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Event:
Showdown in the Downtown #5
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1# Darrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Darrow throws a leg kick that is checked and Dignity counters with a straight right hand. Darrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dignity. Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dignity shoots in for a takedown but Darrow shows good takedown defense. Dignity shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darrow sprawls well. Darrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dignity gets slowly back to his feet. Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kern Dignity.#TD2# Dignity shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dignity was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Dignity controls the position. Darrow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Dignity wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darrow keeps working. Dignity might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Darrow haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. The ground and pound from Dignity seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1##SUB2# Dignity is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darrow has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2# Dignity is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Darrow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Dignity looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Darrow is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Dignity crashes against the mat.
Dignity trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom. #SUB2# Dignity looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Darrow dodges the ground and pound from Dignity.#SUB2# Dignity tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Dignity trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom. Dignity lands a nice forearm strike. Darrow regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dignity's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #T3# Darrow wants to control but Dignity is keeping busy.
Dignity wants to take a breather but Darrow is having none of it. Darrow trying to control here.
#SUB2# Dignity is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Darrow is just riding it out for now. Dignity eventually gives up the hold. Still in half guard, Dignity seems content to control.#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Dignity shoots in and drives through. Darrow sprawls well. Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dignity. Dignity has a takedown stuffed. Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch. Darrow stuns Dignity with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Darrow tries to clinch up. Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dignity. Dignity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Finlay Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dignity shoots in and drives through. Darrow sprawls well. Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Dignity off balance momentarily. Both fighters circling a little - Darrow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #TD2# Dignity looking for a takedown here - he's got it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kern Dignity will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Darrow thumps Dignity with a low kick. Darrow cracks a nice hook into Dignity's ribs. Dignity shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darrow pinned against the cage. Darrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Dignity misses with a takedown attempt - Darrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Darrow lands an overhand right. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dignity manages to avoid it. And Dignity tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Dignity fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kern Dignity. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dignity manages to avoid it. Darrow misses with a hook. Darrow connects with a body shot. Darrow is looking to wear down Dignity with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1# Dignity closes the distance and clinches up with Darrow, looking for a takedown. Dignity pushes Darrow against the cage but Darrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Darrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Dignity is just out of range. Dignity shoots in but no luck this time. A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Dignity does a little dance to reset his feet. Darrow throws out a leg kick but Dignity moves out of range and Darrow only half commits. Dignity moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. A jab lands there for Darrow. Dignity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow. Darrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dignity on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dignity moves away. Finlay Darrow is winning the standup battle so far. Darrow misses with a jab to the body
#CL2# and Dignity holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Darrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2# Dignity is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Darrow is defending well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dignity backwards. Nice body punch from Darrow - that landed with a thud.
Dignity is looking for a takedown. Dignity is breathing heavily. Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Dignity wants a takedown.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dignitys head. Darrow lands with a light punch inside. Dignity drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Darrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darrow pushes Dignity back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Darrow cracks Dignity with a nice body shot. Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dignity or not. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow lands an uppercut. Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dignity.#T3# Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Dignity controls the action.
A short uppercut from Darrow. A nice glancing elbow lands by Darrow. #ROC# Dignity is rocked! Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Dignity is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him? Good body shot from Darrow.
Finlay Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far. Darrow throws a big uppercut that drops Dignity! More strikes from Darrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dignity lies dazed against the cage as Darrow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finlay Darrow!
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Event:
AFC #24
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1# Good work by Kingston as he checks the leg kick. Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow. Kingston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Kingston throws a chopping leg kick but Darrow manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Kingston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darrow, as that shot connected.
Kingston misses with a body kick.#CL2# Darrow moves into the clinch. Kingston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. Darrow lands with a light punch inside. Darrow gets through Kingston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingston backwards. Kingston lands a right hand. 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! A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow. Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. A short uppercut from Kingston. Kingston misses with a body punch.
Darrow gets through Kingston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1# Darrow blocks a body shot from Kingston. Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle. Darrow blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kingston's face as he tries to break the clinch. Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment.#BC# Kingston breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Darrow instigates a clinch. Kingston lands with a short shot to the head. I was talking to Kingston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. Darrow taking a breather. Kingston prevents a body shot from Darrow. Darrow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land. A shot in the inside from Kingston. #BC# Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kingston lands a nice looking body shot.
