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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draski (ranked 1757 p4p, 1809 weight class) and Nathan Leal (ranked 222 p4p, 226 weight class). Nathan Leal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Draski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leal.
Draski dips to his left and cracks Leal with an uppercut!
Leal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draski looks to land a combination but Leal avoids it well.
Draski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Draski scores with a jab to the body.
Draski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leal throws out a counter right but Draski avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Draski.
Draski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draski scores with a decent looking hook.
Draski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivan Draski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draski. Leal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Leal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab lands there for Draski.
Draski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Draski moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draski.
Draski thuds a left hand into Leal's body.
Draski lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Draski does it's job there.
Draski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draski takes the fight into the clinch.
Leal keeps control of Draski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draski manages to break the clinch.
Draski throws a shot to the body.
Leal takes one to the side of the head.
Draski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Draski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Draski jabs Leal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Draski connects with a solid leg kick.
Draski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Draski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draski lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draski.
Draski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Draski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Draski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Draski has had enough of the clinch but Leal keeps him there for the moment.
Draski is trying to force a seperation but Leal has the dominant position.
Leal jumps guard and drags Draski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Draski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Draski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draski is pushing down on Leal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leal is fighting to maintain full guard but Draski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Draski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draski is looking to advance position but Leal won't allow it.
Leal gets full guard.
Leal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Draski throws a head kick that misses.
Draski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leal checks the leg kick.
Draski scores with a punch to the head.
Draski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leal walks into a straight right hand from Draski.
Draski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leal moves away.
Leal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Draski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leal takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draski is looking to clinch.
Leal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leal takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draski throws a head kick that misses.
Draski tries to clinch there but Leal circles away.
Draski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draski.
Draski stalks Leal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leal's face. Leal staggers backwards, shaken.
Ivan Draski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leal dodges the punch combination from Draski.
Leal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivan Draski is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Draski lands a glancing blow to the side of Leal's head.
Draski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Draski doesn't manage to clinch there - Leal circles away.
Draski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draski works over Leal's head and body with a nice combination.
Draski lands a glancing blow to the side of Leal's head.
Draski fails to land with a series of punches.
Draski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Draski duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draski.
Draski scores with a spinning back kick!
Draski scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Draski does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leal! But no joy.
Draski clinches up with Leal and pushes him back against the cage.
Draski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leal walks into a jab.
Draski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leal on the side of the head.
Draski's corner calls for a 1-2. Draski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draski jabs Leal right on the nose. Leal blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draski scores with a head kick. Leal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draski throws a good cross that connects.
Draski throws a leg kick but Leal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draski.
A left lands for Draski.
Ivan Draski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draski lands a right hook to the body.
Draski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draski tests Leal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Draski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Draski there.
Draski throws a right and a left that Leal avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leal! But no joy.
A nice combination there by Draski.
Leal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Draski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draski throws out a powerful jab.
Draski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Draski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leal can do to turn this around?
Draski misses with a wild body shot.
Draski scores with a jab.
Draski clinches up against the cage.
Draski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Draski breaks the clinch.
Draski with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Draski misses with a few strikes there.
Leal throws out a counter right but Draski avoids it with no problem.
Draski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leal momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draski has Leal up against the cage in a clinch.
Leal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leal prevents Draski from breaking the clinch.
Draski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leal prevents a body shot from Draski.
Draski stalling the fight.
Draski is looking to break free of the clinch but Leal has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draski connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draski connects with a body shot.
Leal blocks a head kick by Draski.
Leal throws out a counter right but Draski avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Leal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Draski.
Draski misses with a double jab.
Draski has managed to clinch.
Draski breaks from the clinch.
Draski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leal's sensitive parts.
Draski thuds a left hand into Leal's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draski throws a right hand that Leal ducks under and follows up with a left that Leal also avoids with ease.
Nathan Leal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Draski.
Draski connects with the punch.
Ivan Draski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draski 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draski!
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