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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boros Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monet has chosen Downstait - Open Your Eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Evan Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boros Monet!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Monet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monet swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've been told by Darrow's head coaches at Hazzard County Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice jab there from Monet.
Darrow lands a jab to the head.
Monet looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Monet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boros Monet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monet throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Monet.
Darrow clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monet backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monet is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow tries to work over Monet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow gets through Monet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monet cracks Darrow with a nice body shot.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Monet prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Monet tries to break free but Darrow pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monet is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monet has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Monet struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Monet controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow presses Monet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Monet has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monet throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Monet moved out of range nicely.
Monet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Monet.
Monet throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow counters with a left to the body.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet misses the shot to the body.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Monet.
Boros Monet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Darrow forces Monet back against the cage and clinches.
Monet breaks from the clinch.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monet misses with a straight right.
Monet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monet throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Monet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Monet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darrow tries to counter by clinching up but Monet breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monet tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monet scores with a jab.
Darrow wants to clinch
and Monet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darrow thinking.
Monet throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monet counters with a straight right hand.
Darrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evan Darrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Monet.
Darrow is looking to counter with a body kick.
Monet looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Monet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Monet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Monet.
Monet misses with a jab to the body
letting Darrow counter with a right hand.
Darrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Darrow showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Darrow is working for a submission of some sort.
Monet wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow passes to side control.
Darrow is staying tight to Monet's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Monet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Monet looking for a sweep but Darrow has passed into full mount! Oh no!
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 takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Darrow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Darrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Monet has hold of Darrow's hands but Darrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Monet tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control.
Darrow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four 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.
Monet wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monet misses with a series of wild punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monet.
Darrow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Darrow dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Monet misses with a straight left.
Monet looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Monet just manages to avoid it.
Darrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monet.
Monet blocks a low kick nicely.
Monet misses the shot to the body.
Darrow connects with a single shot there.
Monet works the jab nicely.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Monet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monet lands a head shot.
Monet throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Monet moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Monet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darrow shoots in looking for a takedown but Monet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Darrow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monet pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darrow back to the cage. Monet follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Monet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Monet misses its intended target.
Darrow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monet.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Monet takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darrow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Monet struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Darrow politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Darrow prefers to stall for the moment though.
Monet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Monet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Darrow in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Monet trying to control but Darrow postures up.
Darrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Monet tries to get to full guard but Darrow has control of the leg.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Evan Darrow did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Monet is just out of range.
Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Evan Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monet. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monet just misses with a punch to the body.
Boros Monet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darrow tries to clinch up.
Monet appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet checks a low kick from Darrow.
Monet swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
That kick from Monet tenderised Darrow's leg. Darrow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monet throws an off balance right hand
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Monet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monet lands a head kick. Darrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monet moves away.
Monet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monet misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monet misses the body punch
and Darrow counters with a right hand to the body.
Darrow slips under a jab from Monet.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monet moves out of range of the body kick.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Monet.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monet.
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Monet tries to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling the position.
Monet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow has Monet pressed against the cage, preventing Monet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet is trying to push Darrow away but Darrow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Monet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow keeps control of Monet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monet blocking some punches.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monet can't break the clinch.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monet backwards.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monet backwards.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow tries a body shot but Monet blocks it.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monet can do to turn this around?
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monet scores with a decent looking hook.
Monet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Darrow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Monet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monet looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Monet.
Monet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Monet misses with a head kick.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Darrow had his way with Boros Monet in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Darrow.
A slow jab from Monet misses its intended target.
Darrow digs a good hook to Monet's body.
Darrow swings for the body but Monet moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monet! But no joy.
Monet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow is looking to wear down Monet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrow has managed to clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Monet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Monet prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Monet is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Monet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darrow forces Monet back against the cage and clinches.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow pushes Monet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monet managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
Darrow gets through Monet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monets head.
Darrow tries to work over Monet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monet is looking to break free of the clinch but Darrow has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boros Monet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monet is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.
Monet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Monet backwards.
Monet manages to break the clinch.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Monet pushes him off.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monet throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow forces Monet back against the cage and clinches.
Monet is looking to break free of the clinch but Darrow has double underhooks.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Monet.
Monet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow tries to clinch but Monet is having none of it.
Monet avoids the head kick by Darrow.
Evan Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Monet.
Darrow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Monet misses the body punch
and Darrow counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet misses with the combination.
A quick step to the side and Darrow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow is looking to slow Monet down with leg kicks.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Monet.
Monet misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Monet.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Darrow jabs Monet right on the nose. Monet blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Darrow!
Evan Darrow retains his lightweight title!
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