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Event:
AD365: The Wolf and the Lion
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Jaak lands with a nice body kick.
Drake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jaak scores with a shot to the body.
Jaak throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Jaak.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Jaak saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaak misses the target.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drake's head.#CUT#
It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Jaak slips under a jab from Drake.
Jaak throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaak darts in trying to clinch
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Jaak backing up. Jaak nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaak misses with a left hand
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drake swings for the body but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drake enables Jaak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drake manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T1#
Jaak scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jaak throwing strikes but missing.
Jaak trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaak looking to pass the guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Drake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jaak defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jaak controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Jaak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jaak won't allow Drake to sweep him here. #T3#
Jaak landing some decent shots from guard.
Jaak trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Jaak cracks Drake with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Drake looking for a guillotine here but Jaak defends easily.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Jaak from controlling successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Jaak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaak has managed to get both his arms back between Drake's legs - danger averted.
Jaak throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Jaak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drake trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaak is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylma Jaak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Jaak shoots in and gets a takedown into Drake's guard.
Jaak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaak working some strikes from top position.
Drake controls Jaak momentarily but Jaak frees himself.
Jaak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Jaak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Jaak advances to half guard.
Jaak trying to control from half guard but Drake is working away.
Jaak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jaak not doing much here.
Jaak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake taking some punishment here, with Jaak in his half guard.
Kylma Jaak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Drake trying to control from the bottom.
Drake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jaak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jaak wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Jaak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake is staying active underneath Jaak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Jaak is looking for a kimura here.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Jaak lands with an overhand left.
Jaak misses the shot to the body.
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake throws a jab when Jaak was well out of range.
Jaak connects with a crisp jab.
Jaak moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaak is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drake.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaak's corner calls for a 1-2. Jaak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD#
Jaak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drake was covering up waiting for the punch and Jaak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaak trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4##SUB2#
Drake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jaak is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Jaak looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaak keeps working.
Jaak trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylma Jaak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Drake scores with a shot to the body.
Jaak takes one to the side of the head.
Jaak throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Jaak throws a nice head kick!
Drake looks to land a left hand but Jaak moved out of range nicely.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaak.
A head kick misses from Jaak.
Jaak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jaak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Jaak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaak scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Drake misses.
Kylma Jaak is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Jaak has knocked Drake down with a huge combo! Jaak steps away and waves a wobbly Drake back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Drake is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Jaak Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Drake is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kylma Jaak!
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Event:
UPG 31
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Bryggare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bryggare.#CL#
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake lands a body shot.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake has Bryggare pushed against the cage.
Drake stalling the fight.
Drake throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Drake - that landed with a thud.
Drake being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryggare controlling the action here for a moment.
Bryggare receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bryggare.
The crowd are getting on Bryggare's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.#T1##BC2#
Bryggare breaks from the clinch.
Bryggare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Bryggare misses.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryggare.
Despite the aggression on Bryggare's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bryggare has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake is looking to clinch but Bryggare is avoiding it.
Bryggare dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Bryggare throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryggare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryggare takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T2#
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Bryggare was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake tries to clinch but Bryggare is having none of it.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bryggare lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bryggare up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drake throws an elbow but misses.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Bryggare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Drake misses.
Bryggare misses with a straight right.
Jab by Drake.
Bryggare with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Bryggare with a hook.
Bryggare buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bryggare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bryggare throws a body shot but no joy.
Bryggare staying out of range there.#T4#
Bryggare misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake tries to clinch up but Bryggare circles away and keeps his distance.
Bryggare jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Bryggare misses with a body shot.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryggare.
Drake misses with a hook. Bryggare ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bryggare.
Bryggare dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryggare jabs at Drake's body.
Bryggare blocks a jab.
Bryggare circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bryggare counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
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 Nathan Drake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bryggare throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Bryggare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Bryggare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake is looking to clinch but Bryggare is avoiding it.
Drake throws a series of strikes that have Bryggare backpedaling.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryggare counters with a leg kick.
Bryggare misses with a wild body shot.
Bryggare thuds his shin into the meat of Drake's side.
Bryggare looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bryggare doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake staying out of range there.
Drake throws a body punch but Bryggare moves out of range.
Bryggare only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bryggare throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryggare is just out of range.
Bryggare bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.#T1#
Drake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Bryggare counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Bryggare's head back.
Bryggare throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bryggare sprawls and moves away.
Bryggare connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryggare throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bryggare throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bryggare counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Bryggare to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake swinging wildly here.
Bryggare keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryggare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryggare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake tries to bum rush Bryggare with a series of wild strikes but Bryggare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
Drake misses with a double jab
and Bryggare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bryggare misses with a straight left.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bryggare. That's going to slow Drake down.
Bryggare takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bryggare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Bryggare swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryggare looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Bryggare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryggare ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bryggare counters with a straight right hand.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Bryggare saw that one coming.
Bryggare dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Bryggare takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL#
Drake gets a clinch.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Bryggare has double underhooks.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Drake pushes Bryggare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bryggare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drake being controlled against the cage.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake. #T4#
Drake is pushing Bryggare up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bryggare is struggling to control the position.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake tries to work over Bryggare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arto Bryggare will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryggare was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Bryggare swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bryggare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
A nice side step and Bryggare releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Drake has Bryggare up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryggare is trying to break free.
Bryggare has Drake pressed against the cage.
Drake tries a body shot but Bryggare blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryggare.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Bryggare blocks an uppercut.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bryggare backwards.
Bryggare holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC2#
Bryggare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Bryggare.#CUT2#
It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Bryggare takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bryggare throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Bryggare misses with a looping left.
Drake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Bryggare.
Bryggare lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryggare moves away.#T2#
Drake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bryggare gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryggare scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Bryggare, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake tries to counter with a takedown but Bryggare is quick to defend against it.#CL#
Drake forces Bryggare back against the cage and clinches.
Bryggare'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.
Bryggare blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bryggare's brow.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bryggare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2#
Bryggare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryggare slips a jab from Drake.
Arto Bryggare seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryggare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryggare is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drake with a body shot.
Bryggare ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bryggare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
#T4#
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bryggare finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Bryggare pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bryggare! But no joy.
Nice shot by Bryggare.
Drake defending well as Bryggare loads up on a big left hand.
Drake tries to counter with a takedown but Bryggare is quick to defend against it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bryggare misses.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryggare throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bryggare looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drake wants to clinch up but Bryggare keeps it at a distance.
Bryggare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bryggare keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryggare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Bryggare takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Drake!
A relieved looking Nathan Drake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
UPG 26
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
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.#CL#
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.
#T1#
McHughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
McHughes can't get the takedown.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
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.
#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#R2#
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?#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.
#T4#
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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