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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chrys Kyle (ranked 2320 p4p, 221 weight class) and Finlay Darrow (ranked 3769 p4p, 301 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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147 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chrys Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Finlay Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Darrow there.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrow digs a good hook to Kyle's body.
Kyle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kyle. That one must have hurt.
Kyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Kyle.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle breaks the clinch.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Darrow throws a low kick but Kyle moves out of range easily.
Darrow misses with a body punch
and Kyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 throws a right hand that misses
and Kyle counters with a head kick.
Kyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyle.
Darrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and Kyle counters with a leg kick.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
Kyle takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Kyle moves into the clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Kyle lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow pushes Kyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Kyle throws a head punch that misses.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow takes a shot to the head.
Kyle lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Kyle has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle lands with a right to the head.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow tries to work over Kyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyle lands with a left to the head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darrow obliges.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow tries to work over Kyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyle slips under a jab from Darrow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darrow, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Kyle moves into range and clinches up with Darrow.
A short right from Darrow.
Kyle tries to circle away but Darrow has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyle.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Darrow pushes Kyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyles head.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Kyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyle scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Kyle connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Kyle's leg but Kyle calmly moves out of range.
Kyle throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
Kyle tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow darts in and clinches Kyle up against the cage.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finlay Darrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kyle misses the jab.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Kyle moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Kyle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyle throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Kyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrow is looking to slow Kyle down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kyle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kyle tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Kyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darrow swings for the body but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Kyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Darrow circles away.
Darrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kyle.
Kyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle.
Darrow throws a hook but Kyle avoids it easily.
Kyle misses with a looping right.
Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Kyle.
It seemed like Darrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Kyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Kyle.
Darrow with a jab.
Darrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle tries to clinch but Darrow is having none of it.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Kyle moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Kyle jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well.
Kyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darrow throws a hook but Kyle avoids it easily.
Kyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darrow throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a shot to the body
letting Kyle counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Kyle.
Kyle throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to clinch up.
Kyle checks a leg kick.
Darrow lunges at Kyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kyle's hand.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Kyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finlay Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow swings for the body but Kyle moves out of range.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Kyle moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Darrow jabs at Kyle's body.
Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Kyle looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow works on Kyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow tries a body shot but Kyle blocks it.
Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kyle lands with a right to the head.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
Kyle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow scores with a nice right hand.
Kyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow 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!
Darrow needs to keep his hands up - Kyle had a free shot at his head there.
Darrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyle finish him?
Kyle plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Darrow swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Darrow face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chrys Kyle!
Chrys Kyle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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