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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blair Darrow (ranked 1596 p4p, 164 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 1587 p4p, 163 weight class). Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The River Dragon by Nevermore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow wants to clinch.
Stark is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stark 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.
Darrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stark's defenses.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Stark prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark working Darrow over with knees to the body.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
Stark tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Darrow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
Stark tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark pulls guard effortlessly.
Darrow pushing down on Stark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark gets full guard.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stark is trying to control the position but Darrow postures up.
Stark wants to control the position but Darrow says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Stark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stark.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark working a defensive guard but Darrow passes into half guard.
Stark moves into full guard.
Stark looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darrow has managed to get both his arms back between Stark's legs - danger averted.
Stark working a defensive guard but Darrow passes into half guard.
Stark keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark moves into full guard.
Darrow being controlled here momentarily.
Darrow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stark misses with a right hand
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darrow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Stark lands a high kick!
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Stark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darrow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stark momentarily.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Stark lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow scores with a hook.
Stark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stark will feel that in the morning.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark jumps guard but Darrow stands there with Stark around his waist. Stark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stark fails to pull guard.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stark tries for a takedown but Darrow manages to get underhooks.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blair Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stark's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Stark is trying to control the position but Darrow postures up.
Stark has Darrow pulled in close to control his posture.
Stark being controlled here, momentarily.
Darrow has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Darrow postures up.
Darrow being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to sweep here but Darrow controlling him for the moment.
Stark pulls Darrow in to control the position.
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Darrow defends it easily.
Stark being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stark has control of Darrow's left arm, preventing Darrow from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
A head kick from Stark lands but Darrow takes it in his stride.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Darrow punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
Darrow jabs at Stark's body.
Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khal Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Stark connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that second round.
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 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stark at a distance.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stark might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darrow throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Stark.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stark checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Darrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab by Stark.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Stark throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Darrow lands an overhand right.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Stark.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darrow prevents it.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow gets underhooks to prevent Stark's takedown attempt.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
Darrow pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
Stark tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Stark prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark jumps guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
In defeat, Khal Stark stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my sponsors Zenith Nutrition and all the fans!'.
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