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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 4199 p4p, 210 weight class) and Blair Darrow (ranked 3824 p4p, 191 weight class). Nahtic comes to the ring accompanied by Sleeping My Day Away. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Blair Darrow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 cm
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140 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
20 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Nahtic walks into a left hand. Donk. Darrow catches Nahtic right on the button with a cross. Nahtic cracks Darrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nahtic jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well. Nahtic takes a body punch but keeps moving. Darrow is looking to score with low kicks. Nahtic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow. Nahtic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nahtic scores with a decent looking hook. Nahtic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Nahtic's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nahtic throws a low kick but Darrow avoids it. Nahtic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow. Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab. Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nahtic misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Nahtic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Darrow lands with a shot to the body. Nahtic throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A jab from Darrow misses. Nahtic tried to counter with a leg kick but Darrow avoided it. Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nahtic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nahtic is looking to counter punch. Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nahtic throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it. Darrow is trying to counter with his kicks. A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Nahtic does a little dance to reset his feet. An attempted straight right counter from Nahtic misses the target. Nahtic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow. Darrow misses with a hook. Nahtic ducked under it nicely. Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Nahtic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nahtic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well. Nahtic cracks Darrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow is looking to clinch. Darrow connects with a leg kick. Nahtic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nahtic takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses. Darrow misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Nahtic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nahtic throws a leg kick which misses Darrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Darrow tries to avoid it. Nahtic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Darrow misses with a straight left. Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nahtic throws out the jab. Nahtic throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily. Nahtic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Nahtic is out of range. Darrow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut. Darrow dips to his left and cracks Nahtic with an uppercut! Darrow throws a body shot but no joy. Nahtic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nahtic blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Nahtic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Nahtic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A cross from Nahtic lands. Nahtic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darrow if he has to take too many more of those.
Nahtic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nahtic misses with a hook. Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Nahtic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Nahtic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Darrow misses with a hook. Darrow lands a jab to Nahtic's midsection. Darrow cracks Nahtic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nahtic checks a leg kick. Darrow scores with a punch to the head. Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nahtic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Darrow walks into a straight right hand from Nahtic. Nahtic blocks a head kick by Darrow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nahtic is rocked! Nahtic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A good leg kick by Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Oh Nahtic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nahtic lands a really nice looking cross but Darrow seems unphased.
Darrow moves into range and clinches up with Nahtic. Darrow lands an uppercut. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
A short right from Darrow. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nahtic to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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