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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blair Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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165 cm
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162 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Darrow jabs at Rutten's body.
Rutten gets caught napping as Darrow dives in and scores a takedown. Rutten manages to retain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Darrow advances to half guard.
Darrow content to control rather than advance.
Darrow stops Rutten from getting back to his feet.
Rutten wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is taking a breather. Rutten says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rutten trying to control but Darrow postures up.
Darrow wants to control but Rutten is keeping him busy.
Rutten is trying to stand.
Darrow trying to mount his opponent but Rutten defends it.
Darrow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Darrow frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Darrow avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.
Darrow controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to hold on but Darrow pushes him away.
Darrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Rutten tries to buck Darrow off but he can't manage it.
Darrow content just to control the position here.
Darrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darrow controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Darrow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darrow looking to control but Rutten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darrow trying to control but Rutten is having none of it.
Darrow controlling the pace for now.
Rutten tries to hold on but Darrow pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutten wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rutten tries to hold on but Darrow postures up.
Darrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
Rutten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darrow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darrow is defended easily by Rutten.
Rutten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blair Darrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darrow with a poor takedown
and Rutten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darrow is defended easily by Rutten.
Darrow slips under a jab.
Darrow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rutten defends well and Darrow ends up having to push Rutten into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darrow misses with a takedown
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Darrow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rutten sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darrow somewhat.
Rutten lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rutten sneaks out the side door and pushes Darrow away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten misses with a leg kick
and Darrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Rutten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Darrow pushes Rutten against the ropes but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rutten slaps away a takedown attempt from Darrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Rutten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow darts in looking for a takedown but Rutten gets double underhooks and turns Darrow into the ropes.
Despite the aggression on Rutten's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darrow tries for a takedown but Rutten circles away easily
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darrow misses with a takedown attempt - Rutten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Darrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darrow shoots in but no luck this time.
Rutten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow drops his hands momentarily. Rutten doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Darrow staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Darrow doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bas Rutten!
A very excited looking Bas Rutten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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