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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Huber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Huber!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake clinches.
Drake lands a left hand.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huber tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huber.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake forces Huber back against the cage and clinches.
Huber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huber tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab lands there for Huber.
It looks like Vladimir Drake has been cut.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake throws a series of punches but Huber avoids them all with ease.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Huber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Huber misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huber.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huber scores with a body shot.
Huber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huber misses with a straight right.
Drake drives through and clinches with Huber against the cage.
Huber can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Huber can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
Huber tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huber being controlled against the cage.
Huber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Huber can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake is working Huber over against the cage.
Huber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huber tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huber scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Huber blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huber.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Huber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks 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!
Huber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Huber is blocking nicely.
Huber working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake taking a breather.
Huber misses with the head strike.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hubers head.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Huber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huber lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake'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.
Huber lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Huber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Huber missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Huber.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Drake tries to clinch up but Huber circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake defending well as Huber loads up on a big left hand.
Drake has managed to clinch.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vladimir Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drake gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake tries to clinch but Huber moves out of range.
Huber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huber throws out the jab.
Huber keeps the fight on the outside.
Huber flicks out a counter leg kick but Drake steps away.
Huber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Huber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Huber presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Huber lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huber as Drake tries to tie him up.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake pushes Huber up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Drake.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huber backwards.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Huber lands with a short shot to the head.
Huber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake digs a right hand into Huber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huber's gas tank.
Huber misses with some punches.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake is looking to clinch but Huber is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake tries to counter by clinching up but Huber breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huber throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake is looking to counter the offense by Huber and move into the clinch.
Huber keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Huber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Huber misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drake tries to clinch but Huber is having none of it.
Drake wants to clinch but Huber slips to the side
and Huber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake slips a straight right by Huber.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Huber circles away.
Drake clinches.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Huber blocks with his arms.
Drake is pushing Huber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Huber. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huber is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake checks a low kick from Huber.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huber counters with a straight right hand.
Huber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vladimir Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huber let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huber tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake wants to clinch up but Huber keeps it at a distance.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Huber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Drake finds it's way through Huber's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huber.
Huber looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Huber tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Huber tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Huber.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake leaves his chin hanging out and Huber seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Drake crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Huber!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Huber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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