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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and on no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Darmody could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to on no's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Darmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, on no!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Darmody.
A cross from Darmody lands.
Darmody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but no was well out of range. Poor timing from Darmody.
no swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James Darmody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darmody stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darmody swats away the attempt to clinch by no.
It looked like Darmody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
no takes a body punch but keeps moving.
no fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Darmody on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darmody digs a good hook to no's body.
no shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darmody sprawls well. Darmody wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. no gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no dodges the punch combination from Darmody.
Darmody definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
no clinches with his opponent.
Darmody breaks the clinch.
no takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darmody connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
no takes one on the chin but seems OK.
no throws a body shot but no joy.
Darmody fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt no.
Darmody scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - no looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darmody swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darmody feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to no's calf.
A shot to the liver by Darmody. Beautiful body shot.
Darmody scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darmody tests no's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darmody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but no moves away.
Darmody lands with an uppercut that bounces no off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darmody.
no bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darmody lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
no takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
no shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darmody sprawls well. Darmody wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. no gets slowly back to his feet.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of on no.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darmody.
Darmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but no manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - no looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darmody connects with a jab.
Darmody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darmody lands a really nice looking cross but no seems unphased.
Darmody really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darmody feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits nos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darmody misses with a double jab.
Darmody stuffs the takedown attempt from no. no gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmody thumps no with a low kick.
no's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Darmody.
no takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Darmody lands an impressive looking overhand right. no doesn't seem phased though.
Darmody is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
no fails with a takedown attempt.
no dives in for a single leg takedown but Darmody sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
no has his takedown stuffed
and Darmody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
no takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Darmody.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Darmody dominated that round.
That's time! Darmody's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
no has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from no there as he acknowledges the shot.
no shoots in looking for a takedown but Darmody manages to keep the fight standing, pushing no's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Darmody as he connects with a hook.
on no is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darmody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and no has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Darmody tenderised no's leg. no is trying to keep his angry face on.
no stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and no wants it to stay on the feet.
Darmody takes a swing at no's ribcage but misses.
no feints the counter takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darmody.
Darmody misses with a double jab.
no lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no gets a clinch.
no swings wildly with an uppercut but Darmody uses good head movement to avoid it.
no throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody breaks from the clinch.
Darmody takes a swing at no's ribcage but misses.
no looks for a takedown but Darmody sprawls well.
Darmody cracks no with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darmody misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on no's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darmody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but no moves away.
Darmody will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darmody is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Darmody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
no takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
no closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Darmody quickly recovers to half guard.
Darmody on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darmody tries to get out of the position.
no missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
no lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
no is trying to control. Darmody wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
no thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darmody's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
no throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
no throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
no is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Darmody blocking the ground and pound attempt from no.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
no not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
no throwing shots but Darmody is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Darmody avoiding damage under a succession of punches from no.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
no takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darmody scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good work by no as he checks the leg kick.
Darmody looks to land a combination but no avoids it well.
As Darmody backs off no throws a huge counter combo but Darmody manages to avoid it all.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
no rushes Darmody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
no throws a head punch that misses.
Darmody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darmody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
no let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
no shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darmody as he jumps to the side.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of on no.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmody thows a leg kick but no checks it
and no counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Darmody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Darmody. No joy for no on that attempt.
no avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Darmody shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as no sprawls well. no wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darmody gets slowly back to his feet.
James Darmody is winning the standup battle so far.
no staying out of range there.
Darmody throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
no slaps away a takedown attempt from Darmody, before circling back to the center of the mat.
no misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Darmody dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Darmody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
no clinches up against the cage.
no breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darmody misses with a telegraphed body shot
and no counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darmody thinking.
Nice takedown defense from Darmody. No joy for no on that attempt.
Darmody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
no moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Darmody connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darmody scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darmody stuffs the takedown attempt from no. no gets slowly back to his feet.
Darmody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darmody throws a quick inside leg kick.
no shoots in looking for a takedown but Darmody manages to keep the fight standing, pushing no's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of on no.
No luck with that takedown attempt from no.
Darmody lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darmody tries a low kick but no avoids it.
Darmody throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darmody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
no wants to counter the offense by Darmody and move into the clinch position.
no takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darmody lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
no doesn't manage to clinch there - Darmody circles away.
Darmody tries to counter by moving into the clinch but no manages to circle out of the way.
Darmody lands with a cross.
Darmody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darmody bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps no's head backwards.
James Darmody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Darmody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darmody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that no can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
no clinches up with Darmody and pushes him back against the cage.
no tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darmody smiles and moves away.
Darmody fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. no looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darmody lands an overhand right.
Darmody scores with a jab. no acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody lands a nice hook to no's body. no takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
no darts in looking for a takedown but Darmody gets double underhooks and turns no into the cage.
no is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
no ducks right into an uppercut from Darmody.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
Darmody circles away from the clinch attempt.
no takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darmody lands with a nice body punch.
no walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
no looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darmody swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darmody looks to score with a jab to the body but no is just out of range.
no feints the counter takedown.
Darmody lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
no tries for a takedown but Darmody circles away easily
and Darmody counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darmody cracks a nice hook into no's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darmody throws a body punch but no moves out of range.
no shoots in looking for a takedown. Darmody tries to sprawl out of it but no keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Darmody manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
on no has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
no pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Darmody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darmody, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Darmody!
James Darmody decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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