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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Darkside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Darkside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur moves in looking to clinch but Darkside pushes him off.
Darkside looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kroblur wants to clinch up but Darkside keeps it at a distance.
Kroblur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kroblur has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Darkside is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kroblur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darkside manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Darkside was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kroblur pushes Darkside up against the cage in a clinch.
Darkside working hard to break the clinch.
Kroblur misses with the head strike.
Kroblur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkside can't find room to land a body shot as Kroblur controls the action.
Kroblur blocks a body shot from Darkside.
Kroblur has a couple of punches blocked by Darkside.
Darkside tries a body shot but Kroblur blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkside.
Kroblur throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kroblur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kroblur has a couple of punches blocked by Darkside.
Kroblur prevents a body shot from Darkside.
Kroblur throws a head punch that misses.
Darkside jumps guard but Kroblur stands there with Darkside around his waist. Darkside gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darkside misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkside tries to break free but Kroblur pushes him back against the cage.
Kroblur pushes Darkside back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkside fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kroblur has a couple of punches blocked by Darkside.
Darkside blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkside is trying to stall.
Darkside can't find room to land a body shot as Kroblur controls the action.
Darkside's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Danny Darkside has been cut.
Darkside trying to stall but Kroblur improves his position.
Darkside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kroblur pushes Darkside up against the cage in a clinch.
Darkside tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkside.
Darkside pulls guard effortlessly.
Darkside controls Kroblur momentarily but Kroblur frees himself.
Kroblur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darkside looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darkside is pulling down on Kroblur's head. It's preventing any offense from Kroblur, at least for the moment.
Darkside throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kroblur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kroblur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darkside works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darkside utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkside preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Darkside bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kroblur's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kroblur lands an upkick as Darkside stands over him.
Darkside lands a couple of elbows.
Kroblur is looking to sweep but instead, Darkside has passed into half guard.
Kroblur wants to get back to full guard.
Kroblur missing with punches from the bottom.
Darkside blocks the strikes from Kroblur.
Kroblur missing with punches from the bottom.
Kroblur throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Darkside scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Darkside connects with a nice short shot to Kroblur's temple.
Kroblur taking some punishment here, with Darkside in his half guard.
Darkside thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kroblur throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Darkside drops an elbow to the side of Kroblur's head.
Kroblur is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Darkside is controlling well.
Darkside blocks the strikes from Kroblur.
Darkside throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kroblur manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kroblur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kroblur doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Darkside's cut.
That's time! Darkside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kroblur wants to clinch up but Darkside keeps it at a distance.
Darkside connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkside keeps the fight on the outside.
Darkside keeps the fight on the outside.
Kroblur tries to clinch up.
Kroblur wants to clinch up but Darkside keeps it at a distance.
Kroblur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kroblur throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkside.
Kroblur misses with the head strike.
Darkside wants to stall.
Kroblur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kroblur has Darkside pressed against the cage, preventing Darkside from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darkside misses with some punches.
Kroblur lands a left hand.
Kroblur throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkside.
Darkside tries to pull guard but Kroblur holds him up against the cage and eventually Darkside drops back down to his feet.
Darkside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur doesn't manage to clinch there - Darkside circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kroblur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kroblur wants to clinch up but Darkside keeps it at a distance.
Darkside lands a head kick. Kroblur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darkside swats away the attempt to clinch by Kroblur.
It appears Darkside was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kroblur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darkside tried to counter with a leg kick but Kroblur avoided it.
Kroblur tries to clinch but Darkside moves away
and Darkside counters with a body kick that stops Kroblur in his tracks momentarily.
Kroblur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matt Kroblur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kroblur takes the fight into the clinch.
Darkside manages to break the clinch.
Darkside lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkside lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kroblur's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur takes the fight into the clinch.
Kroblur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kroblur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkside tries to pull guard but Kroblur forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darkside blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkside blocking some punches.
A short left from Kroblur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kroblur.
A head punch on the inside from Kroblur fails to land.
Darkside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matt Kroblur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kroblur swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkside uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kroblur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkside blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kroblur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kroblur has a couple of punches blocked by Darkside.
Kroblur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkside blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Darkside fails to land.
Kroblur working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kroblur rushes Darkside and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darkside blocks an uppercut.
Kroblur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkside tries to pull guard but Kroblur won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Darkside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroblur working aggressively here.
Kroblur misses with the head strike.
Kroblur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kroblur blocking some punches.
Kroblur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kroblur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kroblur throws a head punch that misses.
Kroblur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkside escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darkside avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkside is looking for a counter combo.
Kroblur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darkside counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur tries to clinch up but Darkside circles away and keeps his distance.
Kroblur moves into the clinch.
Darkside pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darkside lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkside feints and then cracks Kroblur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kroblur down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kroblur is looking to clinch but Darkside is avoiding it.
Darkside thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kroblur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kroblur rushes Darkside and presses him up against the cage.
Darkside manages to break the clinch.
Kroblur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kroblur is looking to clinch.
Darkside half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kroblur tries to clinch but Darkside is having none of it.
As Kroblur backs away, Darkside returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kroblur tries to clinch up but Darkside circles away and keeps his distance.
Darkside gets tackled into the cage by Kroblur. Kroblur maintains the clinch.
Kroblur misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Darkside's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kroblur closes the distance and clinches.
Kroblur working aggressively here.
Darkside blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkside jumps into guard, dragging Kroblur to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kroblur makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kroblur works over Darkside with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kroblur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kroblur throws an elbow that misses. Darkside uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kroblur's guard. Nice move by Darkside!
Darkside working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kroblur's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Darkside from controlling successfully.
Darkside working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darkside throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kroblur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur 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.
Kroblur trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kroblur trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Darkside trying to control but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Darkside has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Darkside scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kroblur trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kroblur lands a decent punch to the body there.
Darkside makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kroblur trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kroblur trying to strike off his back.
Darkside scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kroblur keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Darkside not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kroblur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kroblur moves to clinch but Darkside breaks away
and Darkside counters with a big head kick but Kroblur shrugs it off.
Kroblur pushes Darkside up against the cage in a clinch.
Kroblur working aggressively here.
Kroblur throws a head punch that misses.
Darkside manages to break the clinch.
Darkside looks for the body kick but Kroblur saw that one coming.
Kroblur moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkside blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kroblur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darksides head.
Darkside breaks the clinch.
Danny Darkside is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
A clash of legs there as Kroblur blocks the low kick.
Kroblur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darkside manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkside keeps the fight on the outside.
Kroblur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darkside is looking to counter with a body kick.
Darkside throws a leg kick which misses Kroblur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kroblur tries to avoid it.
Darkside gets tackled into the cage by Kroblur. Kroblur maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kroblur.
Kroblur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kroblur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darkside blocking some punches.
Kroblur working aggressively here.
Darkside pulls guard effortlessly.
Kroblur throwing strikes but missing.
Darkside looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
Kroblur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkside avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darkside wants to sweep here but Kroblur controlling him for the moment.
Darkside preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kroblur is looking to work some ground and pound but Darkside has wrist control.
Darkside 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.
Kroblur wants to pass the guard but Darkside is keeping the position.
Kroblur throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Kroblur.
I've got Kroblur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Kroblur!
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RATING
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