GFC 2: The Hurricane PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renaud Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Renaud Trevor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Trevor
vs
Mason

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renaud Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Mason!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor misses with a head kick.
Trevor tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Trevor.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Trevor.

Mason drives through with a takedown into Trevor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason postures up in Trevor's guard and throws a big left but Trevor blocks it.
Mason postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mason working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trevor's head.
Mason really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trevor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mason lands a couple of elbows.
Trevor has control of Mason's left arm, preventing Mason from doing any damage.
Mason with a nice head shot there.

Trevor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mason is aware though and is defending well.
Mason chips away with some ground and pound.
Mason connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor has momentary wrist control but Mason slips an elbow through the middle.
Mason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mason scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trevor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trevor is breathing heavily.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mason scoring with some ground and pound.

Trevor is rocked!
Mason postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Trevor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Trevor's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Mason!
Mike Mason spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Eto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Eto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dog
vs
Eto

194 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

222 cm
25
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Eto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eto wants to clinch but Dog slips to the side
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eto tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Dog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Eto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Dog.

It looks like Samuel Eto has been cut.
Dog stuffs the takedown attempt from Eto. Eto gets slowly back to his feet.
Eto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eto looks winded!
Dog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Big Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crack! Dog connects with the perfect overhand right and Eto falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Dog!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Dog!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Troumblet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Lapitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugene Lapitskiy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Troumblet
vs
Lapitskiy

184 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Troumblet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugene Lapitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapitskiy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troumblet's sensitive parts.
Lapitskiy blocks a jab.
Lapitskiy wants to clinch.
Troumblet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lapitskiy.
Lapitskiy misses with a takedown attempt - Troumblet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Troumblet rushes Lapitskiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lapitskiy goes for a takedown attempt but Troumblet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nick Troumblet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Lapitskiy.

Troumblet feints and as Lapitskiy raises his hands in defense, Troumblet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troumblet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lapitskiy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troumblet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Troumblet landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troumblet throwing strikes but missing.
Troumblet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lapitskiy is rocked!
Troumblet gets to his feet and stands over Lapitskiy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lapitskiy felt that one! Troumblet unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lapitskiy from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Troumblet!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gates's choice of entrance music: Hell Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soderberg
vs
Gates

189 cm
40
225 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

182 cm
27
200 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mason Gates!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Soderberg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Soderberg is looking to slow Gates down with leg kicks.
Soderberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gates sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gates throws a sloppy head kick and Soderberg moves out of range easily.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderberg.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderberg.
Soderberg fakes the leg kick and cracks Gates in the body.
Soderberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gates looks winded!
Soderberg sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gates's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gates's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hjalmar Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg took some time post fight to say the following; 'This was my retirement-fight. Thank you for everything. My chin just didn't hold up in past fights.'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fingal Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Logan
vs
Money

165 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
147 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Self confident

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fingal Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Money!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Money bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Logan regains half guard, as Money was trying to land strikes.
Money not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Money misses with a head shot. Logan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Money must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Money's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Money accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Money throws a big right hand that misses.
Money throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Logan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money throws an elbow that misses. Logan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Money's guard. Nice move by Logan!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Money has his foot on Logan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Logan works his way back into a safe position though.

Money throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Money is looking to reverse the position.
Money is working to avoid the ground and pound but Logan connects with a decent elbow.
Logan just content to control the position.
Money tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Money gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Logan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Money flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Logan lands strikes from half guard.

Money looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Money is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Money manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Money looking to hit a scissor sweep but Logan is one step ahead there.
Logan passes Money's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Logan in particular looking to stall.
Money gets back to full guard.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Money has his foot on Logan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Logan works his way back into a safe position though.

Money looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Logan lands a couple of digs.
Logan is stalling in the full guard.
Money wants to sweep here but Logan controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a couple of elbows.
Logan advances to half guard.
Money is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Money moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Money can't keep his opponent in guard - Logan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Money is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Logan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Money is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Logan jumps into side control!
Logan landing a few strikes.
Logan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Money stops Logan from passing to mount.
Money tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Money looking for a sweep but Logan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Money is looking to improve his position but Logan isn't that keen on the idea.
Logan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Money sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Logan trying to control the pace.
Logan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Money tries to roll over but Logan keeps him under control.

