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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dewey Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada keeps the fight on the outside.
Estrada moves into range and clinches up with Darrow.
Estrada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dewey Estrada has been cut.
Estrada pulls Darrow into guard.
Darrow is fighting to break Estrada's control of his arms but Estrada is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Darrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Estrada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Darrow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Estrada is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Estrada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darrow is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Estrada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Estrada is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Estrada jumps guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewey Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Estrada shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Estrada showed some decent athleticism there.
Darrow pushes Estrada off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Estrada.
Estrada shoots in and drives through. Darrow sprawls well.
Estrada is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Estrada tries to counter with a takedown but Darrow is quick to defend against it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Darrow.
Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Darrow.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Estrada tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Estrada drops back down to his feet.
Darrow lands an elbow just above Estrada 's eye.
Estrada prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Darrow.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estrada.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Estrada's defenses.
Estrada is trying to pull guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darrow has Estrada pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darrow breaks the clinch.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darrow lands a head kick. Estrada smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dewey Estrada's cut is getting worse.
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Estrada tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Estrada drops back down to his feet.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Estrada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow can't get the takedown.
Darrow with a knee to the head.
Estrada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darrow has picked Estrada up - he's going for a ride! Darrow dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estrada tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrow is working away from the top position though.
Darrow stands up and beckons Estrada to join him on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Estrada sprawls well. Estrada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darrow gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dewey Estrada's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Estrada slips a jab and a cross from Darrow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Estrada shoots in but no luck this time.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Estrada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Estrada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Estrada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Estrada circles away.
Estrada tries to counter with a takedown but Darrow is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada shoots for a double leg takedown but Darrow sprawls well. He's pushed Estrada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Estrada dives in and grabs Darrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darrow pushes down on Estrada's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewey Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Estrada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darrow defends it nicely.
Christian Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Darrow tries to clinch there but Estrada circles away.
Darrow throws a lazy head kick
and Estrada counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Estrada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Darrow wants to improve his position but Estrada is controlling well.
Darrow trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Estrada is standing up over Darrow. Darrow looks to escape but Estrada dives into side control.
Estrada landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Darrow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Darrow controls the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to escape but Estrada is in control.
Darrow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Estrada throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Darrow works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Estrada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Estrada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darrow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Estrada.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Estrada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dewey Estrada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dewey Estrada's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Estrada shoots in for a takedown but Darrow shows good takedown defense.
Dewey Estrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Estrada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darrow's waist but Darrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Estrada off to one side.
Estrada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Estrada seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Estrada tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Estrada is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewey Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darrow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Estrada pulls guard.
Estrada controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada has momentary wrist control but Darrow slips an elbow through the middle.
Darrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estrada being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Estrada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darrow landing with the ground and pound.
Darrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darrow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Estrada is proving hard to escape from.
Estrada pulls Darrow in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Estrada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darrow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Darrow pushes Estrada off and gets back to his feet.
Darrow drives through and clinches with Estrada against the cage.
Estrada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Estrada is trying to pull guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Estrada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Darrow delivers a nice body kick.
Darrow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Estrada tries to counter by clinching up but Darrow breaks away and moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Darrow postures up.
Darrow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Estrada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darrow controls the pace.
Estrada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Darrow trying to control but Estrada is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Estrada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Darrow!
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