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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 742 p4p, 1259 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 118 p4p, 191 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Orla Wanker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Orla Wanker seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wanker gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Wanker.
Drake misses with a hook. Wanker ducked under it nicely.
Wanker tries to counter with a takedown but Drake is quick to defend against it.
Drake blocks a head kick by Wanker.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Wanker.
Wanker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Wanker should have avoided that one.
It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Wanker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Wanker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker with a poor takedown
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Wanker drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
Wanker motions for Drake to come forward. Wanker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wanker.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Drake misses with a hook.
Wanker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wanker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wanker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wanker.
Drake misses with a hook. Wanker ducked under it nicely.
Wanker shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Wanker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orla Wanker's cut is getting worse.
Wanker digs a good hook to Drake's body.
Wanker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Wanker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wanker misses with a body kick.
Wanker misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanker. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wanker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wanker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Wanker - just one landing.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Wanker slips under a jab from Drake.
Wanker scores with a takedown into Drake's guard.
Drake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Wanker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wanker distracts Drake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wanker 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.
Wanker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wanker is one step ahead there.
Wanker trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wanker stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Wanker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wanker tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake wants to sweep here but Wanker controlling him for the moment.
Drake wants to hit a sweep here but Wanker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Drake there!
Wanker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Drake will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wanker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Drake!
Drake manages to get back to half guard.
Drake wants to improve his position but Wanker is controlling well.
We've been hearing that Wanker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wanker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drake wants to control but Wanker is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wanker is working away from the top position though.
Wanker is taking a breather. Drake says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wanker prevents Drake from improving his position.
Wanker wants to free his trapped foot but Drake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wanker is working hard here to advance position.
Wanker trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drake trying to control from the bottom.
Wanker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wanker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wanker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drake wants to control but Wanker is having none of it.
Wanker controlling the position easily from mount.
Wanker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wanker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker controlling his opponent.
Wanker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wanker trying to control but Drake is having none of it.
Wanker controlling his opponent.
Drake tries to reverse the position but Wanker maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker controlling the pace for now.
Drake is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wanker looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wanker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wanker controlling from the full mount.
Wanker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wanker!
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wanker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wanker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Wanker misses.
Wanker misses with a head kick.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake lands with an uppercut that bounces Wanker off the cage and back into range.
Wanker walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Wanker's head but Wanker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bobby Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wanker moves away.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake looks to land a left hand but Wanker moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Wanker as he connects with a hook.
Wanker lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wanker punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Drake.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wanker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wanker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wanker not doing much here.
Drake moves into full guard.
Wanker stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wanker controls the pace.
Wanker wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drake scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wanker back to the cage. Drake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wanker walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Wanker moves away from the strike by Drake.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Wanker saw that one coming.
Wanker throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wanker looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Wanker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake avoids the head kick by Wanker.
Drake scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Wanker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throws a body punch but Wanker moves out of range.
Wanker throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wanker is defended easily by Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Drake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wanker under the eye.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wanker.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Wanker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanker ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Wanker tries to score with a low kick but Drake moves his leg out of the way.
Wanker takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake jabs at Wanker's body.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Drake!
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RATING
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