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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oldy McOldWrinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darwin comes to the cage accompanied by Rough Gem. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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223 lbs
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211 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Darwin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oldy McOldWrinkles! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Darwin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Darwin working over McOldWrinkles with some ground and pound. McOldWrinkles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McOldWrinkles can do anything to dispel that myth. Darwin lands strikes from half guard. Darwin passes to side control. McOldWrinkles tries to bench press Darwin off him but Darwin keeps the position. Darwin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McOldWrinkles down.
Darwin working the ground and pound from side control. McOldWrinkles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. McOldWrinkles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McOldWrinkles taking a bit of punishment here - Darwin scoring with strikes. The strikes coming from Darwin are missing the target in this wave of attacks. McOldWrinkles is looking to regain half guard here but Darwin keeps moving and retains side control. Darwin scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but McOldWrinkles keeps working. McOldWrinkles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Darwin misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Darwin lands a decent elbow from side control. Darwin working the ground and pound but McOldWrinkles is defending the strikes. Darwin working the body and head with strikes. McOldWrinkles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Darwin misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Darwin landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darwin scoring with punches and elbows. Darwin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Darwin is breathing heavily. Darwin working the ground and pound. Darwin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. McOldWrinkles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Darwin is controlling him well. McOldWrinkles takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Darwin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McOldWrinkles avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Darwin. Darwin scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Darwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but McOldWrinkles keeps working. Darwin is putting a hurting on McOldWrinkles here, landing some big shots from side control. Darwin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Darwin working the body and head with strikes. Darwin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. McOldWrinkles dodges the ground and pound from Darwin. McOldWrinkles is looking for a sweep. Darwin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McOldWrinkles tries to buck Darwin off but Darwin is having none of it. The ground and pound from Darwin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. McOldWrinkles is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Darwin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McOldWrinkles tries to avoid it but Darwin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McOldWrinkles to the ground. McOldWrinkles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Darwin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Darwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McOldWrinkles is keeping the position for now. McOldWrinkles looking to sweep here. No luck so far. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. McOldWrinkles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darwin is one step ahead there. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McOldWrinkles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darwin manages to get himself to full guard.
Darwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but McOldWrinkles is one step ahead there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
McOldWrinkles doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
Darwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darwin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. McOldWrinkles is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Darwin is trying to control. McOldWrinkles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Darwin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. McOldWrinkles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darwin scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Darwin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McOldWrinkles! McOldWrinkles is looking to improve his position but Darwin isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darwin lands a nice shot to the head. Darwin working away from the top, dropping strikes. Darwin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! McOldWrinkles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. McOldWrinkles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darwin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! BOOM! Darwin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darwin dominating with strikes here.
McOldWrinkles is rocked! Darwin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McOldWrinkles hang on? McOldWrinkles is still in real trouble! Can Darwin finish him? Darwin lands a big shot to the head and McOldWrinkles winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Charles Darwin!
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