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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Tolbert (ranked 3504 p4p, 5144 weight class) and Tyson King (ranked 282 p4p, 338 weight class). Darren Tolbert is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Tolbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson King!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tolbert as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Tolbert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tolbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tolbert counters with a nice uppercut.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tolbert but Tolbert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Darren Tolbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolbert shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tolbert's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolbert controlling King's posture.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King wants to control from the top but Tolbert keeps moving.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King wants to control from the top but Tolbert keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King throws an elbow that misses. Tolbert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Tolbert!
Tolbert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
King keeping moving, preventing Tolbert from controlling successfully.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tolbert is aware though and is defending well.
King is looking for a triangle but Tolbert pushes his legs off easily.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolbert stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tolbert lands a couple of digs.
Tolbert pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tolbert seems to be looking for submissions.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Tolbert trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Tolbert tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to control Tolbert's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tolbert prevents King from improving his position.
King trying to control here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolbert sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tolbert jabs at King's body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tolbert shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Tolbert finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tolbert is working away from the top position though.
Tolbert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Tolbert there.
Tolbert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tolbert lands strikes from half guard.
Tolbert wants to free his trapped foot but King is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tolbert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King is trying to control but can't.
King tries to roll over but Tolbert keeps him under control.
King keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tolbert tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to maintain the position but Tolbert is very close to passing his half guard.
Tolbert takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tolbert is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
Tolbert stalling away here and it's allowed King to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tolbert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tolbert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tolbert chips away with some ground and pound.
King has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tolbert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolbert throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tolbert 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.
Tolbert is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but Tolbert has managed to sneak the leg through.
King is looking to control Tolbert's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tolbert wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
King is trying to control but can't.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Tolbert.
King wants to improve his position but Tolbert is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tolbert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tolbert stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tolbert dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tolbert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King throws out a counter right but Tolbert avoids it with no problem.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tolbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tyson King has been cut.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tolbert.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Tolbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Tolbert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darren Tolbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks for a takedown but Tolbert sprawls well.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Tolbert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King shoots and misses
and Tolbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolbert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tolbert tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King staying out of range there.
King is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tolbert uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Tolbert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King is breathing heavily.
Tolbert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
King is rocked!
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tolbert counters with a big right hand! Oh King is in trouble here! Tolbert follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Tolbert!
A very excited looking Darren Tolbert 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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hype
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