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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 3236 p4p, 326 weight class) and Short Low (ranked 3246 p4p, 328 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Low's choice of entrance music: Short People. 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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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Low counters with a nice body shot.
Darrow throws a hook but Low avoids it easily.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Low with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Low looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Low is just out of range.
Darrow misses with an uppercut.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Low counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Darrow!
Low misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Low misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Low working the ground and pound.
Low looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Darrow is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Low with the ground and pound but Darrow regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Low thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low trying to control from half guard but Darrow is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Low not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Low wants to free his trapped foot but Darrow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Darrow tries to get to full guard but Low has control of the leg.
Low is trying to work for a kimura but Darrow is defending well.
Low throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Darrow to regain full guard.
Low must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Low looking to pass the guard.
Low postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Low throws a big right hand that misses.
Low in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Low connects with a couple of short punches.
Darrow keeping moving, preventing Low from controlling successfully.
Low throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Low 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.
Low chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow lands with a cross.
Low stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow takes a swing at Low's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low forces Darrow back against the cage and clinches.
Low can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Low's ribcage. Low let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Low is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darrow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Low lands with a light punch inside.
Low blocking some punches.
Low misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Low tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Low misses with a body punch.
Darrow is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Low stalling in the clinch but Darrow improves position.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Low or not.
Low holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Low has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow is pressed up against the cage. Low has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Darrow down to the mat. Darrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ronnie Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Short Low.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Darrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Low drives through with a takedown into Darrow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Low looks winded!
Darrow controlling the position.
Darrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Low distracts Darrow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Low is looking to work some ground and pound but Darrow has wrist control.
Low is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Low throwing strikes but missing.
Darrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Low is one step ahead there.
Darrow wants to improve his position but instead Low has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Low connects with a nice short shot to Darrow's temple.
Darrow controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low with the ground and pound but Darrow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Darrow is controlling Low's posture.
Low tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard.
Low postures up in Darrow's guard and throws a big left but Darrow blocks it.
Low wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Low preventing the sweep.
Low throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darrow content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow won't allow Low to sweep him here.
Short Low has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Low working a defensive guard but Darrow passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Darrow in particular looking to stall.
Low is looking to escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like Darrow is going to stand back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Low saw it coming and moves away.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow throws a sloppy body shot
and Low counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Low is just out of range.
Low darts in and clinches Darrow up against the cage.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Low lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow stops a takedown attempt from Low.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Low blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Darrow - that landed with a thud.
Low looking to stall.
Darrow gets through Low's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronnie Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Low is working for takedown but Darrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ronnie Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Short Low.
Low is breathing heavily.
Darrow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 lands a nice shot to the body.
Low drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Darrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Low wants to stall.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Low misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Darrow dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Darrow - just one landing.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Low's sensitive parts.
Low closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darrow circles away.
Darrow throws a front kick aimed at Low's knee but Low avoids it well.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Low.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Low.
Low takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ronnie Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Low.
A counter left hand to the body from Darrow misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Low at a distance.
Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
Low tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Low takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Low's head.
Low misses with the head strike.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
Low can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Low.
Low misses with a hook to the ribs.
Low looking for a takedown.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Low backwards.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Low.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Low uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Darrow pushes Low back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Low can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Low doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Low is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Low has his back to the cage.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Low misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Low avoids the damage to the body.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Low's head.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Low.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Low is rocked!
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Low lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Low backwards.
Low is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Low dodges an elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Low seems to have recovered his senses.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Low can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Ronnie Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lows head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow cracks Low with a nice body shot.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Low misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Short Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Low working aggressively here.
Low blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Low controls the action.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Low is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Low has his back to the cage.
Low misses with a body punch.
Darrow tries a body shot but Low blocks it.
Low lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Low lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Low.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Darrow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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