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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 1162 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 130 p4p, 168 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vasquez eats them both and turns towards Draven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vasquez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draven on the side of the head.
Vasquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vasquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
Draven stalling against the cage.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasquez darts in and clinches Draven up against the cage.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven trying to land knees to the body.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven has Vasquez pushed against the cage.
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Vasquez with a nice cross.
Draven pushes Vasquez away with a front kick.
Draven tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Draven
and Vasquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vasquez throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Draven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasquez.
Vasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven wants to clinch up but Vasquez keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Draven.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
Draven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Vasquez.
An attempted straight right counter from Draven misses the target.
A good leg kick by Vasquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasquez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a leg kick
and Draven counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Draven.
Draven lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nando Vasquez has been cut.
Vasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
Vasquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven stalling the fight.
Draven scores with a shot to the side of Vasquez's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draven.
Draven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draven takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Vasquez is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasquez avoids the head kick by Draven.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasquez momentarily.
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!
Vasquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasquez lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Draven scores with a shot to the body.
Draven jabs at Vasquez's body.
Vasquez throws a front kick that sends Draven stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Vasquez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nando Vasquez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Vasquez.
Nando Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez has closed the distance and engaged Draven in a clinch.
Draven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Draven blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
A head punch on the inside from Vasquez fails to land.
Vasquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vasquez wants to break free but Draven has control.
Draven is trying to force a seperation but Vasquez has the dominant position.
Vasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasquez cracks Draven with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Draven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasquez.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
Draven is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasquez misses the target.
Draven throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Draven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasquez.
Draven scores with a one two! Vasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Vasquez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven is looking for a counter combo.
Nando Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasquez cracks Draven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vasquez scores with a hook.
Vasquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Draven is having none of it.
It looked like Draven was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vasquez tries to clinch there but Draven circles away.
Draven moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Draven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vasquez! But no joy.
Draven slips a jab from Vasquez.
Draven lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Draven swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Vasquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's head.
Vasquez lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
Vasquez misses with a body punch
and Draven counters by clinching up.
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Vasquez misses
and Draven counters by clinching up.
Draven stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez avoids the elbow strike from Draven, against the cage.
Draven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasquez avoids it.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a low kick but Draven moves out of range easily.
Draven is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vasquez.
Vasquez moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven stalling against the cage.
Vasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draven checks the leg kick.
Vasquez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Draven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nando Vasquez'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vasquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasquez sizes up Draven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Draven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez tries to clinch up
and Draven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasquez. That's going to slow Draven down.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick
and Draven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Draven throws an elbow that misses.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasquez wants to break free but Draven has control.
Vasquez pushes Draven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven moves into the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
A head punch on the inside from Vasquez fails to land.
Draven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Draven trying to control the position but instead, Vasquez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draven into the cage.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez scores with the left hand. Draven knows he should have avoided that one.
Draven is looking to wear down Vasquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draven moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Draven.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasquez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Draven counters with a big head kick but Vasquez shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draven appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasquez throws out the jab.
Draven is looking to counter punch.
Vasquez tries to score with a low kick but Draven moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasquez scores with a nice strike.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasquez misses with a kick to the body.
Draven tries to clinch there but Vasquez circles away.
It seemed like Vasquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Draven. That snapped Vasquez's head back.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasquez. Vasquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nando Vasquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy body kick from Draven
and Vasquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vasquez looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.
Draven tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vasquez manages to circle out of the way.
Nice cross by Vasquez.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Draven thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasquez avoids the head kick by Draven.
Vasquez wants to land a leg kick but Draven is out of range.
Draven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Draven is looking to counter the offense by Vasquez and move into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Vasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasquez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Vasquez!
After winning the bout, Nando Vasquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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