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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Nature Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Darsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Darsh struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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171 cm
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183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Nature Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Darsh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nature Boy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darsh, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nature Boy.
Darsh tries to score a body lock takedown but Nature Boy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nature Boy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darsh smiles and moves away.
Darsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darsh misses with a double jab.
Darsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nature Boy on the side of the head.
Nature Boy throws a low kick but Darsh avoids it.
A slow jab from Darsh misses its intended target.
Stan Darsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nature Boy moves into the clinch.
Nature Boy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darsh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darsh is trying to drag Nature Boy to the mat but Nature Boy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nature Boy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Nature Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darsh lands a nice uppercut.
Darsh goes for a takedown attempt but Nature Boy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Darsh dives in and grabs Nature Boy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nature Boy pushes down on Darsh's head and hops out.
Darsh avoids the head kick by Nature Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Darsh misses
and Nature Boy moves into the clinch.
Nature Boy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darsh walks away with a smile on his face. Nature Boy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Darsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darsh leaves Nature Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nature Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nature Boy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nature Boy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Nature Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Darsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darsh looks gassed!
Nature Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Darsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darsh misses with a series of wild punches.
Darsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nature Boy shoots in for a double leg but Darsh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nature Boy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nature Boy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darsh walks away with a smile on his face. Nature Boy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Darsh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nature Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nature Boy gets control of Darsh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nature Boy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Darsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Nature Boy has wrist control.
Nature Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Darsh is proving a slippery customer.
Darsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nature Boy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nature Boy trying to control the position.
Nature Boy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nature Boy working a defensive guard but Darsh manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nature Boy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nature Boy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nature Boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darsh's head.
Nature Boy wants to control but Darsh is keeping him busy.
Darsh tries to get to full guard but Nature Boy has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nature Boy in particular looking to stall.
Darsh wants to control but Nature Boy is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nature Boy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nature Boy trying to control the action but Darsh is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darsh lands with a nice combination. Nature Boy backs away looking to recover.
Nature Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nature Boy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darsh's waist but Darsh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nature Boy off to one side.
Darsh tries to bum rush Nature Boy with a series of wild strikes but Nature Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Darsh dominated that round.
That's time! Nature Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nature Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Darsh does no damage.
Darsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nature Boy moves away.
Nature Boy gets a clinch.
Darsh jumps guard.
Nature Boy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nature Boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darsh is trying to control the position but Nature Boy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nature Boy wants to control from the top but Darsh keeps moving.
Darsh is breathing heavily.
Nature Boy is looking to stand up but Darsh won't let him.
Nature Boy is looking to advance position but Darsh has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Darsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nature Boy bucks Darsh off and manages to get back to his feet!
Darsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darsh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nature Boy.
Good work by Nature Boy as he checks the leg kick.
Nature Boy misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darsh looks to land a combination but Nature Boy avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Nature Boy or perhaps it was just good defense by Darsh which made him look bad.
Nature Boy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darsh sprawls well. Darsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nature Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Nature Boy shoots for a takedown but Darsh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Nature Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nature Boy wants to clinch up but Darsh keeps it at a distance.
Darsh misses with a series of wild punches.
Darsh tries for a takedown but Nature Boy circles away easily
and Nature Boy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nature Boy.
Nature Boy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nature Boy looking to sit in guard and control but Darsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nature Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nature Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nature Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darsh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darsh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nature Boy tries to kick Darsh off but Darsh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Darsh connects with a nice short shot to Nature Boy's temple.
Nature Boy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darsh on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Darsh connects with a nice short shot to Nature Boy's temple.
Darsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Darsh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nature Boy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Darsh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nature Boy is pressing down on Darsh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Darsh is fighting to break Nature Boy's control of his arms but Nature Boy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Darsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Darsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darsh cracks Nature Boy with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Nature Boy dominated that second round.
That's time! Nature Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nature Boy shoots in looking for a takedown. Darsh tries to sprawl out of it but Nature Boy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Darsh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darsh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nature Boy dodges the punch combination from Darsh.
Nature Boy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Darsh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nature Boy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nature Boy trying to control the action but Darsh is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nature Boy stands up and beckons Darsh to join him on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Darsh misses the target.
The Nature Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nature Boy takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darsh working hard to break the clinch.
Nature Boy gets underhooks to prevent Darsh's takedown attempt.
Nature Boy manages to pull guard.
Nature Boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nature Boy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darsh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darsh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Darsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nature Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darsh throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nature Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nature Boy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nature Boy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nature Boy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darsh's guard.
The Nature Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nature Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nature Boy won't allow Darsh to get back to his feet.
Nature Boy trying to control but Darsh is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darsh pushes Nature Boy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nature Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Darsh misses with a double jab
and Nature Boy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Darsh!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darsh blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Nature Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nature Boy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Nature Boy!
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