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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Magnetic Eyes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gordon's choice of entrance music: United Booty Foundation. Darby Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chocolate Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Al.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gordon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Al uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Al connects with a body shot that sends Gordon's belly button to the back.
Al throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al misses with a hook.
Al throws a right hand that misses
and Gordon counters with a three punch combo that has Al backing up. Al nods at Gordon to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al lands a head shot.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al moves away.
Al throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Al looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Al throws a lazy uppercut
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gordon counters with a left and a right that stings Al.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Al lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Al.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al.
Al misses with a straight right.
Al is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Al misses.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Al misses with a wild combination.
Al throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Al listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al dips to his left and cracks Gordon with an uppercut!
Gordon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Al under the eye.
Al swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Al keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gordon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Al throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gordon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon takes a swing at Al's ribcage but misses.
Gordon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Al waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Al.
Gordon connects with a nice looking jab.
Gordon lands a nice looking body shot.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Al throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target.
Chocolate Al seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al.
Al goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darby Gordon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Al's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Al throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al misses with a hook. Gordon ducked under it nicely.
Al throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al throws an off balance right hand
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
Al misses the shot to the body.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Al has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Al swings widly with a right hand
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al misses with a double jab
and Gordon lands a stunning uppercut that sends Al to the mat!
Al is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gordon thows a huge punch but Al dodges it nicely.
Oh Al is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al seems to have got his legs back now.
Gordon throwing shots but Al is blocking nicely.
Al on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al tries to get out of the position.
Gordon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al's head.
Gordon throwing shots but Al is blocking nicely.
Al is trying to control but can't.
Gordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gordon wants to stand up but Al is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gordon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Al to regain full guard.
Gordon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gordon postures up in Al's guard and throws a big left but Al blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gordon!
Gordon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon holds on for dear life, controlling Al's posture momentarily.
Al takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gordon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gordon tries to hold on but Al postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon tries to hold on but Al pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Al misses with a wild combination.
Darby Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon tests Al's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al misses with a combination
and Gordon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chocolate Al has been cut.
Al throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Al avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al clobbers Gordon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gordon to counter with a crisp jab.
Al takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
Al misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al misses with an uppercut.
Al throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Al is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Gordon defending well as Al loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al misses with a wild combination.
Gordon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Al doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chocolate Al has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Al throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al throws a sloppy body shot
and Gordon counters with a two punch combo.
Al throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Gordon moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Al goes down! Can Gordon finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Al keeps moving.
Gordon postures up in Al's guard and throws a big left but Al blocks it.
Darby Gordon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon trying to control but Al is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Darby Gordon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Al throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gordon counters with a left to the body.
Al throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon avoids the body shot from Al.
Al throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darby Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gordon 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darby Gordon!
A relieved looking Darby Gordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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