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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amara Darboh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darboh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champions - Ron Artest. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slick Minard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amara Darboh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minard shoots and misses
and Darboh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darboh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minard is looking to counter the offense by Darboh and move into the clinch.
Minard closes the distance and clinches up with Darboh, looking for a takedown. Minard pushes Darboh against the cage but Darboh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Minard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darboh slaps away a takedown attempt from Minard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Minard misses with a takedown attempt - Darboh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darboh looks to land a combination. Minard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Slick Minard has been cut.
Minard throws a sloppy head kick
and Darboh counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darboh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Darboh showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minard trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Darboh wants to control the pace but Minard is squirming around nicely.
Minard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Minard is working hard here to advance position.
Minard tries to lock up and control but Darboh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darboh is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Minard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Minard tries to hold on but Darboh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard is squirming around, avoiding Darboh's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minard wants to hold on but Darboh pushes him away.
Darboh controlling from the full mount.
Minard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Minard wants to control but Darboh is having none of it.
Darboh wants to control the pace but Minard is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard is looking to improve his position but Darboh isn't that keen on the idea.
Darboh avoids the attempt from Minard to control.
Minard is trying to escape the mount.
Darboh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Minard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard working to try and regain half guard.
Darboh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Darboh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Minard is looking to get to half guard.
Darboh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Minard is looking to escape.
Minard is looking to improve his position but Darboh isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amara Darboh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slick Minard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darboh goes for a double leg but Minard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Minard continues to drive forward.
Darboh shoots in but Minard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darboh stuffs the takedown attempt from Minard. Minard gets slowly back to his feet.
Minard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darboh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Minard swivels and escapes.
Slick Minard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amara Darboh.
Darboh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darboh drives through with a takedown into Minard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Darboh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Minard looking for a sweep. Not yet Minard, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Minard working for a triangle but Darboh defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Minard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two 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.
Minard keeping full guard, as Darboh tries to pass.
Darboh trying to control the position from guard on top but Minard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darboh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Darboh. No joy for Minard on that attempt.
Darboh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Minard jumps guard but Darboh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Minard tries for a takedown but Darboh manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darboh looking to throw knees to the head but Minard is blocking nicely.
Darboh is trying to push Minard away but Minard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Minard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Minard wants to pass the guard but Darboh is keeping the position.
Minard is looking to stand up but Darboh won't let him.
Darboh working a defensive guard here.
Minard passes into half guard.
Minard wants to free his trapped foot but Darboh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darboh is trying to control but can't.
Darboh is trying to stand.
Minard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Minard is thwarting Darboh's attempts to control the position.
Minard uses his free foot to push down on Darboh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Darboh.
Amara Darboh has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Minard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darboh tries to hold on but Minard postures up.
Darboh is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slick Minard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slick Minard's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Minard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Minard stands up out of the half guard.
Minard closes the distance and clinches.
Minard is trying to drag Darboh to the mat but Darboh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Minard manages to break the clinch.
Minard avoids the head kick by Darboh.
Minard stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darboh defends well and Minard ends up having to push Darboh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Minard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Minard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darboh tries to avoid it but Minard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darboh to the ground. Darboh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darboh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darboh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Minard did well to prevent Darboh getting side control.
Minard is looking to improve his position.
Darboh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Darboh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darboh trying to pass the guard but Minard defending well.
Minard gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Minard looking for a guillotine here but Darboh defends easily.
Darboh wants to pass the guard but Minard is keeping the position.
Minard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darboh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darboh trying to control but Minard is working from the bottom.
Darboh stops Minard from standing up.
Minard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darboh is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darboh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Minard's head.
Minard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Darboh being controlled here, momentarily.
Minard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Minard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darboh has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Minard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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 Slick Minard.
I think Minard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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