throws a leg kick which misses Dabija's front leg but catches the back leg as Dabija tries to avoid it.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Dabija uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Dabija 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T2#
Drake scores with the left hand. Dabija knows he should have avoided that one. #ROC#Dabija is rocked!
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 lands a hook that stumbles Dabija back into the cage. Drake follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Dabija to the canvas! Drake pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Dabija has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Charles Drake!
Charles Drake bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Legendary slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Drake - just one landing.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Legendary throws a big counter combination but Drake scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Legendary slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Legendary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legendary moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
As Drake looks to move away, Legendary throws a big counter combo but Drake just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a hook
and Legendary counters with a two punch combo.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legendary manages to avoid it.
It looked like Legendary was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T1#
Drake clobbers Legendary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drake misses with a hook
and Legendary counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Legendary to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Legendary counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Legendary to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
As Drake looks to move away, Legendary throws a big counter combo but Drake just gets out of the way.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legendary counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Legendary to acknowledge the strikes.
Legendary ducks under a wild hook from Drake.#TD2#
Drake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Drake postures up in Legendary's guard and throws a big left but Legendary blocks it.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legendary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Drake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Legendary has wrist control.
Legendary being controlled here, momentarily.
Drake works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
Still in half guard, Drake seems content to control.
Legendary 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 slips a nice elbow through Legendary's hands, connecting with Legendary's forehead.
Drake performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drake works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drake working Legendary over with strikes here.
Legendary holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Drake tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
#SUB2#
Drake looking to secure an arm triangle but Legendary defends it well. #T4##SUB2#
Legendary is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Drake locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Legendary is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Drake!
In his post fight interview, Charles Drake started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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