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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Drake (ranked 5491 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Reigns (ranked 4931 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Reigns looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reigns looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reigns looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Reigns is looking for a sweep.
Drake could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reigns taking a bit of punishment here - Drake scoring with strikes.
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reigns some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Drake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drake decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Drake clinches.
Drake jumps guard and drags Reigns to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reigns is one step ahead there.
Reigns trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reigns is standing up over Drake. Drake looks to escape but Reigns dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to buck Reigns off but Reigns is having none of it.
Drake is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Reigns misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake is trying to improve his position.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reigns wants to stand but Drake is controlling his arm.
Reigns trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reigns has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Drake shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Drake there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reigns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drake tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drake wants to stand up but Reigns has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reigns on the ground.
Reigns taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to stand but Reigns has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Drake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reigns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drake is trying to control. Reigns wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Reigns's temple.
Nice strikes from Drake there.
Drake prevents Reigns from improving his position.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Drake dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reigns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reigns changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reigns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reigns wants it to stay on the feet.
Reigns steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drake.
Drake is looking to clinch but Reigns is avoiding it.
Drake gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake stands up from half guard.
Drake goes for a double leg but Reigns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reigns continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns drives through with a takedown into Drake's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reigns can do to turn this around?
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reigns's guard.
Drake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake is in close to Reigns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns trying to control the position.
Drake passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Drake seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drake decides to return to a standing position.
Drake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reigns napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drake looks up at the clock and then as Reigns takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Drake smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Andrew Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake stands up and beckons Reigns to his feet.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drake distracts Reigns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Reigns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reigns's guard.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reigns trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reigns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drake is controlling him.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reigns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drake is controlling him.
Drake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drake rushes Reigns and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Reigns blocks with his arms.
Drake fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake jumps guard but Reigns stands there with Drake around his waist. Drake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake pulls guard successfully.
Reigns looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reigns's head.
Drake wants to stand but Reigns is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Reigns keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reigns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Drake dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drake shoots in and bounces Reigns off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drake tries to stand but Reigns is controlling from the bottom.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Drake wanted to stand there but Reigns had control of the position.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reigns's head.
Reigns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reigns is proving hard to escape from.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake is working Reigns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake wants to stand but Reigns is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drake wants to control from the top but Reigns keeps moving.
Drake scoring with some ground and pound.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reigns slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reigns manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reigns is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake prevents Reigns from getting back to his feet.
Reigns has momentary wrist control but Drake slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drake tries to stand but Reigns is controlling from the bottom.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reigns's head.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake distracts Reigns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake works over Reigns with some ground and pound from guard.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Drake distracts Reigns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reigns wants to stand up but Drake is controlling him.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drake cracks Reigns with a solid left hand.
Drake wanted to stand there but Reigns had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman Reigns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Drake!
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hype
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