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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finlay Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheehan Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Keep Ridin'. 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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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
37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Finlay Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Sheehan Jr misses.
Darrow feints a counter leg kick.
Darrow lands a jab to Sheehan Jr's midsection.
Darrow defending well as Sheehan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Sheehan Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sheehan Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Sheehan Jr.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darrow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sheehan Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Sheehan Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sheehan Jr slips a jab from Darrow.
Sheehan Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sheehan Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Sheehan Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sheehan Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of strikes that have Darrow backpedaling.
Nice cross by Sheehan Jr.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Darrow thows a leg kick but Sheehan Jr checks it
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheehan Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow connects with a single shot there.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow has Sheehan Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Sheehan Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheehan Jr controls his hands.
Darrow pushes Sheehan Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow tries to work over Sheehan Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheehan Jr blocking some punches.
Darrow keeps control of Sheehan Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sheehan Jr blocks an uppercut.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Sheehan Jr is trying to push Darrow away but Darrow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheehan Jr backwards.
Darrow has Sheehan Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Sheehan Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow prevents Sheehan Jr from breaking the clinch.
Sheehan Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sheehan Jr misses with a wild combination.
Sheehan Jr scores with a hook.
Darrow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sheehan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sheehan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
Sheehan Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow lunges at Sheehan Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sheehan Jr's hand.
Sheehan Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Sheehan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheehan Jr swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a hook. Sheehan Jr ducked under it nicely.
As Darrow looks to move away, Sheehan Jr throws a big counter combo but Darrow just gets out of the way.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Sheehan Jr's belly button to the back.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Sheehan Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow throws out a counter right but Sheehan Jr avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sheehan Jr takes a step back to recover.
Darrow misses with a right hand
and Sheehan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
Sheehan Jr throws a jab when Darrow was well out of range.
Darrow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darrow lands a jab to Sheehan Jr's midsection.
Sheehan Jr throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darrow - that will leave a mark!
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheehan Jr misses with a looping left.
Darrow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Sheehan Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sheehan Jr scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Darrow swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Darrow throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheehan Jr misses with a low kick.
Sheehan Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination. Darrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Darrow is looking to chop away at Sheehan Jr's legs.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sheehan Jr is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Sheehan Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheehan Jr.
Darrow cracks Sheehan Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr connects with a body shot that sends Darrow's belly button to the back.
Sheehan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sheehan Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darrow cracks the inside of Sheehan Jr's front leg.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Sheehan Jr keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow lands with a hook. Sheehan Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheehan Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Finlay Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Sheehan Jr in a clinch.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the head.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow gets through Sheehan Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheehan Jr controls his hands.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.
Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Sheehan Jr saw that one coming.
Darrow takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Sheehan Jr's leg but Sheehan Jr calmly moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a low kick, looking for Darrow's leg but Darrow calmly moves out of range.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Sheehan Jr wants to break free but Darrow has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.
Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Sheehan Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body kick.
Sheehan Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Darrow does it's job there.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Sheehan Jr scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow defending well as Sheehan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sheehan Jr misses.
Darrow throws a hook but Sheehan Jr avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr throws a jab when Darrow was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sheehan Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A jab from Darrow does it's job there.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Sheehan Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sheehan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sheehan Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sheehan Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow tries to clinch there but Sheehan Jr circles away.
Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sheehan Jr at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Sheehan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan Jr walks into a jab.
No joy there for Sheehan Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow takes the fight into the clinch.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
Sheehan Jr blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sheehan Jr connects with a jab.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
Sheehan Jr jabs Darrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sheehan Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darrow defending well as Sheehan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Sheehan Jr misses with a looping left.
Sheehan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehan Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheehan Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sheehan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheehan Jr scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a looping right.
Darrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sheehan Jr's head backwards.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Sheehan Jr off balance momentarily.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid it.
Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Sheehan Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
Darrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darrow rushes Sheehan Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Sheehan Jr controls the action.
Sheehan Jr is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Sheehan Jr off balance momentarily.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr scores with a head kick. Darrow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Darrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehan Jr.
Darrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheehan Jr under the eye.
Sheehan Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Darrow.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sheehan Jr throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheehan Jr swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Darrow coming out on top.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow!
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