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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Aldo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Drake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aldo tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jake Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drake tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo motions for Drake to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Aldo connects with a body shot.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake checks the leg kick.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Drake wants to clinch.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo looks gassed!
Drake lands a left and a right that send Aldo crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aldo is rocked!
Drake clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake gets control of Aldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Drake will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drake trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Drake will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard.
Aldo has an active guard here but Drake has managed to pass into half guard.
Aldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake is thwarting Aldo's attempts to control the position.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aldo trying to control from the bottom.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Drake stands up out of the half guard.
Drake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Drake wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake clinches.
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Drake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nate Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Drake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Drake wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Drake moved away.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body. Drake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drake is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Drake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aldo connects with a body shot.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake slips a jab from Aldo.
Aldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drake lands a left and a right that send Aldo crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drake checks a low kick from Aldo.
Drake throws an overhand right that drops Aldo like a sack of potatoes! Drake dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Drake!
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FIGHT
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