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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duff (ranked 20657 p4p, 530 weight class) and Colton Northwood (ranked 22967 p4p, 528 weight class). Duff comes into the arena with Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe blaring out of the sound system. Danny Duff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
11 - 17 - 0 |
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168 cm
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colton Northwood!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Northwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duff misses with a hook.
Duff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Northwood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duff's guard.
Duff is looking to stand up but Northwood isn't so interested in that idea.
Northwood throws a big right hand that misses.
Northwood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duff's guard.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
Northwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Duff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duff pushes Northwood off looking to stand but Northwood dives back in and keeps control.
Northwood seems to be working for a kimura but Duff defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Northwood in particular looking to stall.
Northwood is trying to work for a kimura but Duff is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northwood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Northwood in particular looking to stall.
Duff is trying to stand.
Northwood is looking for a kimura but Duff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Northwood to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northwood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Northwood stops Duff from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Duff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duff pushes Northwood off looking to stand but Northwood dives back in and keeps control.
Northwood trying to control the pace.
Duff pushes Northwood off looking to stand but Northwood dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northwood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Northwood.
Duff is trying to stand up here but Northwood is controlling him well.
Duff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Northwood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Duff is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Duff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Northwood takes one to the side of the head.
Duff looks to land a right hand but Northwood moved out of range.
Northwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.
Northwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Northwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Northwood throws a lazy right hand but Duff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Northwood slips under a jab from Duff.
Northwood feints the counter takedown.
Duff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Northwood counters with a right hand to the body.
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Northwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.
Duff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northwood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duff ducks under a wild hook from Northwood.
Northwood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duff manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Northwood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Northwood stops Duff from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northwood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Northwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Duff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Northwood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff pushes Northwood off and scrambles back to his feet.
Duff misses with a straight right.
Northwood swings for the body but Duff moves out of range.
Northwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Northwood slips under a jab.
Northwood slips under a jab from Duff.
Duff moves out of range as Northwood strikes.
Duff misses with a straight left.
Northwood misses with a hook.
Northwood misses with the combination.
Danny Duff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Duff misses.
Northwood slips under a jab from Duff.
And Northwood tries to counter it with a takedown but Duff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Duff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Colton Northwood has been cut.
Duff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Northwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colton Northwood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colton Northwood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Northwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duff missing with a left hand there. Northwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duff walks into a straight right hand from Northwood.
Danny Duff is winning the standup battle so far.
Northwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Northwood blocks a jab.
Northwood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Northwood showed some decent athleticism there.
Duff kicks Northwood off and gets back to his feet.
Northwood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Northwood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duff, who protects the arm well.
Duff is trying to get back to his feet.
Northwood working the head and body with strikes.
Northwood just content to control the position.
Duff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Northwood asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff is letting Northwood control him for a moment.
Northwood trying to control the action but Duff is working from the bottom.
Northwood scores with a couple of short elbows.
Northwood content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Duff is pushing Northwood's head away, looking to escape. Northwood manages to hold on to the position though.
Northwood trying to control the action but Duff is working from the bottom.
Duff is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Northwood has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Colton Northwood has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Northwood wants to control but Duff is keeping him busy.
Northwood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Northwood is controlling him well.
Duff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Northwood landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duff is trying to get back to his feet.
Northwood is trying to get an arm triangle but Duff is defending well.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northwood wants to control but Duff is keeping him busy.
Duff wants to get back to his feet but Northwood drags him back down.
Northwood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Duff is not content to let Northwood control the position.
Northwood controls the position from side control.
Duff is trying to get back to his feet.
Northwood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duff, who protects the arm well.
Northwood wants to control but Duff is keeping him busy.
Northwood is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Duff's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Northwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duff is not content to let Northwood control the position.
Northwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Duff tries to escape but Northwood is in control.
Northwood lands a nice forearm strike.
Northwood trying to control the action but Duff is working from the bottom.
Northwood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Northwood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Northwood working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Northwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colton Northwood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Duff defending well as Northwood loads up on a big left hand.
Duff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Northwood's shoulder, as Northwood tries to avoid the shot.
Northwood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Duff defends it well.
The fighters circling - Duff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Northwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duff.
Duff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Northwood.
Northwood ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Northwood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Northwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Duff misses with an uppercut. Northwood saw that one coming.
Northwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Northwood moves out of range as Duff strikes.
Duff connects with a looping right hand.
Northwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duff.
Duff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Northwood on the side of the head.
Duff gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northwood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Northwood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northwood won't allow Duff to get back to his feet.
Northwood wants to control from the top but Duff keeps moving.
Northwood content to stall in guard here.
Duff scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Duff misses with a straight right.
Duff throws a hook to the side of Northwood's head but Northwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Northwood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Northwood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Northwood trying to control the position but Duff is working away.
Northwood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Northwood connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Duff some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff pushes Northwood away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Northwood gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Duff tries to escape back to his feet but Northwood has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Duff's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Duff is tapping! Northwood saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Colton Northwood!
Colton Northwood tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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