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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianluca Balotelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianluca Balotelli!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balotelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balotelli throws a counter combo.
Drake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Balotelli moves into the clinch successfully.
Balotelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balotelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Drake won't want to take too many of those.
Balotelli lands a body shot.
Balotelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balotelli lands a knee to the body.
Balotelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Balotelli.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balotelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
Balotelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balotelli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Balotelli tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Balotelli back against the cage.
Balotelli missing with knees to the body.
Balotelli has Drake pushed against the cage.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drake cracks Balotelli with a good jab.
Balotelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Balotelli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drake cracks Balotelli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balotelli throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balotelli.
Balotelli misses with a leg kick
and Drake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balotelli's guard.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balotelli can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balotelli working a defensive guard here.
Drake stops Balotelli from standing up.
Balotelli can't keep his opponent in guard - Drake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drake uses his free foot to push down on Balotelli's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Balotelli.
Balotelli felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to finish with strikes here!
Drake seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Balotelli is holding on tight.
Balotelli is trying to escape the mount.
Drake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Balotelli manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ground and pound from Drake seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balotelli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drake is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Balotelli is trying to escape and Drake transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Balotelli is forced to tap! Nice work there by Drake! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neil Drake!
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FIGHT
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