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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the ring accompanied by S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. Wright has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a thumping low kick.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Wright stuns Darko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darko slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
A big left from Darko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Darko defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Darko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Darko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darko moves away from the strike by Wright.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Darko.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Darko tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Darko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Darko is rocked!
It looks like Erick Darko has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Darko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Darko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Darko seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Wright jabs Darko right on the nose. Darko blinks but takes it well.
Darko slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Darko down.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko checks a low kick from Wright.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright misses with the body kick
and Darko counters with a straight right hand.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Wright misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Darko misses the target.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Darko.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darko at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Darko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Darko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darko swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Darko misses with a hook
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Darko slips the punch.
Darko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wright throws a low kick but Darko avoids it.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright slips under a jab from Darko.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright cracks Darko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Ira Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko moves away from the strike by Wright.
Darko tries to counter with a takedown but Wright is quick to defend against it.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Darko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darko with a body shot.
Darko slips under a jab from Wright.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Darko staying out of range there.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
A quick step to the side and Darko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright misses with a looping right.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
An attempted straight right counter from Darko misses the target.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko misses with a right hand
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Darko walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright throws a monster overhand right that drops Darko! Wright follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ira Wright!
Ira Wright is the new welterweight champion!
Ira Wright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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