Money looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fingal Logan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.

Money fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Logan sprawls well initially but Money persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Money.
Money misses with a head shot. Logan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Money throws a strike but Logan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Logan stands and throws Money's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Logan trying to control the position but Money is working away.
You can see the frustration on Money's face as Logan controls the position.

Logan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Logan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Logan is looking to take a break and control but Money is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money tries to improve position but can't.
Money is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Logan controls the position.
Money tries to bench press Logan off him but Logan keeps the position.
Money seems a little lost for a moment, as Logan dominates the positioning.
Logan cracks Money with a big right hand but Money just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Logan controls the position.
Money is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Money tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Logan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Money trying to remain calm as Logan controls from the top position.
Money is looking to regain half guard here but Logan keeps moving and retains side control.
Logan trying to control the position but Money is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is trying to get back to half guard.

Logan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Money is looking to regain half guard here but Logan keeps moving and retains side control.

Logan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Logan controls the position.
Money manages to work his way to half guard, despite Logan's best efforts.
Money wants to get back to full guard.
Money has hold of Logan's hands but Logan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Money actively working from the bottom here.
Logan trying to control the pace.
Money tries to get to full guard but Logan has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Logan seems content to control.
Logan trying to control from half guard but Money is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Logan connects with a nice short shot to Money's temple.
Money wants to improve his position but Logan is controlling well.
Money keeps trying to improve his position.
Logan controlling the action here.
Money is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Logan controlling the action here.
Logan uses his free foot to push down on Money's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Money.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
Money working to try and regain half guard.
Logan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Money is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Money manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Logan is looking to take a break and control but Money is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fingal Logan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Logan walks into a stiff left hand from Money.
Logan misses with a head kick.
Money fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Money gets the takedown into side control.
Money working the strikes but Logan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Logan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Money misses with a head shot. Logan uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Money accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money with a flurry of punches that miss.
Money throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Logan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Logan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Money trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Money chips away with some ground and pound.
Fingal Logan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Money working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Money is looking to work some ground and pound but Logan has wrist control.
Money trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Money makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Logan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Money throws an elbow that misses. Logan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Money's guard. Nice move by Logan!

Money has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Logan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Money.
Money takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Logan trying to control the position but Money is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Money tries to bench press Logan off him but Logan keeps the position.
Logan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Money tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Logan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Money is looking to get to half guard.
Logan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Money is looking to escape.
Money is trying to escape the mount.
Eddie Money has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan looking to control but Money is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fingal Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Logan controlling the position easily from mount.
Money tries to reverse the position but Logan maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Logan content just to control the position here.
Money bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Money throws a big right hand that misses.
Logan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Money postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Money throwing strikes but missing.
Money throws an elbow that misses. Logan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Money's guard. Nice move by Logan!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Logan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Money will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Money.
Well Logan 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fingal Logan!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darrow
vs
King

176 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
167 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King slips a jab and a cross from Darrow.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King misses with a low kick.
Darrow throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darrow.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and moves out of range.
As King backs away, Darrow returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
King misses with the combination.

Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Good body shot from Darrow.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King tries to circle away but Darrow has him pinned against the cage.

King breaks the clinch.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
A jab from Darrow finds it's way through King's defenses.
Darrow defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.

It looks like Hamish Darrow has been cut.
Darrow scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
Darrow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Darrow is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darrow fails to land with a series of punches.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow King down.
Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Darrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Darrow counters with a body kick that stops King in his tracks momentarily.
Darrow throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
King throws a counter combo.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a wild combination.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDarrow.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamish Darrow's cut.
That's time! Darrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darrow throws a quick counter head kick but King was just out of range.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.

Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Darrow has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by King.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darrow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darrow.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.

Darrow clinches up against the cage.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King wants to break free but Darrow has control.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow prevents King from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darrow lands an elbow inside.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darrow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

King is rocked!
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Darrow cracks King with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends King tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Darrow pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! King is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Darrow!