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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts comes to the ring accompanied by Aint That A Kick In The Head. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts checks a leg kick nicely.
Batts checks the leg kick.
Darnielle tries to land a leg kick but Batts saw it coming and moves away.
Batts checks a leg kick.
Batts misses with a head kick.
Darnielle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Batts is out of range.
Batts throws a looping overhand right but Darnielle ducks down to avoid it.
Batts checks a low kick from Darnielle.
Batts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Batts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darnielle.
Darnielle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.
Darnielle blocks a jab.
Batts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darnielle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batts misses with a straight left.
Darnielle throws a front kick aimed at Batts's knee but Batts avoids it well.
Batts checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Batts checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Batts.
Darnielle slips under a jab from Batts.
Batts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darnielle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darnielle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darnielle is looking to score with low kicks.
Batts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darnielle throws a low kick but Batts avoids it.
Darnielle feints and then cracks Batts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batts down.
Darnielle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Batts's calf.
Darnielle tried to score with a low kick but Batts checks it.
Batts lands with a kick to the temple. Darnielle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Batts moved away.
Darnielle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Batts misses.
Batts thows a body shot but no joy.
Darnielle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Batts is out of range and Darnielle settles back down.
Batts throws an overhand right that lands on Darnielle's shoulder, as Darnielle tries to avoid the shot.
Darnielle feints and then cracks Batts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batts down.
Darnielle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darnielle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batts looks to land a left hand but Darnielle moved out of range nicely.
Darnielle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Batts is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darnielle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Batts blocks a leg kick.
Batts misses with a straight right.
Batts checks a low kick from Darnielle.
Darnielle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batts checks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Batts.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick from Batts lands but Darnielle takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darnielle throws out a loose jab but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darnielle tries a low kick but Batts avoids it.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Batts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Batts looks to land a left hand but Darnielle moved out of range nicely.
Batts moves out of range of the leg kick from Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darnielle throws a low kick, looking for Batts's leg but Batts calmly moves out of range.
Batts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batts cracks Darnielle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle throws a sloppy head kick
and Batts counters with a three punch combo that has Darnielle backing up. Darnielle nods at Batts to acknowledge the strikes.
Darnielle connects with a solid leg kick.
Darnielle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darnielle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Batts. That did some damage!
Batts throws a front kick that sends Darnielle stumbling back into the ropes.
Darnielle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Batts.
Batts checks a low kick from Darnielle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darnielle.
Darnielle lands a nice looking body kick.
Batts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darnielle. Darnielle obviously looking to wear him down.
Darnielle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
letting Batts counter with a right hand.
Darnielle slips a straight right by Batts.
An inside leg kick lands from Darnielle.
Batts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darnielle. Darnielle obviously looking to wear him down.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Batts checks it
and Batts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darnielle misses with a body kick.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
Darnielle throws a solid leg kick but Batts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darnielle.
Some bone on bone action there as Batts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Darnielle misses
and Batts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darnielle momentarily.
Darnielle misses with a leg kick
and Batts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darnielle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Batts's calf.
A jab lands there for Batts.
Darnielle lands a head kick. Batts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Batts checks it
and Batts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darnielle.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Batts checks it
and Batts counters with a nice uppercut.
Darnielle misses with a low kick.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darnielle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darnielle tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batts throws a jab but it's blocked by Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with a series of strikes. Darnielle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Batts missing with a left hand there. Darnielle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts misses the jab.
Batts cracks a nice hook into Darnielle's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Batts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batts counters with a thumping low kick.
Batts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Batts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darnielle is out of range and Batts settles back down.
Darnielle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Batts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darnielle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Darnielle is predictable there
and Batts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John Darnielle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts lands a nice hook to Darnielle's body. Darnielle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batts lands with a right hand.
Batts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Batts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Batts - just one landing.
Batts throws a sloppy head kick and Darnielle moves out of range easily.
Darnielle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Batts to score with a decent uppercut.
Batts cracks Darnielle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Batts misses with a wild combination.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Batts checks it
and Batts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darnielle is breathing heavily.
Batts's corner calls for a 1-2. Batts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Batts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darnielle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts scores with a punch to the head.
Darnielle tries to move into range but Batts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Batts lands an overhand right.