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. Darrow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Darrow throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range. #T2# Kingston blocks a low kick nicely. No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Darrow moves out of range of the body kick. Darrow misses the shot to the body. Kingston lands with a hook. Darrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kingston throws an overhand right that lands on Darrow's shoulder, as Darrow tries to avoid the shot. Kingston keeps the fight on the outside. Kingston throwing a counter right hand but Darrow manages to avoid it. Kingston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darrow's sensitive parts. Kingston catches Darrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Darrow misses with a looping right. Kingston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darrow just manages to avoid it. Darrow takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses. Kingston is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Kingston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darrow will feel that in the morning. Kingston checks a leg kick. Kingston quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kingston throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily. Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Darrow misses. Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kingston misses its target.#T3# Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy. Darrow tries a low kick but Kingston avoids it. Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingston. Darrow checks a low kick from Kingston. Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kingston. Kingston misses with an uppercut. Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingston throws out the jab. Kingston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingston. It appears Kingston was looking to counter with a kick there. Kingston lands with a shot to the body. Darrow slips a jab from Kingston. Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow jabs at Kingston's body. Darrow tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Darrow. The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4# Kingston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingston is able to avoid easily. Kingston feinted there with a counter leg kick. Darrow throws a leg kick but Kingston checks it. Kingston throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away. A good leg kick by Darrow. A leg kick checked by Darrow. Kingston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it. Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it. Darrow misses with a straight left. It looked like Kingston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kingston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Darrow misses with a low kick. Kingston throws a push kick but Darrow slaps the foot to one side. Kingston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Kingston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kingston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingston avoids the body shot from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carl Kingston will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Darrow throws a front kick aimed at Kingston's knee but Kingston avoids it well. Kingston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Good leg kick by Kingston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darrow misses with a looping right. Kingston checks a low kick from Darrow. Kingston motions for Darrow to come forward. Kingston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow. Kingston takes a shot right to the bread basket. Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingston. Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Kingston looks to throw a body kick and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Darrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow. An inside leg kick lands from Kingston. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range. Kingston scores with a nice head shot. Kingston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Kingston throws a leg kick that misses. Darrow is looking to clinch. Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily. 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! Kingston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well. #T1# Kingston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingston.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston. Kingston is looking to counter punch. Kingston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow is looking to clinch but Kingston is avoiding it.
Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darrow. Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well. Kingston throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range. Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it. Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kingston. A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow. Darrow misses the shot to the body. Darrow lands a jab to Kingston's midsection. Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kingston at a distance.
Kingston swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow. Carl Kingston is winning the standup battle so far. Kingston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kingston misses the shot to the body. #T2# Kingston misses with a straight right. A combination from Darrow does no damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range. Darrow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Darrow cracks Kingston with a good jab. Darrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kingston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow. Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kingston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively. Darrow lands with a good body shot. Kingston scores with a nice strike. Darrow misses the shot to the body. Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away. Darrow takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses. Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrow. Kingston tries to land a front kick but Darrow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Kingston checks it. Kingston misses with a kick to the body.
Kingston with a jab.#T3# Darrow missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kingston scores with a kick to the midsection. Darrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Darrow throws a hook but Kingston blocks it. Kingston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darrow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kingston slips a jab from Darrow. Kingston avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Nice body kick from Kingston. Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darrow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it. Kingston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darrow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it. Darrow misses with a hook to the body
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good shot there by Kingston. Darrow loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.#T4# Kingston moves out of range of the strikes. Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Kingston lands with a right hand. Darrow takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses. Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kingston jabs at Darrow's body. Darrow jabs Kingston right on the nose. Kingston blinks but takes it well. Kingston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kingston looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingston 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 Darrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
Darrow throws a hook to the side of Kingston's head but Kingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Darrow checks a leg kick. Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kingston takes a shot right to the bread basket. Darrow throws a big shot that misses. A leg kick checked by Darrow. Darrow misses with a low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carl Kingston will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R3# Darrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingston. Kingston throws a big shot that misses. Darrow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Kingston ducks down to avoid it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingston 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 Darrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Kingston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kingston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kingston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well. A nice inside leg kick there by Kingston. That's going to slow Darrow down. Darrow takes a body punch but keeps moving. Darrow throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily. Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A leg kick checked by Darrow. Kingston throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow drops his hands momentarily and Kingston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kingston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Darrow throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingston counters with a thumping low kick. Kingston lands with a hook. Darrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kingston blocks a jab. Good shot there by Kingston.#T1# Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Kingston's leg but Kingston calmly moves out of range. Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch. Kingston throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kingston scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kingston throws a push kick but Darrow slaps the foot to one side. Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Darrow misses with a wild body shot. Kingston misses with a body shot.
Darrow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. A short uppercut from Darrow. Darrow misses with a body punch.
Kingston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards. Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside. Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Kingston's head. #BC# Kingston breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kingston lands a jab to Darrow's midsection.#T2# Kingston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kingston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A jab lands there for Kingston. Darrow slips under a jab from Kingston. Kingston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darrow is out of range and Kingston settles back down. Darrow throws a solid leg kick but Kingston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darrow. Darrow looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely. Darrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Kingston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow. Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Kingston. Darrow takes one on the button. Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Kingston tries a low kick but Darrow avoids it. Kingston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darrow will feel that in the morning. Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick. #T3# Darrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kingston. Kingston avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away. Darrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingston throws a body shot but no joy. Kingston throws a leg kick that is checked and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Darrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingston. Kingston lands with a cross. Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kingston is out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Kingston does a little dance to reset his feet. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingston 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 Darrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kingston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Darrow throws a sloppy body shot
and Kingston counters with an inside leg kick. Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Darrow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Kingston throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it. It seemed like Darrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Good work by Kingston as he checks the leg kick.#T4# Darrow moves out of range as Kingston throws a body kick.
