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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles Darby!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darby tries for a takedown but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Darby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darby fails with the takedown.
Alejandro Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Darby.
Darby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Darby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Darby drops back looking for a leg! Vasquez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasquez manages to kick Darby off! Darby jumps back into Vasquez's guard.
Darby is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darby looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darby on the ground.
Darby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Darby drops back looking for a leg! Vasquez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasquez manages to kick Darby off! Darby jumps back into Vasquez's guard.
Darby drops back looking for a leg! Vasquez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasquez manages to kick Darby off! Darby jumps back into Vasquez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasquez is keeping the position for now.
Vasquez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby misses with a takedown attempt
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darby has his takedown stuffed
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Darby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Vasquez lands a jab.
Darby fails with the takedown
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darby misses with a takedown
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miles Darby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Darby tries for a takedown but Vasquez circles away easily
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Vasquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darby shoots and misses
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vasquez dips to his left and cracks Darby with an uppercut!
Darby has his takedown stuffed
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasquez's waist but Vasquez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Darby off to one side.
Vasquez throws a big counter combination but Darby scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Darby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a lovely overhand right.
Darby tries for a takedown but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Vasquez as Darby shoots in.
Darby tries for a takedown but Vasquez circles away easily
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Darby looks winded!
Vasquez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasquez lunges at Darby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darby's hand.
Darby fails with the takedown
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darby tries for a takedown but Vasquez circles away easily
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Vasquez.
Darby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Darby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darby misses with a takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Vasquez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasquez 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.
Darby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasquez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Darby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alejandro Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Darby.
Vasquez connects with a body shot.
Vasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vasquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Vasquez finds it's way through Darby's defenses.
Vasquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alejandro Vasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darby dives in for a single leg takedown but Vasquez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darby is breathing heavily.
Vasquez clobbers Darby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasquez.
Darby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darby can do to turn this around?
Darby fails with the takedown
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez lands a left and a right that send Darby crashing to the mat, dazed. Vasquez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Darby is rocked!
Vasquez drops Darby with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Darby looks back up at him and smiles so Vasquez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Darby is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Darby's jaw. Darby's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Vasquez does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alejandro Vasquez!
As Alejandro Vasquez got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It's rare to see a Muay Thai fighter so lazy with his striking. Please come back, I like easy fights'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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