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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny McAndrewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny McAndrewson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Drake's chin.
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175 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
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135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Drake! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny McAndrewson! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McAndrewson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away. Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Drake wants to control the pace but McAndrewson is squirming around nicely. Drake avoids the attempt from McAndrewson to control. Drake working for a submission but McAndrewson is keeping him at bay. Drake throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Drake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McAndrewson because Drake loaded up on that one. McAndrewson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Drake tries to control but McAndrewson wriggling away. Drake misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drake controlling the position easily from mount. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Drake mounts McAndrewson! Really nice guard pass there!
That's one minute gone in the round. Drake throws some wild stikes that McAndrewson manages to avoid easily.
Drake looking for a guillotine from mount but McAndrewson is having none of it. Drake has control of McAndrewson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McAndrewson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McAndrewson is squirming around, avoiding Drake's attempts to control the action. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. McAndrewson wants to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drake stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. McAndrewson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drake to score an easy takedown into full guard. Drake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Drake throws a big right hand that misses. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Drake passes easily into side control. Nice work. Sloppy strikes there by Drake. Drake trying to control the position but McAndrewson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drake has knee on belly and moves into mount. Drake looking to secure an arm triangle but McAndrewson defends it well. Drake controlling the pace for now. Drake wants to finish this one by submission but McAndrewson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McAndrewson is trying to escape the mount.
Drake controlling the position easily from mount. Drake with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drake working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. McAndrewson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Drake! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nick Drake!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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