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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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182 cm
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drake trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Drake scoring with some ground and pound.
Drake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller looking to control.
Miller throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Drake passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miller is pressing down on Drake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drake in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Miller rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Drake's guard! Nice work there by Miller!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Drake wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller is trying to control the position but Drake postures up.
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller trying to control the position.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Miller controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
Miller 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.
Drake drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Drake off! Drake jumps back into Miller's guard.
Drake postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake is looking to advance position but Miller has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Drake is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Drake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Miller throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Drake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Sven Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Drake.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drake passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nathan Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drake avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Drake lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Drake wants to finish this one by submission but Miller is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Drake.
Miller tries to lock up and control but Drake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Drake maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake lands a heavy elbow.
Miller holds on to Drake as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Drake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miller tries to hold on but Drake postures up.
BOOM! Drake connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Drake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Miller taking shots to the head.
Drake lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Drake connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Drake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miller is rocked!
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Drake unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Miller wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Drake celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan 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
47% |
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