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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Walian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Walian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walian pushes Darrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Walian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Walian is leaning against Darrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walian backwards.
Walian lands a left hand.
Walian is leaning against Darrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walian pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walian avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Walian working aggressively here.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Walian.
Walian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walian swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Walian.
Walian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Walian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darrow tries a body shot but Walian blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Walian controls his hands.
Walian is fighting off a takedown attempt but Darrow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Walian to the mat. Walian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walian working for a triangle but Darrow defends it easily.
Darrow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Darrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Darrow looking to pass the guard.
Walian looking for a guillotine here but Darrow defends easily.
Darrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darrow distracts Walian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Darrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Walian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walian looking to control.
Darrow is stalling in the full guard.
Walian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darrow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Walian is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Walian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walian looking for a guillotine here but Darrow defends easily.
Darrow throwing strikes from guard but Walian blocks nicely.
Walian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darrow preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Walian takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Jack Walian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walian throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Walian thuds a left hand into Darrow's body.
Walian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walian misses the shot to the body.
Walian misses with a straight right.
Darrow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Walian throws a head kick that misses.
Walian tries to land a body kick
and Walian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walian tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darrow cracks Walian with a good jab.
Walian misses with a body shot.
Walian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darrow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walian is trying to defend but Darrow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Walian is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darrow not doing much here.
Walian wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Walian is defending well.
Walian is staying active underneath Darrow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walian is trying to maintain the position but Darrow is very close to passing his half guard.
Walian is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow wants to control but Walian is keeping him busy.
Darrow might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walian haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Walian trying to control but Darrow postures up.
Walian wants to improve his position but Darrow is controlling well.
Darrow controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Darrow wants to pass to mount but Walian is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walian is looking to improve his position.
Darrow working Walian over with strikes.
Darrow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Darrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walian is looking to improve his position.
Darrow is stalling here. Walian is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Darrow seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Walian has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Walian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Darrow dodges the ground and pound from Walian.
Darrow can't do much from the bottom here.
Darrow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walian.
Walian throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Walian misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Darrow taking a bit of punishment here - Walian scoring with strikes.
Walian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Walian sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darrow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow stops Walian from passing to mount.
Darrow trying to remain calm as Walian controls from the top position.
Darrow is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Walian off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Darrow controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Walian right now.
Walian is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be Walian right now.
Darrow tries to keep control of the position but Walian is staying busy.
Darrow is hanging on to Walian's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Walian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Walian.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Walian throws a head kick that half lands.
Walian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Darrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Darrow.
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walian tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow gets the takedown into side control.
Darrow just content to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow lands a nice forearm strike.
Darrow trying to control the action but Walian is working from the bottom.
Walian seems a little lost for a moment, as Darrow dominates the positioning.
Ronnie Darrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian wants to control but Darrow postures up.
Darrow trying to control the position but Walian is working away.
Walian is looking to reverse the position.
Darrow is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Darrow is looking to take a break and control but Walian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darrow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Walian is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Walian manages to work his way to half guard, despite Darrow's best efforts.
Darrow is trying to control the action in half guard but Walian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darrow is thwarting Walian's attempts to control the position.
Darrow is just content to waste time from the top position. Walian takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Walian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darrow is looking for a sweep. Walian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walian is trying to control the action in half guard but Darrow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walian throws a strike but Darrow avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Walian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walian wants to pass the guard but Darrow is keeping the position.
Ronnie Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walian throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Walian is looking to work some ground and pound but Darrow has wrist control.
Walian advances to half guard.
Walian throwing shots but Darrow is blocking nicely.
Walian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walian wants to free his trapped foot but Darrow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Walian 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.
Darrow is refusing to be controlled, as Walian sits in half guard.
Jack Walian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Walian.
I think Darrow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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FIGHT
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