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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March. Darth Vader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Neil Drake's chin.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Vader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Drake!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Drake slips a jab from Vader .
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Vader throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drake's head.
Vader swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Vader as Drake shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader clinches with his opponent.
Vader is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Vader is controlling him.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Vader is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader lands with a left to the head.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vader is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Vader .
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Vader is controlling him.
Vader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vader lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Vader taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake being controlled against the cage.
Vader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake is trying to break free.
Vader lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vader .
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
Vader pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drake slows down the pace here.
Come on Vader - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vader moves into the clinch.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Vader working aggressively here.
Vader working aggressively here.
Vader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake prevents a body shot from Vader .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake tries to pull guard but Vader won't allow it.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vader .
Vader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Vader scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vader .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vader .
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vader just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Vader stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Vader .
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Vader working aggressively here.
Drake blocks a body shot from Vader .
Vader working aggressively here.
Vader misses with some punches.
Vader pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vader misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake blocking some punches.
Vader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Vader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A body shot lands from Vader .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader misses with a punch on the inside.
Vader misses with some punches.
Vader lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vader counter with a right hand.
Vader lands with a good body shot.
Vader moves into range and clinches up with Drake.
Vader slows down the pace here.
Vader slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vader for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Vader controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Vader on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Vader can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Vader lands a shoulder strike.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
Vader lands a left hand.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Vader has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader stalls.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake blocks a body shot from Vader .
Vader lands an uppercut.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader working aggressively here.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake is trying to break free.
Darth Vader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Vader lands with a light punch inside.
Vader working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Darth Vader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Vader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vader has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Darth Vader !
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Darth Vader !
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Darth Vader !
Darth Vader wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Darth Vader thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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