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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darra Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Late might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gangstarr - Full Clip. Stone has chosen 2001 Space Odissey/Blow me away (Breaking Benjamin) combo as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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167 cm
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145 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darra Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots in but Late avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Darra Late has been cut.
Late will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Late misses the shot to the body.
Late ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Late lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Phil Stone has been cut.
Late gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Late managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Late with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Late is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Late has Stone pressed against the cage.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone tries a body shot but Late blocks it.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Late on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Late managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Late avoids it.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Late drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Late is breathing heavily.
Late misses with a straight left.
Late moves away from the strike by Stone.
Late displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.
Late misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Late is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Late sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darra Late has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Stone.
Late lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Late wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Late throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
Stone misses with a low kick as Late jumps back.
Stone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Late napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Late is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Late bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Stone gets a clinch.
Late breaks from the clinch.
Late doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone tries to clinch but Late moves out of range.
Late has a takedown stuffed.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Late up against the cage in a clinch.
Late blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone digs a right hand into Late's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Late's gas tank.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone lands a right hand.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Late.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Late is blocking nicely.
Late manages to break the clinch.
Late misses with a double jab.
Late with a lazy takedown attempt
so Stone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stone stands up over Late, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Late looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Stone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone tries to clinch but Late is having none of it.
Late lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stone backs up against the cage.
Late misses with a combination
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Late wants to get back to his feet.
Stone working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Late managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stone.
Stone cracks Late with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stone trying to control the action but Late is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone cracks Late with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Late defending against the ground and pound.
Stone working the ground and pound but Late is defending the strikes.
Stone working the ground and pound.
Stone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Late managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stone.
Stone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Late's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stone tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Late tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Late down.
Stone is trying to ground and pound but Late uses the momentary lack of control by Stone to regain half guard.
Stone working Late over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone is nestled in close to Late, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stone trying to mount his opponent but Late defends it.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone trying to control the action but Late is working from the bottom.
Late avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Late throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Late clinches but Stone breaks the clinch
and Stone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Late clinches but Stone breaks the clinch
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Late misses with a combination
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Late, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Late against the cage but Late circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Late keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Late moves out of range easily.
Late throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Late fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Late fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Late swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Late counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Late tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
Phil Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Late shoots and misses
and Stone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Late avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Late misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Late lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Late on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Late tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stone.
Late managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Stone.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Late in his tracks for a moment.
Late on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Late breaks from the clinch.
Darra Late seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Late. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
Darra Late is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Late breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Late uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Late moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Late lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stone backs up against the cage.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Late throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Late.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Late's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Late duly obliges.
Late moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Late throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Late swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Late throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Late keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone keeps Late at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Late. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Late darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch.
Darra Late has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Good body shot from Stone.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Late takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Late dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Late pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Late misses with a combination
and Stone moves into the clinch.
Phil Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone lands a knee to the body.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Late's defenses.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Late controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Stone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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