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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fergus Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fergus Darrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 cm
25
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
28
178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Darrow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Todd! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Todd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darrow is fending him off so far but Todd persists. Nope, Darrow circles away and we're back to standing. Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Todd at a distance.
Darrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Todd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Todd in side control, throwing shots but Darrow defends. Sloppy strikes there by Todd. Todd with the ground and pound but Darrow regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Todd seems to be working for a kimura but Darrow defends the submission attempt. Darrow is looking for a sweep. Todd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Darrow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Darrow. Todd throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Todd's guard. Nice move by Darrow!
That's one minute gone in the round. Todd working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Darrow has passed into half guard!
Darrow tries to pass to full mount but Todd defends it. Darrow is controlling the pace.
Todd is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Todd actively working from the bottom here. Todd is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Darrow has latched onto it... Big trouble! Darrow pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Todd is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Darrow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fergus Darrow!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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