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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Drake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Drake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Drake passes the guard and advances to mount!
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
White blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Drake trying to control but White is having none of it.
Drake landing strikes from the mount.
Drake throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Drake throwing strikes here but White is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Drake cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Drake with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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 in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Drake lands a couple of good shots and White has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to break free.
Drake is punishing White with some ground and pound.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake controlling well, preventing White from escaping the position.
Drake throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
White covering up well under a series of strikes from Drake.
Drake throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Drake misses with an elbow to the head.
Drake throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Drake is punishing White with some ground and pound.
White trying to get back to his feet but Drake is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to break free.
Drake wants to control but White is keeping busy.
Drake working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drake lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Drake punches the canvas rather than the man.
Drake looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake punishes White with strikes from the back mount.
White wants to control his opponent's hands but Drake gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White covers up after that shot from Drake.
Drake misses with punches from the back.
Drake working for the choke.
Drake misses with a punch to the head.
Good control from Drake.
Drake is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften White up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Drake tries to keep control of the position but White is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Drake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White swinging wildly here.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Drake tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drake somewhat.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drake somewhat.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
Walter White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Drake.
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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake has a takedown stuffed.
White throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
White keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nathan Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Drake landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to pass into half guard but White pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now White is in guard.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
Drake is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Drake has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake prevents White from improving his position.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Drake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Drake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
A jab from White finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from White enables Drake to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. White manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White keeping full guard, as Drake tries to pass.
White controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drake's guard.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control the position but White says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
White tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Drake.
Drake wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Drake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drake is trying to control but can't.
Drake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
White is just content to waste time from the top position. Drake takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but White puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Drake wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
White is really struggling to control Drake but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drake wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Walter White.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walter White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Drake.
White swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Drake fails with the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
Walter White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Drake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drake is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Walter White.
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 George Francis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Drake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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