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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France comes to the cage accompanied by bring me to life. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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158 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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152 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin France!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France misses with a hook. Pitbull ducked under it nicely.
Pitbull stuffs the takedown attempt from France. France gets slowly back to his feet.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
France misses with a looping left.
France takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pitbull misses with a looping right.
France throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitbull's waist but Pitbull gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing France off to one side.
France showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitbull.
Nice uppercut lands for France. That snapped Pitbull's head back.
France shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitbull but Pitbull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin France. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. France looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roy Pitbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but France moves away.
Pitbull drives through and clinches with France against the cage.
Pitbull prevents France from breaking the clinch.
Pitbull misses with a punch to the body.
Pitbull is leaning against France and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pitbull pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pitbull misses with a punch to the body.
Pitbull is leaning against France and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
France is trying to break the clinch but Pitbull is controlling him.
Pitbull taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitbull misses with the head strike.
Pitbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitbull tries to work over France's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
France struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitbull controls his hands.
France working aggressively here.
Pitbull is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
France pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull wants to clinch up but France keeps it at a distance.
France throws a shot from downtown. Pitbull moves away and avoids it.
France misses with a head kick.
France fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitbull avoids it really well and circles away.
France really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
France takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pitbull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pitbull works France's body with a nice hook.
France avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
France shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pitbull's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
France postures up.
Pitbull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
France looking to pass the guard.
France trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
France is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pitbull is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Darwin France just wasn't active enough.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up but France swats him away and circles back towards the center.
France throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitbull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent France stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
France manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pitbull on his heels. He'll look to pass Pitbull's guard now, I'm sure.
Pitbull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for France!
Pitbull lands a big elbow.
France is working to get back to half guard.
France is squirming around, avoiding Pitbull's attempts to control the action.
Pitbull landing strikes, looking to finish!
France is rocked!
It looks like Darwin France has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France is trying to reverse the position but instead Pitbull has taken his back - oops!
Oh France is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitbull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
France is trying to remain composed but Pitbull is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
France looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pitbull is working the ground and pound. Can France escape?
Pitbull lands punches and elbows.
Pitbull gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Pitbull tries to get the hooks in deep but France pushed the leg off.
Pitbull is trying to stick to France's back but France is turning into Pitbull. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pitbull's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by France.
France pushing down on Pitbull's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roy Pitbull has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull is trying to maintain the position but France is very close to passing his half guard.
France scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pitbull gets full guard.
France seems to have got his legs back now.
Our spies down at at HWP Forcefield inform us that Pitbull has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
France stands and throws Pitbull's legs to the side, diving into side control.
France advances nicely into full mount.
Pitbull is working to get back to half guard.
Pitbull tries to hold on but France postures up.
Pitbull working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France misses with a head shot.
Pitbull sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
France prevents Pitbull from improving his position.
France missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pitbull slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
France 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pitbull is on top in guard.
Pitbull pushes down on France's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pitbull lands a nice short elbow.
France has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pitbull is working away from the top position though.
France keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pitbull is trying to work for a kimura but France is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Pitbull.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
France wants to control but Pitbull is keeping busy.
France tries to get to full guard but Pitbull has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
That's time! France's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
France misses with a hook. Pitbull ducked under it nicely.
Pitbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
France avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Pitbull.
France throws a head kick that misses.
Pitbull staying out of range there.
Roy Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
France swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pitbull.
France shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pitbull defends it nicely.
France walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France misses with a body shot
and Pitbull counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitbull digs a good body shot into France's ribs.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull throws a body punch but France moves out of range.
France moves out of range as Pitbull strikes.
Pitbull avoids the head kick by France.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pitbull catches France with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot lands for France.
France shoots in but Pitbull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitbull scores with the left hand. France knows he should have avoided that one.
France shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitbull pinned against the cage. Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin France. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pitbull lands a nice hook to France's body. France takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Pitbull there.
Pitbull connects with a body shot.
Pitbull scores with a nice head shot.
Darwin France has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Pitbull.
No luck for France with that takedown attempt.
Pitbull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
France takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pitbull.
Pitbull closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops France! Pitbull dives in looking to finish! France is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Pitbull!
Our winner, Roy Pitbull, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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