Batts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darnielle on the side of the head.
Darnielle is rocked!
Batts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darnielle can do to turn this around?
Batts lands an overhand right.
Darnielle is still on wobbly legs! Can Batts finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Batts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Batts, as that shot connected.
Darnielle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Batts cracks Darnielle with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Batts has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Darnielle to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts has Darnielle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Batts manages to break the clinch.
Darnielle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batts.
Darnielle seems to have recovered his senses.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batts counters with a nice uppercut.
Darnielle is rocked!
Darnielle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Batts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Batts.
Batts lands a shoulder strike.
Batts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darnielle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Batts.
Batts displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darnielle up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Batts.
Batts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darnielle avoids the head kick by Batts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Batts is winning the standup battle so far.
Darnielle needs to keep his hands up - Batts had a free shot at his head there.
Darnielle tries to land a front kick but Batts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darnielle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Batts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darnielle misses with a leg kick
and Batts counters with a right hand to the body.
Darnielle connects with a solid leg kick.
Darnielle misses with a leg kick
and Batts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Batts throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts with a hook.
Batts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Batts throws a looping overhand right but Darnielle ducks down to avoid it.
Batts scores with a jab to the body.
Darnielle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Batts finds it's way round the side to connect with Darnielle's head.
Batts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darnielle avoids the head kick by Batts.
Batts lands a head shot.
Batts jabs at Darnielle's body.
Darnielle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batts.
Batts lands a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darnielle takes one to the side of the head.
Batts works the jab nicely.
Batts lands with an overhand left.
Batts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batts tries to work over Darnielle's front leg with a kick but Darnielle checks it.
Darnielle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Batts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darnielle.
Batts looks to land a left hand but Darnielle moved out of range nicely.
Darnielle slips under a jab.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batts counters with a nice uppercut.
Darnielle feints and then cracks Batts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batts down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darnielle.
Darnielle misses with a leg kick
and Batts counters with a straight right hand.
Darnielle misses with a leg kick
and Batts counters with a nice body shot.
Batts drives through and clinches with Darnielle against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Batts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Batts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Batts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Batts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Batts scoring well with a low kick there.
Batts throws the left hand but Darnielle avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Darnielle misses
and Batts counters with a three punch combo that has Darnielle backing up. Darnielle nods at Batts to acknowledge the strikes.
Darnielle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darnielle has time to react.
Batts looks to score with a jab to the body but Darnielle is just out of range.
A low kick from Darnielle misses
and Batts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darnielle thows a leg kick but Batts checks it
letting Batts counter with a right hand.
Darnielle misses with a leg kick.
Darnielle tried to score with a low kick but Batts checks it.
A head kick misses from Darnielle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darnielle. That's going to slow Batts down.
Batts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with an inside leg kick.
Darnielle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darnielle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darnielle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darnielle there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batts throws a leg kick which misses Darnielle's front leg but catches the back leg as Darnielle tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Batts misses the target.
A low kick from Darnielle misses
and Batts counters with a slapping leg kick.
Batts tries to work over Darnielle's front leg with a kick but Darnielle checks it.
A jab lands there for Batts.
Batts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darnielle is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Batts looks to land a combination but Darnielle avoids it well.
Darnielle ducks under a wild hook from Batts.
Batts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darnielle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batts lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Batts misses.
Batts throws a head kick that half lands.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darnielle tries to score with a low kick but Batts moves his leg out of the way.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with a straight right hand.
Batts throws a head kick that misses.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Darnielle is predictable there
and Batts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Batts misses with a double jab.
Darnielle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darnielle misses with a low kick.
Batts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darnielle at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts is looking to chop away at Darnielle's legs.
Batts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darnielle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darnielle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Batts.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batts thumps Darnielle with a low kick.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Batts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darnielle looking to stall.
Batts crunches a lovely knee into Darnielle's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Batts is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Batts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Billy Batts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batts looking to throw knees to the head but Darnielle is blocking nicely.
Darnielle misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Batts.
Batts working aggressively here.
Batts controlling the action here for a moment.
Darnielle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
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.
Batts letting Darnielle take a breather here.
Batts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darnielle stalling.
Batts lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Darnielle up against the ropes.
John Darnielle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darnielle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batts avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Batts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Batts!
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