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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McHughes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome To My Hood. Drake has chosen Numbered! by Devin Townsend & Anneke Van Giersbergen as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25 - 17 - 1 |
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193 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake throws a counter combo.
McHughes throws a chopping leg kick but Drake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Drake tries to counter it with a takedown but McHughes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McHughes dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
McHughes swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McHughes tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
Drake tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McHughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McHughes avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McHughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McHughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake is trying to push McHughes away but McHughes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by McHughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
McHughes can't get the takedown.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from McHughes.
McHughes scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake walks into a left hand.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Drake checks it.
Drake changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McHughes throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McHughes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McHughes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McHughes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McHughes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake slips a straight right by McHughes.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McHughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from McHughes misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McHughes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
Drake is looking for the big counter here.
McHughes throws a leg kick that misses.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by McHughes as he connects with a hook.
McHughes scores with a nice head shot.
McHughes misses with a leg kick
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McHughes.
An inside leg kick from McHughes misses.
Nigel McHughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHughes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by McHughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake checks a leg kick.
McHughes with a hook.
McHughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McHughes wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Drake feints the counter takedown.
McHughes misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
McHughes throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McHughes throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McHughes.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McHughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McHughes takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes dominated that round.
That's time! McHughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from McHughes misses the target.
Drake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McHughes cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McHughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McHughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drake's head backwards.
Drake checks a low kick from McHughes.
McHughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McHughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from McHughes misses
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
McHughes takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake unleashes a big counter combination but McHughes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McHughes works the jab nicely.
McHughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake wants to counter the offense by McHughes and move into the clinch position.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Drake moved away.
McHughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McHughes throws an off balance right hand
and Drake counters with a two punch combo.
McHughes misses with a looping right.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake checks the leg kick.
McHughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake throws out a counter right but McHughes avoids it with no problem.
McHughes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McHughes.
A looping hook to the body misses from McHughes. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McHughes missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McHughes just misses with a punch to the body.
McHughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McHughes throws a quick inside leg kick.
McHughes misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McHughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McHughes misses with a body shot
and Drake counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake with the counter takedown but McHughes avoids it easily.
McHughes throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
McHughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McHughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
McHughes misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.
And Drake tries to counter it with a takedown but McHughes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake slips under a jab.
McHughes throws a big shot that misses.
Drake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McHughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
McHughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Drake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drake unleashes a big counter combination but McHughes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McHughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McHughes cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McHughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from McHughes.
McHughes misses with a right hand
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nigel McHughes is winning the standup battle so far.
McHughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice jab there from McHughes.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McHughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
McHughes misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
McHughes lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from McHughes misses
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from McHughes is predictable there
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Drake changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McHughes.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McHughes throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - McHughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McHughes.
McHughes works Drake's body with a nice hook.
McHughes cracks the inside of Drake's front leg.
McHughes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McHughes wants to clinch.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
McHughes throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McHughes misses with a looping right.
McHughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from McHughes misses its intended target.
McHughes misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by McHughes.
McHughes throws a right hand that misses
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McHughes throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McHughes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McHughes misses with a low kick.
Nigel McHughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McHughes wants to clinch but Drake slips to the side
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McHughes throws a sloppy body shot
and McHughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
McHughes tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
Drake slips under a jab from McHughes.
McHughes lands with a shot to the body.
McHughes scores with a shot to the body.
McHughes misses with a straight right.
Drake is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McHughes throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McHughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from McHughes.
McHughes scores with a shot to the body.
Nathan Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McHughes misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel McHughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McHughes 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel McHughes!
Nigel McHughes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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