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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Pettaway (ranked 2184 p4p, 204 weight class) and Finlay Darrow (ranked 3473 p4p, 283 weight class). Pettaway's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Finlay Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettaway controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Pettaway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Pettaway.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Pettaway pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pettaway pushes Darrow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pettaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Pettaway.
Pettaway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Pettaway controls the action.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pettaway fails to land.
Darrow avoids the elbow strike from Pettaway, against the ropes.
Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow digs a right hand into Pettaway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pettaway's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pettaway is breathing heavily.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Pettaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow trying to stall but Pettaway improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pettaway obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Pettaway prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Pettaway scores with a shot to the side of Darrow's head.
Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettaway controls his hands.
Pettaway lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettaway controls his hands.
Pettaway trying to control the position but instead, Darrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pettaway into the ropes.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Pettaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pettaway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow is stalling here.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Darrow tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow digs a right hand into Pettaway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pettaway's gas tank.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettaway utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Pettaway misses with the head strike.
Pettaway wants to stall.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the ropes.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pettaway.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettaway.
Pettaway tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Pettaway blocking some punches.
Pettaway trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow gets through Pettaway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Pettaway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darrow counters with a good low kick that Pettaway was not able to check.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Pettaway's leg. Pettaway is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pettaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Pettaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Pettaway avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pettaway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow lands a jab to the head.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettaway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow thumps Pettaway with a low kick.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway.
Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Herschel Pettaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Darrow misses with a shot to the body
and Pettaway counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Darrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darrow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pettaway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Pettaway.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettaway.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettaway is just out of range.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pettaway looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Pettaway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Pettaway.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Pettaway's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Pettaway misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Pettaway closes the distance and pushes Darrow back into the ropes.
Pettaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Pettaway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pettaway pushes Darrow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pettaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pettaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettaway misses with an elbow over the top.
Pettaway misses with some punches.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Pettaway has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards.
Nice body punch from Pettaway - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettaway.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pettaway's elbow.
Pettaway takes a shot to the head.
Pettaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Pettaway's ribcage. Pettaway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike.
Pettaway blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Pettaway controls the action.
Pettaway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it.
Pettaway blocks an uppercut.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Pettaway missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway landing knees to the body.
Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettaway landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Pettaway tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Pettaway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pettaway misses with the head strike.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Darrow is looking to chop away at Pettaway's legs.
Pettaway throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darrow cracks Pettaway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway.
Darrow throws a push kick but Pettaway slaps the foot to one side.
Darrow misses the jab.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettaway.
Pettaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pettaway keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway works Darrow's body with a nice hook.
Pettaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darrow throws a body punch but Pettaway moves out of range.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow slips a jab from Pettaway.
Pettaway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway connects with a body shot that sends Darrow's belly button to the back.
Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettaway.
Pettaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Pettaway misses.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Pettaway's shoulder, as Pettaway tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Darrow.
A cross from Darrow lands.
Darrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pettaway jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Pettaway misses.
Pettaway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darrow backs up against the ropes.
Pettaway throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darrow throws out a counter right but Pettaway avoids it with no problem.
Pettaway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Darrow misses.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow slips under a jab from Pettaway.
Pettaway backing away here, and Darrow unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pettaway walks into a stiff left hand from Darrow.
Herschel Pettaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Darrow tenderised Pettaway's leg. Pettaway is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pettaway is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pettaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Darrow. That snapped Pettaway's head back.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darrow throws out a counter right but Pettaway avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Pettaway.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pettaway.
A jab from Pettaway misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Pettaway.
Darrow lands with an overhand left.
Pettaway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pettaway pushes Darrow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Still in the clinch, Pettaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Pettaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Pettaway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards.
Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Pettaway blocking some punches.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Pettaway is working Darrow over against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pettaway blocks the elbow strike.
Pettaway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Darrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Pettaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards.
Pettaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettaway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Pettaway's ribcage. Pettaway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow looking to stall.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Pettaway.
Pettaway landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finlay Darrow.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow!
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hype
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RATING
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