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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonah Gilbert has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow wants to clinch
and Gilbert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gilbert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilbert is looking to take a break and control but Darrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gilbert throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Darrow to regain full guard.
Darrow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gilbert is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilbert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gilbert is trying to work for a kimura but Darrow is defending well.
Gilbert throws a strike but Darrow avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow pulls Gilbert in close to prevent any damage.
Gilbert scoring with some ground and pound.
Gilbert really is a fat lump.
Gilbert with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert throwing strikes from guard but Darrow blocks nicely.
Darrow trying to keep a closed guard but Gilbert is proving a slippery customer.
Gilbert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilbert lands a couple of elbows.
Gilbert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darrow is trying to control the position but Gilbert postures up.
Gilbert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilbert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gilbert lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gilbert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Darrow is proving hard to escape from.
Darrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Darrow, not yet.
Darrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilbert.
Gilbert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Darrow is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert won't allow Darrow to sweep him here.
Gilbert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gilbert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gilbert throws a big elbow that misses.
Gilbert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gilbert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gilbert wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
Gilbert cracks Darrow with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert won't allow Darrow to get back to his feet.
Gilbert landing with the ground and pound.
Darrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilbert gets to his feet - Darrow follows without any prompting.
Darrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Darrow has hold of Gilbert's hands but Gilbert slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gilbert connects with a nice short shot to Darrow's temple.
Darrow trying to control but Gilbert postures up.
Gilbert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gilbert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Darrow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilbert scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gilbert slows the pace down in half guard.
Gilbert seems to be working for a kimura but Darrow defends the submission attempt.
Darrow manages to get to full guard.
Gilbert landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilbert postures up in Darrow's guard and throws a big left but Darrow blocks it.
Gilbert stops Darrow from standing up.
Gilbert might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gilbert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darrow's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Gilbert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darrow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darrow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Darrow closes the distance but Gilbert moves to the side
and Gilbert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gilbert working over Darrow with some ground and pound. Darrow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gilbert working Darrow over with strikes.
Darrow wants to control but Gilbert is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gilbert stands up out of the half guard.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Gilbert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilbert keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gilbert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darrow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darrow is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert is working for a submission of some sort.
Gilbert sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilbert is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gilbert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gilbert wants to get back to his feet.
Gilbert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gilbert is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gilbert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darrow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gilbert.
Gilbert stalling.
Gilbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gilbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darrow can do to turn this around?
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darrow is trying to get back to full guard.
Gilbert drops an elbow to the side of Darrow's head.
Gilbert wants to pass the guard but Darrow is defending well.
Gilbert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darrow is refusing to be controlled, as Gilbert sits in half guard.
Gilbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darrow sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Gilbert takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Gilbert there.
Gilbert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gilbert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gilbert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Darrow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darrow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gilbert.
Darrow is trying to control but can't.
Darrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gilbert.
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Gilbert is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gilbert moves into full mount! Darrow won't be happy about that!
Gilbert controlling the position easily from mount.
Gilbert working the ground and pound effectively.
Gilbert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilbert is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Darrow has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Darrow!
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!
Gilbert is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Gilbert dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Darrow tries to clinch but Gilbert moves away
and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gilbert wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Gilbert won't allow Darrow to sweep him here.
Gilbert throws a big elbow that misses.
Gilbert scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jonah Gilbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gilbert trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Gilbert is working Darrow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gilbert throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darrow's head.
Gilbert throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gilbert has Darrow pulled in close to control his posture.
Gilbert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darrow is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow wants to stand and escape but instead Gilbert has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gilbert throws a big right hand that misses.
Darrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Darrow, not yet.
Darrow keeps trying to improve his position.
Gilbert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Darrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilbert manages to get himself to full guard.
Gilbert wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darrow is looking to stand up but Gilbert won't let him.
Darrow preventing the sweep.
Darrow wants to stand and escape but instead Gilbert has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gilbert gets to his feet - Darrow follows without any prompting.
Darrow darts in trying to clinch
and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darrow won't be happy with that.
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!
Gilbert controls the position from side control.
Darrow wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Darrow wants to clinch
and Gilbert counters with a single leg into guard. Darrow didn't expect that.
Gilbert postures up and lands a big shot to Darrow's brow.
Gilbert wants to stand and escape but instead Darrow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Darrow won't allow Gilbert to sweep him here.
Gilbert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darrow stands and steps away. Gilbert gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Darrow with a poor takedown
and Gilbert counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert manages to break the clinch.
Gilbert gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christian Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilbert breaks from the clinch.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow tries to clinch up
and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darrow won't be happy with that.
Darrow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gilbert landing a few strikes.
Gilbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darrow keeps working.
Gilbert looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Gilbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gilbert 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Gilbert!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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