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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mostly Harmless (ranked 6117 p4p, 4065 weight class) and Adam Darski (ranked 627 p4p, 501 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm 19 205 2 - 3 - 0 |
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197 cm 26 220 2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns Counter fighter Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai Good gas tank |
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mostly Harmless! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Darski! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Darski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Adam Darski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sloppy strikes from Darski. Those never looked like landing. Darski throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Darski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harmless counters with a lovely shot to the body. Harmless dives in and grabs Darski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darski pushes down on Harmless's head and hops out. Harmless misses the shot to the body. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darski! But no joy. Darski with a nice cross. Harmless tries to close the distance and clinch but Darski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Darski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harmless. Darski takes a swing at Harmless's ribcage but misses. Harmless misses with a wild body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Some wild striking there from Darski.
Harmless wants to clinch. Adam Darski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harmless dodges the punch combination from Darski.
Darski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darski thuds a left hand into Harmless's body. Harmless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Darski throws an overhand right that lands on Harmless's shoulder, as Harmless tries to avoid the shot. Darski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harmless. Harmless was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. The fight stays on the outside here - Harmless looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Harmless is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Harmless wants to clinch. Darski misses the shot to the body. Darski throws a right hand that Harmless ducks under and follows up with a left that Harmless also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darski throws a right and a left that Harmless avoids nicely. Darski misses with a series of wild punches.
Harmless appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Harmless tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Harmless tries to clinch but Darski is having none of it. Harmless ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Harmless was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Darski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harmless counters with a left to the body. Harmless avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darski circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Darski pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Darski misses with a wild combination.
Darski jabs at Harmless's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harmless tries to clinch but Darski moves out of range. Harmless fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Darski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Darski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harmless was well out of range. Poor timing from Darski. Darski misses the shot to the body. Harmless drives through and clinches with Darski against the cage.
Harmless has Darski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Darski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Harmless blocks an elbow strike from Darski.
Harmless is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mostly Harmless. That's going to take a lot out of him. Darski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harmless avoids it. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short right from Darski on the inside. Darski tries a body shot but Harmless blocks it.
Harmless wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harmless's brow. Darski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harmless backwards. Darski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harmless avoids it. A nice left hand lands by Darski.
Harmless avoids the elbow strike from Darski, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Darski digs a right hand underneath Harmless's ribcage. Harmless let out a lung full of air as it connected. Harmless blocks an elbow strike from Darski.
Harmless has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Darski after a bit of a struggle. Darski lands a left hand.
Harmless definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Darski gets underhooks to prevent Harmless's takedown attempt.
Harmless is breathing heavily. Darski trying to land knees to the body.
Darski misses with a knee strike.
Darski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Harmless is working for takedown but Darski is calmly controlling the position for now. With the fighters up against the cage, Darski throws an elbow but misses. Harmless can't get the takedown.
Harmless is trying to drag Darski to the mat but Darski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Darski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harmless.
Good body shot from Darski.
Harmless is working for takedown but Darski is calmly controlling the position for now. Harmless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Harmless dodges an elbow strike from Darski.
Harmless changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Darski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harmless.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Darski dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Nice uppercut lands for Darski. That snapped Harmless's head back.
Darski has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Darski throws a body shot but no joy. Darski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harmless gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harmless has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darski finds it's way round the side to connect with Harmless's head. Darski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harmless moves away. Darski throws a body punch but Harmless moves out of range. Darski drops Harmless with a beautiful combination! Harmless stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Darski is looking for the KO!
Harmless is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harmless closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darski circles away. Oh Harmless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Darski connects with a stiff jab that staggers Harmless - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Darski!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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