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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Darko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Darko's head.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young scores with a nice strike.
Darko moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darko pinned against the cage. Darko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darko tries to sprawl but Young drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Young is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Darko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Young lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Darko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Darko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young wants to sweep here but Darko controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young controls Darko momentarily but Darko frees himself.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Young wants to improve his position but instead Darko has moved into half guard.
Darko stands up and beckons Young to join him on the feet.
Darko throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Donnie Darko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young darts in looking for a takedown but Darko gets double underhooks and turns Young into the cage.
Young prevents a body shot from Darko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young has clasped his hands together around Darko's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Darko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Young wants to free his trapped foot but Darko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Darko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Darko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young is thwarting Darko's attempts to control the position.
Young wants to pass to mount but Darko is defending the position.
Young is trying to control. Darko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Darko is positioning himself well to prevent Young advancing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donnie Darko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Darko throws a head kick that half lands.
Darko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darko there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young with a nice cross.
Darko lands a really nice looking cross but Young seems unphased.
Darko lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Darko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donnie Darko will probably get the nod.
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.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young being controlled here momentarily.
Young wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darko's head.
Jimmy Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Young is looking to control Darko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
Young is controlling Darko's trapped leg to prevent Darko from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Young.
Young throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Darko manages to pass to side control.
Darko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Young to his feet.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko blocks a leg kick.
Donnie Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Darko sprawls well initially but Young persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Darko is trying to control but can't.
Darko gets back to full guard.
Young trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko pulls Young in close to his closed guard and prevents Young from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Young looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko wants to stand but Young is controlling the position.
Darko trying to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Darko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.
Darko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Darko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Darko.
Young throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Jimmy Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Darko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darko walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Darko coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Young connects with a right hand. Darko shakes it off.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Darko connects with a looping right hand.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Darko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Young is looking to slow Darko down with leg kicks.
Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Darko is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Young will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Darko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
Young 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.
Young misses with a straight right.
Darko throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young tries to work over Darko's front leg with a kick but Darko checks it.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young dives in for a single leg takedown but Darko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Young is trying to push Darko away but Darko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darko breaks the clinch.
Darko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko scores with a body shot.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darko under the eye.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Darko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darko is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko lands a glancing blow to the side of Young's head.
Darko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Darko.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Darko throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young tries to work over Darko's front leg with a kick but Darko checks it.
Nice body kick from Young.
Young pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darko is out of range and Young settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young jabs Darko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.
Darko moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young takes one on the button.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darko tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darko momentarily.
Darko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darko misses the jab.
Darko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young is rocked!
Darko stuffs the takedown.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Young to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Young looks to clinch but Darko throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Young taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Donnie Darko!
Our winner, Donnie Darko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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RATING
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