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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Walian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Walian!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Walian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Walian's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Jack Walian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow takes one to the side of the head.
Walian with a nice cross.
Darrow checks a leg kick.
A big head kick from Walian and Darrow is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Darrow is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Darrow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walian tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard.
Darrow keeping moving, preventing Walian from controlling successfully.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Walian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walian throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walian trying to keep a closed guard but Darrow is proving a slippery customer.
Darrow trying to control but Walian is working from the bottom.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Darrow won't allow Walian to sweep him here.
Walian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Darrow wants to control from the top but Walian keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Walian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walian wants to sweep here but Darrow controlling him for the moment.
Darrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Darrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Walian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darrow is working Walian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darrow.
Walian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walian keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
Darrow stopping the sweep attempt from Walian.
Walian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darrow is working Walian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Darrow content to stall in guard here.
Darrow postures up.
Darrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four 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 is stalling in the full guard.
Walian keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Darrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Walian's body. Walian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Walian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walian can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Walian.
Walian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Walian dominated that round.
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.
Walian slips a jab from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Darrow tries to work over Walian's front leg with a kick but Walian checks it.
Walian misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walian just manages to avoid it.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darrow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walian throws a lazy head kick
and Darrow counters with a low kick, right behind Walian 's knee.
A head kick misses from Walian.
Walian lands a nice looking body kick.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Walian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walian throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walian thinking.
Darrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
Walian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Walian.
Walian swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Walian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow throws a head kick that Walian semi-blocks.
Walian tries a head kick but it misses.
Walian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Darrow eats them both and turns towards Walian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Walian. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Darrow gets tackled into the cage by Walian. Walian maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Walian.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darrow.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Walian.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Walian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow prevents Walian from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walian.
Darrow working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Walian.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walian is defending well for now.
Walian digs a right hand underneath Darrow's ribcage. Darrow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walian.
Walian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walian presses Darrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Walian controls the action.
A short right from Darrow.
Walian tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walian throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Walian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walian trying to control the position but instead, Darrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walian into the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Walian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walian manages to break the clinch.
Darrow throws a hook but Walian avoids it easily.
Walian steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walian throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Walian counters with a straight right hand.
Walian is looking to land body kicks.
Walian looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Walian checks a low kick from Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Walian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Darrow slams his shin into Walian's torso.
Ronnie Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow misses with a body shot
and Walian counters with a low kick, right behind Darrow 's knee.
Walian throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walian throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walian moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Walian down.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Walian moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Walian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Walian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walian.
Darrow lands with a kick to the temple. Walian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darrow is looking to wear down Walian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walian blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Jack Walian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walian misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walian.
Darrow throws a hook but Walian blocks it.
Darrow needs to keep his hands up - Walian had a free shot at his head there.
Walian blocks a head kick by Darrow.
A head kick from Walian lands but Darrow takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Walian looks to move away, Darrow throws a big counter combo but Walian just gets out of the way.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Walian off balance momentarily.
Walian lands a jab to Darrow's midsection.
Walian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walian instigates a clinch.
Walian misses with the head strike.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walian is defending well for now.
Walian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Walian.
Darrow gets through Walian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walian has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walian tries to stall but Darrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walian misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Walian blocking some punches.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Walian gets control of Darrow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Darrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Darrow trying to control but Walian is working from the bottom.
Walian looking for a sweep. Not yet Walian, not yet.
Darrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darrow won't allow Walian to sweep him here.
Walian working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow working some strikes from top position.
Darrow wants to control from the top but Walian keeps moving.
Darrow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Darrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walian is keeping the position for now.
Darrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ronnie Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Walian is looking to clinch.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walian moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
Jack Walian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Walian is just out of range.
Walian lunges at Darrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darrow's hand.
Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walian misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Walian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jack Walian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darrow pushes Walian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Walian's ribcage. Walian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 Ronnie Darrow.
I think Walian 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Walian!
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