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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blair Darrow (ranked 1275 p4p, 134 weight class) and Mini Stipe (ranked 954 p4p, 100 weight class). Mini Stipe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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167 cm
34
146 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
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150 cm
32
139 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Stipe! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Stipe 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. Stipe checks a leg kick nicely. A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target. Stipe jabbing away but nothing is landing. Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stipe just manages to avoid it. Darrow tries to clinch up but Stipe circles away and keeps his distance. Blair Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Darrow misses the shot to the body. Darrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stipes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A head kick misses from Darrow. Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch. Stipe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Darrow with a nice cross. Darrow wants to clinch up but Stipe keeps it at a distance. Darrow tries to clinch but Stipe moves out of range. Darrow misses with a hook. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stipe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darrow defends well and Stipe ends up having to push Darrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Stipe lands the left hand. Stipe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darrow misses with a straight left. Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight. Darrow clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Darrow tries to work over Stipe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Stipe blocks an uppercut.
Stipe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stipe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stipe blocking some punches.
Stipe swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it. Stipe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow. Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stipe pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Stipe digs a right hand into Darrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darrow's gas tank. A nice right hand lands inside from Stipe. Stipe struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow tries to work over Stipe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stipe tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Stipe misses with a hook from the clinch. Stipe drags the fight down to the ground.
Stipe is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Darrow has his hands clasped together but Stipe extends and breaks Darrow's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Stipe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mini Stipe! Mini Stipe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
56% |
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