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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Darvey (ranked 3873 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry King (ranked 5715 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harvey Darvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry King!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Darvey circles away.
No joy there for Darvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darvey takes the fight into the clinch.
Darvey drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Darvey.
Darvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darvey moves into the clinch.
Darvey digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darvey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Darvey seems content to control.
King is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darvey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Darvey stands up out of the half guard.
Darvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King tries to counter by closing the distance.
Darvey closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Darvey pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darvey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darvey has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Darvey's guard.
Darvey has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
Darvey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Darvey keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Darvey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King preventing the sweep.
King is looking to stand up but Darvey won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darvey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Darvey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Darvey working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
Darvey is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Darvey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darvey pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Darvey holds on and takes a little breather.
Darvey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darvey controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darvey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darvey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darvey throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darvey is pulling down on King's head to control his posture.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Darvey controlling King's posture.
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.
Darvey trying to strike off his back.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Darvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darvey wants to sweep but no luck.
Darvey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Darvey looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvey manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Darvey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
King jumps guard.
Darvey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Darvey preventing the sweep.
King wants to stand and escape but Darvey is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darvey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harvey Darvey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Darvey from controlling successfully.
Darvey is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but Darvey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darvey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Darvey.
Darvey seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Darvey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Darvey clinches up against the cage.
Darvey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Darvey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Darvey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King prevents a body shot from Darvey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darvey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Darvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darvey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
King forces Darvey back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Darvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darvey jumps guard.
Darvey looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
Darvey is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Darvey keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Darvey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darvey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
King working a defensive guard here.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Darvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darvey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darvey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darvey is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Darvey tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Darvey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darvey throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
King has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Darvey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Darvey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for King!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darvey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Darvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darvey, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Darvey!
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FIGHT
RATING
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