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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Darren (ranked 3872 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Andrew Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Yeah!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren scoring well with a low kick there.
Darren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darren cracks Boyd with an open hand slap.
Boyd wants to clinch up but Darren keeps it at a distance.
Darren lands a head kick. Boyd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Andrew Boyd has been cut.
Rafael Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren scores with a head kick.
Darren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darren.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Darren napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Darren tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren tries to escape the position.
Boyd is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Darren knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Darren for a finish.
Boyd looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd controlling the position well here. Darren rolled but Boyd kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boyd scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Darren is looking for a way out.
The referee is taking a good look at Darren as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Boyd!
Boyd working for the choke.
Boyd avoiding Darren 's attempts to control his hands.
Boyd is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Darren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boyd on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Boyd.
Boyd looking for the choke but no joy.
Darren trying to get back to his feet but Boyd is in full control for now.
Boyd is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darren preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Boyd.
I would not like to be Darren right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren wants to escape the position.
Boyd is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Boyd throwing damaging strikes from the back! Darren could be in trouble here!
Boyd controlling from the back.
Boyd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyd is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Darren up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Boyd.
It looks like Rafael Darren has been cut.
Darren is breathing heavily.
Boyd is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Boyd is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boyd connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Darren to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boyd has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boyd looking for the RNC.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Boyd controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Boyd dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Darren's half guard.
Darren has a hand on Boyd's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Boyd takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Boyd controlling his opponent.
Boyd mounts Darren! Really nice guard pass there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Boyd has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Darren is bucking up trying to escape but Boyd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd prevents Darren from getting the reversal.
Boyd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boyd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Darren is trying to reverse the position but instead Boyd has taken his back - oops!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boyd is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boyd looking for the choke from the back.
Boyd looking to break Darren's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Darren remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boyd will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boyd is riding his opponent, not letting Darren buck him off.
Boyd is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren tries to roll but Boyd sticks to his back.
Boyd scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Darren is looking for a way out.
Darren looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boyd lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyd is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyd working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Darren has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Boyd lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Darren hold on?!
Darren covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Boyd looking to break Darren's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Darren remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boyd will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boyd has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Darren's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Boyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Boyd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darren!
Boyd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boyd is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Darren will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boyd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Darren to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boyd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boyd slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyd working Darren over with strikes.
Boyd slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd uses his free foot to push down on Darren's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Darren.
Boyd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darren tries to get out of the position.
Boyd with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Boyd raining down shots from the mount!
Boyd landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd controlling the pace for now.
Boyd has control of Darren's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Darren regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boyd is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Rafael Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyd tries to clinch up but Darren circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyd fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Darren to the ground. Boyd is now in Darren's guard.
Darren is wriggling around but Boyd manages to pass to half guard.
Boyd is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Boyd.
Boyd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boyd wants to work for an arm triangle but Darren is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyd with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Boyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boyd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Boyd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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