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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 221 p4p, 194 weight class) and Satanic Panic (ranked 36 p4p, 32 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Panic has chosen Freezing Moon as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Darsin Bleak has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Darsin Bleak seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 cm 30 160 23 - 6 - 0 |
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172 cm 31 157 21 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satanic Panic! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bleak scores with a jab to the body. Panic looks to land a right hand but Bleak moved out of range. Bleak feinted with a counter takedown. Bleak scores with a sloppy right hand. Panic should have avoided that one. Panic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bleak. Bleak with a nice cross. Panic throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it. Panic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bleak slips a straight right by Panic. Bleak is looking to clinch. Panic missing with a left hand there. Bleak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bleak misses with a leg kick. Bleak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Panic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Bleak misses with a left hand and Panic counters with a body kick. Panic throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range. Bleak connects with the punch. This has been an exciting period of action! Bleak lands a body shot.
Bleak has Panic up against the cage in a clinch.
Panic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bleak pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bleak has an active guard here but Panic has managed to pass into half guard.
Bleak regains full guard. Nicely done. Bleak looking for a guillotine here but Panic defends easily.
Panic wants to control from the top but Bleak keeps moving. Bleak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Panic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Bleak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Panic passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bleak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Panic stalling. Bleak looking for submissions off his back. Panic is keen to just control but Bleak is a slippery customer. Bleak wants to get back to full guard. Panic is taking a breather. Bleak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panic is trying to control the action in half guard but Bleak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Bleak works his way to full guard. Good work. Bleak is looking for a triangle here but Panic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Panic tries to advance to mount but can't. Bleak tries to get back to half guard but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bleak is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Panic tries for a kimura but Bleak is defending well. Bleak is trying to get back to half guard. Bleak looks to move to half guard but instead Panic has passed into mount! Damn! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Panic looking to secure an arm triangle but Bleak defends it well. Bleak is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darsin Bleak will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The fight stays on the outside here - Bleak looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Panic scores with a decent looking hook. Bleak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Bleak is pressing down on Panic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Panic is holding on for now. Ground and pound from Bleak. Bleak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Bleak slips a nice elbow through Panic's hands, connecting with Panic's forehead. Darsin Bleak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bleak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Panic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Bleak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panic can do to turn this around? Panic tries to roll over but Bleak keeps him under control. Bleak throwing shots but Panic is blocking nicely. Panic is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bleak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Panic gets full guard. Bleak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. We've been hearing that Bleak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Panic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Panic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bleak lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bleak connects with a couple of short punches. Bleak works over Panic with some ground and pound from guard. Bleak chips away with some ground and pound. Bleak is working Panic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Panic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Panic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bleak is looking to work some ground and pound but Panic has wrist control. Bleak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Bleak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bleak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bleak lands a couple of decent looking shots. Panic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Bleak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Panic's head. Bleak with a nice head shot there. This has been an exciting period of action! Bleak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Panic's head. Bleak lands a couple of elbows. Panic has his foot on Bleak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bleak works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panic tries to land a sweep but no joy. Panic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bleak. Bleak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Bleak scoring with punches to the head and body. Panic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bleak. Panic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bleak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Bleak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Bleak postures up.
Bleak pushing down on Panic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Panic won't allow Bleak to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Panic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots. Panic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bleak. Bleak throws a big right hand that misses. Panic has momentary wrist control but Bleak slips an elbow through the middle. Bleak throws a big right hand that misses. Bleak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Bleak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Panic managing to control the position. Bleak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from Panic. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bleak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Panic to the mat! Panic manages to get full guard. Bleak looking to pass the guard. Bleak passes Panic's left leg - he's now in half guard. Panic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bleak. Bleak throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Panic to regain full guard. Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Panic's brow. Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Panic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Panic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panic has his foot on Bleak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bleak works his way back into a safe position though. Bleak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bleak works over Panic with some ground and pound from guard. Bleak landing with the ground and pound. Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Panic's brow. Bleak wants to pass the guard but Panic is keeping the position. Bleak lands a couple of elbows. Bleak lands a couple of elbows. Bleak scoring with some ground and pound. Bleak works over Panic with some ground and pound from guard. Satanic Panic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Darsin Bleak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bleak showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Panic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but Panic is retaining full guard. Panic keeping moving, preventing Bleak from controlling successfully. Panic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bleak manages to get himself to full guard.
Bleak seems keen to control Panic's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Bleak working a defensive guard here.
Bleak pulls Panic in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Panic looking to pass the guard. Bleak has control of Panic's left arm, preventing Panic from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Bleak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Panic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bleak. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bleak throws a series of punches but Panic avoids them all with ease. Bleak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Panic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Bleak moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Panic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight! Darsin Bleak showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bleak, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darsin Bleak! A very excited looking Darsin Bleak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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