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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 747 p4p, 104 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 228 p4p, 40 weight class). Darren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here's to the losers. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
James Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Darren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
An inside leg kick from Darren misses.
Darren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Darren does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darren.
We've been told by Darren's head coaches at Sweat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darren throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Darren moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone 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.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone checks a low kick from Darren.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
Darren looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darren staying out of range there.
Darren misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a body kick.
A cross from Darren lands.
Darren throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Darren wants to clinch.
Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone moves out of range as Darren throws a body kick.
Darren takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren misses with a hook.
Darren misses with a wild body shot.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Darren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darren scores with a leg kick.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren misses with a wild body shot.
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone counters with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren.
Darren moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darren misses with an uppercut.
Stone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darren is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darren thumps Stone with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darren.
A slow jab from Darren misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Darren scores with a leg kick.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darren tries to land a body kick
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Darren was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Stone defending well as Darren loads up on a big left hand.
Stone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darren.
Darren misses with the body kick
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Darren tries to land a body kick
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darren lands a right hook to the body.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Darren moves out of range easily.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Darren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone tries a quick counter leg kick but Darren is wise to it.
Stone checks a low kick from Darren.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darren.
Darren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Darren throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Darren misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Stone throws a low kick but Darren moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darren thows a leg kick but Stone checks it
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darren misses with a right hand
and Darren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren lands a head shot.
Darren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darren.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
Stone lands a right hand.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Darren blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Stone.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darren.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darren misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Jack Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Stone.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darren throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Darren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Darren lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone cracks Darren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Darren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stone finish him?
Darren is rocked!
Darren throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a huge left! Darren is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stone isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Darren from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stone!
Jack Stone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated James Darren had this to say: 'I'm a loser!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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