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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Delta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the tough guy song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
20 - 22 - 0 |
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197 cm
33
196 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Delta shoots in for a takedown but Darnielle shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Delta looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darnielle!
Delta tries for a kimura but Darnielle is defending well.
Delta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Darnielle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Delta but great work by Darnielle.
Delta is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hilo Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Delta is looking to regain half guard here but Darnielle keeps moving and retains side control.
Darnielle has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Darnielle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darnielle lands with a right hand.
Delta walks into a straight right hand from Darnielle.
Delta is rocked!
Darnielle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Darnielle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Delta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darnielle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta misses with a takedown
enabling Darnielle to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darnielle has closed the distance and engaged Delta in a clinch.
Darnielle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Darnielle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darnielle tries to avoid it but Delta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darnielle to the ground. Darnielle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Delta seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Darnielle finds it's way through Delta's defenses.
Delta keeps the fight on the outside.
Darnielle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darnielle lands a nice shot to the body.
Delta has a takedown stuffed.
Darnielle thuds a left hand into Delta's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darnielle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darnielle pinned against the cage. Darnielle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A left and a right from Darnielle both land. Nice combination.
Delta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darnielle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delta somewhat.
Delta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle has his hands clasped together around Delta's back. He's all about the action.
Delta is working for a kimura but Darnielle is defending it quite comfortably.
Darnielle keeping hold of Delta's head, controlling as best he can.
Delta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Delta is working for a kimura but Darnielle is defending it quite comfortably.
Delta wants to work for an arm triangle but Darnielle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Delta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle is trying is best to control the position here.
Delta is trying to work for a kimura but Darnielle is defending well.
Delta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Delta tries to pass to full mount but Darnielle defends it.
Darnielle is defending against the submission attempts here by Delta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darnielle wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Darnielle dominated that round.
That's time! Delta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darnielle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delta.
Darnielle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delta's sensitive parts.
John Darnielle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Darnielle misses.
A punch combination from Darnielle misses.
Delta misses with a takedown attempt - Darnielle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darnielle throws a right hand that Delta ducks under and follows up with a left that Delta also avoids with ease.
Darnielle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Delta has a takedown stuffed.
Darnielle lands a jab to the head.
Delta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darnielle to the mat! Darnielle manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darnielle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darnielle controlling Delta's posture.
Darnielle keeping moving, preventing Delta from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darnielle working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Darnielle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Delta shoots in for a takedown but Darnielle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Delta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darnielle pinned against the cage. Darnielle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delta shoots in looking for a takedown but Darnielle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Delta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle throws a right hand that Delta ducks under and follows up with a left that Delta also avoids with ease.
Delta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John Darnielle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darnielle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Darnielle. Beautiful body shot.
Darnielle throws a combination. Delta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Darnielle swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darnielle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Delta takes a step back to recover.
Darnielle throws a good cross that connects.
Darnielle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Delta's calf.
Darnielle connects with a leg kick. Delta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darnielle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delta moves away.
Delta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darnielle counters with a two punch combo.
Darnielle clinches up against the cage.
Darnielle is pressed up against the cage. Delta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Darnielle down to the mat. Darnielle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Darnielle clobbers Delta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darnielle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delta.
Darnielle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta fails with a takedown attempt.
Darnielle gets a clinch.
Darnielle tries to throw a body punch but Delta avoids it by throwing Darnielle back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Darnielle.
Darnielle manages to break the clinch.
Delta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darnielle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darnielle.
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!
Delta gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Darnielle gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Delta is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Darnielle!
John Darnielle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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