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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Hilland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Draco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Hilland!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilland tries to close the distance and clinch but Draco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooh!!! Draco has knocked Hilland down with a huge combo! Draco steps away and waves a wobbly Hilland back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like William Hilland has been cut.
Draco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilland misses with a leg kick.
Hilland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draco throws a right and a left that Hilland avoids nicely.
Hilland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Draco throws a nice looking combination but Hilland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Draco swings for the body but Hilland moves out of range.
Draco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hilland tries to clinch there but Draco circles away.
Draco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Hilland tries to counter it with a takedown but Draco pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Draco throws a series of punches but Hilland avoids them all with ease.
Draco fails to land with a series of punches.
Draco fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilland throws a leg kick but Draco checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilland tries to clinch but Draco is having none of it.
Hilland misses with a takedown attempt - Draco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Draco misses with a series of wild punches.
Draco checks a leg kick.
Hilland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draco feinted with a counter takedown.
Hilland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draco misses with a body shot.
Hilland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draco as he avoids it easily.
Drake Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Hilland.
Draco leaves Hilland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hilland tries to close the distance and clinch but Draco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Draco.
A head kick misses from Hilland.
Draco throws a big counter combination but Hilland scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Draco throws a right hand that Hilland ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilland also avoids with ease.
Draco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hilland.
A punch combination from Draco misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hilland counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draco leaves Hilland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hilland looks winded!
Draco misses with a wild body shot.
Draco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hilland.
Drake Draco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilland misses with the combination.
Hilland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draco misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco throws a nice looking combination but Hilland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draco looks to land a combination but Hilland avoids it well.
Hilland with the counter takedown but Draco avoids it easily.
Draco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hilland throws a counter combo.
Draco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilland.
Draco misses with a few strikes there.
Hilland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draco is looking to wear down Hilland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hilland throws a sloppy head kick and Draco moves out of range easily.
Draco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hilland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Draco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Draco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hilland circles away quickly and effectively.
Draco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hilland.
Draco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hilland tries to close the distance and clinch but Draco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draco throws a nice looking combination but Hilland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilland pushes Draco up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draco blocks it with crossed arms.
Draco tries to break free but Hilland pushes him back against the cage.
Draco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hilland.
Draco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Draco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Hilland's cut.
That's time! Draco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Draco misses with a double jab.
Hilland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hilland dives in for a single leg takedown but Draco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draco checks a low kick from Hilland.
Hilland rushes Draco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hilland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Draco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Draco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hilland slips a jab and a cross from Draco.
Draco sets himself, and Hilland steps forward looking for the clinch! Draco avoids it this time.
Draco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilland has a takedown stuffed.
Drake Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Hilland.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hilland.
Drake Draco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draco throws a series of punches but Hilland avoids them all with ease.
Draco swings for the body but Hilland moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hilland! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hilland or perhaps it was just good defense by Draco, which made it look bad.
Hilland is breathing heavily.
Hilland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dracos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hilland slips a jab and a cross from Draco.
Hilland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draco wants to slow Hilland down by chopping away at his legs.
Hilland doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Draco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hilland circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake Draco is winning the standup battle so far.
Draco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Draco backs off Hilland throws a huge counter combo but Draco manages to avoid it all.
Draco digs a good body shot into Hilland's ribs.
Draco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hilland can do to turn this around?
Draco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilland shoots in for a takedown but Draco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Draco misses.
Hilland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Draco could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco misses with the combination.
Hilland is looking for the big counter here.
Hilland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Hilland looks to move away, Draco throws a big counter combo but Hilland just gets out of the way.
Draco throws a series of strikes that have Hilland backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilland goes for a double leg but Draco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Draco continues to drive forward.
Draco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Draco.
Draco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilland shoots in looking for a takedown but Draco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hilland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Draco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hilland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Draco sprawls well. Draco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hilland gets slowly back to his feet.
Draco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilland misses with a head kick.
Draco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draco scores with a one two! Hilland had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Draco throws a series of punches but Hilland avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hilland stalks Draco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draco's face. Draco staggers backwards, shaken.
Hilland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draco swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Draco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draco looks to land a combination but Hilland avoids it well.
Draco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draco stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Draco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilland doesn't manage to clinch there - Draco circles away.
Draco misses with the combination.
Hilland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draco throws a series of punches but Hilland moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hilland.
No joy there for Draco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Draco tries to avoid it but Hilland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Draco to the ground. Draco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Draco throws a right and a left that Hilland avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Draco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Hilland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hilland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Draco sprawls well. Draco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hilland gets slowly back to his feet.
Draco throws a big counter combination but Hilland scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Draco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draco fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilland has closed the distance and engaged Draco in a clinch.
Draco can't break the clinch.
Hilland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hilland tries to clinch but Draco moves out of range.
Hilland doesn't manage to clinch there - Draco circles away.
Draco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hilland has a takedown stuffed.
Hilland slips a jab and a cross from Draco.
Hilland throws a head kick but Draco moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Draco.
Draco lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilland has Draco up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilland has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Draco uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hilland keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
Draco looking to pass the guard.
Draco pushes down on Hilland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilland looking for submissions off his back.
Draco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hilland with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilland wants to control but Draco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draco wants to take a breather but Hilland is having none of it.
Draco trying to pass the guard but Hilland defending well.
Hilland is trying to maintain the position but Draco is very close to passing his half guard.
Hilland is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Draco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Draco is trying to control the action in half guard but Hilland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hilland tries to roll over but Draco keeps him under control.
Draco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hilland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draco.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draco in particular looking to stall.
Draco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Draco wants to control but Hilland is keeping him busy.
Hilland has one foot on Draco's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Draco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Hilland.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draco throws a series of strikes that have Hilland backpedaling.
William Hilland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake Draco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Draco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Draco!
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