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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu comes to the cage accompanied by "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe. Drake has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake swings for the body but Kotobalavu moves out of range.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Kotobalavu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Kotobalavu is out of range.
Drake takes a swing at Kotobalavu's ribcage but misses.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Drake misses.
Kotobalavu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kotobalavu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kotobalavu ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake blocks a jab.
Nick Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake looks to throw a body kick
and Kotobalavu counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
Kotobalavu slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Drake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Kotobalavu misses.
Kotobalavu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kotobalavu lands with a slapping head kick.
Drake tries to clinch but Kotobalavu is having none of it.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kotobalavu on the side of the head.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotobalavu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a combination
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drake's knee momentarily.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kotobalavu counters with a good, hard body kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Kotobalavu blocks a low kick nicely.
Kotobalavu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kotobalavu slips a jab from Drake.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Kotobalavu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Kotobalavu moved out of range.
Kotobalavu throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kotobalavu scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu connects with a high kick.
Nick Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kotobalavu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Drake lands but Kotobalavu takes it in his stride.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kotobalavu manages to avoid it.
Drake takes a swing at Kotobalavu's ribcage but misses.
Kotobalavu cracks the inside of Drake's front leg.
Kotobalavu misses with a head kick.
Kotobalavu blocks a jab.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Kotobalavu slips the punch.
Kotobalavu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kotobalavu as he connects with a hook.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Kotobalavu.
Drake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drake delivers a nice body kick.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotobalavu scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake swings for the body but Kotobalavu moves out of range.
Kotobalavu thuds his right hand into Drake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Villi Kotobalavu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kotobalavu moves out of range of the body kick from Drake.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kotobalavu lands a nice shot that snaps Drake's head back.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake throws a body kick the misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kotobalavu shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kotobalavu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kotobalavu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a right hand that Kotobalavu ducks under and follows up with a left that Kotobalavu also avoids with ease.
Kotobalavu thuds his right hand into Drake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kotobalavu, as that shot connected.
Drake takes a swing at Kotobalavu's ribcage but misses.
Drake misses with a combination
and Kotobalavu counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Kotobalavu is just out of range.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Kotobalavu lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Kotobalavu is predictable there
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Kotobalavu is out of range.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kotobalavu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kotobalavu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kotobalavu can pounce on him.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kotobalavu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Kotobalavu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Kotobalavu.
A clash of legs there as Kotobalavu blocks the low kick.
Kotobalavu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kotobalavu moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Kotobalavu counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Drake.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kotobalavu.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Drake misses
and Kotobalavu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kotobalavu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kotobalavu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kotobalavu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kotobalavu cracks the inside of Drake's front leg.
Kotobalavu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake throws a hook but Kotobalavu blocks it.
Kotobalavu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drake throws a body kick the misses
and Kotobalavu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kotobalavu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Kotobalavu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villi Kotobalavu is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Kotobalavu as he connects with a hook.
Kotobalavu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kotobalavu cracks the inside of Drake's front leg.
Kotobalavu is looking to chop away at Drake's legs.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Kotobalavu counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kotobalavu.
Drake throws the left hand but Kotobalavu avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kotobalavu circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kotobalavu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Nick Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kotobalavu lands with a shot to the body.
Kotobalavu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kotobalavu.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Kotobalavu counters with a single leg into guard. Drake didn't expect that.
Kotobalavu trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Kotobalavu postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
Kotobalavu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Kotobalavu stops Drake from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake wants to hit a switch here but Kotobalavu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Drake there!
Kotobalavu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drake regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kotobalavu prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake is looking to control Kotobalavu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake throws the left hand but Kotobalavu avoids the punch easily.
Kotobalavu scores with a body shot.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Kotobalavu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drake slips a jab from Kotobalavu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotobalavu.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kotobalavu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kotobalavu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kotobalavu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kotobalavu throws a chopping leg kick but Drake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kotobalavu gets the takedown into side control.
Kotobalavu tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Drake is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kotobalavu controlling from mount.
Drake wants to hold on but Kotobalavu pushes him away.
Kotobalavu prevents Drake from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kotobalavu wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake tries to stand but Kotobalavu is controlling from the bottom.
Drake postures up in Kotobalavu's guard and throws a big left but Kotobalavu blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kotobalavu has momentary wrist control but Drake slips an elbow through the middle.
Kotobalavu keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drake throwing strikes but Kotobalavu manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kotobalavu controlling from side mount.
Kotobalavu stands up.
Kotobalavu thows a body kick. Drake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Villi Kotobalavu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Drake misses.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Drake throws a hook but Kotobalavu blocks it.
Drake checks a leg kick nicely.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kotobalavu.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kotobalavu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kotobalavu throws a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake looks to land a combination but Kotobalavu avoids it well.
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kotobalavu misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Kotobalavu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu throws a lazy head kick
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kotobalavu counters with an outside leg kick.
Kotobalavu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kotobalavu thumps Drake with a low kick.
Kotobalavu missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake swings for the body but Kotobalavu moves out of range.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake throws a body punch but Kotobalavu moves out of range.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
A jab from Kotobalavu does it's job there.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kotobalavu counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kotobalavu counters with a big head kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Good leg kick by Kotobalavu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kotobalavu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kotobalavu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
Kotobalavu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kotobalavu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu connects with the punch.
Kotobalavu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kotobalavu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kotobalavu walks into a jab.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kotobalavu counters with a body kick.
Nick Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kotobalavu scores with a nice strike.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drake looks to land a combination but Kotobalavu avoids it well.
Kotobalavu scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Villi Kotobalavu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kotobalavu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Villi Kotobalavu!
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