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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Parcins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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147 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Finlay Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayde Parcins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Parcins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darrow.
Parcins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darrow swings for the body but Parcins moves out of range.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parcins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Parcins's body. Parcins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Parcins. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parcins swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Parcins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Parcins moves out of range of the body kick.
Parcins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parcins momentarily.
Parcins forces Darrow back against the cage and clinches.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Darrow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darrow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Parcins wanted to stand there but Darrow had control of the position.
Darrow has control of Parcins's left arm, preventing Parcins from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darrow is controlling the pace.
Darrow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Parcins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Darrow.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parcins throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Parcins's ribs.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Parcins's belly button to the back.
Parcins moves into the clinch.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parcins is defending well for now.
Darrow working Parcins over with knees to the body.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Parcins avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Parcins tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parcins pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Parcins.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow 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.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parcins.
Darrow connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow cracks a nice hook into Parcins's ribs.
Parcins moves in looking to clinch but Darrow pushes him off.
Darrow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Parcins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parcins throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Parcins misses with a looping right.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Parcins saw it coming and moves away.
Darrow with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parcins avoids it really well and circles away.
Finlay Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parcins manages to avoid it.
Parcins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darrow.
Parcins throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throws a series of punches but Parcins avoids them all with ease.
Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darrow wants a takedown but no success here.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Parcins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darrow's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parcinss head.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike.
Darrow tries for a takedown but Parcins manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finlay Darrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow jumps guard.
Parcins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is looking to sweep but instead, Parcins has passed into half guard.
Darrow desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Darrow gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow working for a triangle but Parcins defends it easily.
Parcins wanted to stand there but Darrow had control of the position.
Darrow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Parcins wants to stand but Darrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Parcins being controlled here momentarily.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parcins can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Darrow is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Darrow throws the left hand but Parcins avoids the punch easily.
Darrow sets himself, and Parcins steps forward looking for the clinch! Darrow avoids it this time.
Parcins has managed to clinch.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Parcins.
Darrow works on Parcins's body with a couple of short punches.
Parcins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Parcins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darrow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parcins uses from the top position.
Darrow has control of Parcins's left arm, preventing Parcins from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parcins wants to stand and escape but instead Darrow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcins wants to stand up but Darrow is controlling him.
Darrow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Parcins for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darrow closes the distance and pushes Parcins back into the cage.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow pushes Parcins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parcins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Parcins can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Parcins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Parcins is defending well.
Darrow is leaning against Parcins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parcins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parcins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Parcins.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parcins.
Parcins pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Parcins avoids the damage to the body.
Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Parcins.
Darrow tries to pull guard but Parcins holds him up against the cage and eventually Darrow drops back down to his feet.
Parcins prevents a body shot from Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries for a takedown but Parcins manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finlay Darrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parcins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow tries to work over Parcins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parcins misses with an elbow strike.
Parcins lands an elbow inside.
Parcins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Parcins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayde Parcins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parcins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darrow 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow!
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