Darrow feints and then cracks Kingston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kingston down. Kingston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kingston throws a body shot but no joy. Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kingston is out of range and Darrow settles back down. Kingston tries to score with a low kick but Darrow moves his leg out of the way. The crowd cheers as Kingston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darrow doesn't seem phased though. Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingston. An inside leg kick lands from Darrow. Kingston checks a low kick from Darrow. Kingston looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Darrow swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Darrow thows a left - swing and a miss! Darrow loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch. Kingston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darrow just manages to avoid it. Kingston thows a left - swing and a miss! Darrow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kingston backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Darrow is looking to slow Kingston down with leg kicks. Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston clearly takes that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R4# Kingston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darrow. Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming. Darrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Darrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Kingston defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand. Kingston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kingston moves away from the strike by Darrow. Kingston throws a body kick that misses. Darrow checks a leg kick nicely. Kingston slips under a jab. Kingston tried to counter with a leg kick but Darrow avoided it. Darrow slips a jab from Kingston. Kingston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow wants to slow Kingston down by chopping away at his legs. Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it. Kingston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Darrow throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingston counters with a left to the body. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kingston - that will leave a mark!
Good work by Kingston as he checks the leg kick.#T1# Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
Darrow is looking to clinch. Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well. Kingston lands a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick. Kingston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. A swing and a miss from Darrow. Kingston lands with an uppercut that bounces Darrow off the cage and back into range. Kingston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Darrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Kingston thuds his shin into the meat of Darrow's side. Kingston blocks a low kick nicely. A low kick from Darrow is predictable there letting Kingston counter with a right hand. Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Kingston.
Darrow slips a jab from Kingston. Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Kingston ducks down to avoid it. Kingston avoids the body shot from Darrow.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingston misses the target.#T2# Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kingston. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target. Darrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Kingston off the cage and back into range. A swing and a miss from Kingston. A shot to the body from Darrow misses letting Kingston counter with a right hand. Kingston misses with a body kick. Darrow flicks out a counter leg kick but Kingston steps away. Darrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kingston's head. Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kingston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Darrow misses with a low kick.#T3# Some bone on bone action there as Darrow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A slapping leg kick lands for Kingston.
#CL2# Darrow rushes Kingston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kingston misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow. Darrow working aggressively here.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kingston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Darrow lands a body shot. Kingston tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow. Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside. Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow. Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. This has been an exciting period of action! Darrow lands a body punch. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4# A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow. Darrow gets through Kingston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Darrow lands a nice uppercut. Darrow lands with a light punch inside. Darrow digs a right hand underneath Kingston's ribcage. Kingston let out a lung full of air as it connected. Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingston backwards. Darrow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kingston. A short left from Darrow. Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Darrow lands with a left to the head. Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kingston. A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow. Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Kingston avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage. Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darrow leaning his opponent against the cage. Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darrow or not. Kingston misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Finlay Darrow will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R5# Darrow swings and misses with a shot to the body and Kingston counters with a slapping leg kick. Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingston scores with a spinning back kick! Kingston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kingston throws a leg kick and Darrow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Darrow dips to his left and cracks Kingston with an uppercut! Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Darrow scores with a nice head shot. Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab. Kingston looks for the body kick but Darrow saw that one coming. Darrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Darrow misses and Kingston counters with a nice body kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Kingston sees it coming and moves out of range. Kingston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Kingston's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kingston misses the shot to the body. Darrow darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kingston tries to land a front kick but Darrow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.#T1# Darrow throws a hook but Kingston blocks it. Kingston swinging wildly here.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow. A head kick misses from Kingston. Kingston staying out of range there. Darrow scores with a jab. Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow. Darrow misses with a wild body shot. Kingston is looking to counter punch. Kingston scores with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Kingston blocks the leg kick.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Kingston checks it. Kingston lands with a nice body punch. #T2# Kingston throws a body kick that misses. Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darrow, as that shot connected.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Darrow cracks Kingston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Darrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
Kingston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kingston lands a slapping body shot.
Kingston feints and then cracks Darrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darrow down. Darrow wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance. Kingston throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off. Kingston takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses. Kingston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarrow. Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kingston. Darrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Darrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kingston counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3# Darrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingston counters with an inside leg kick. Kingston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow misses the jab. Kingston throws a leg kick which misses Darrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Darrow tries to avoid it. Kingston misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming. Kingston thuds his right hand into Darrow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Kingston swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Kingston takes a shot right to the bread basket. Darrow takes one on the button. Kingston throws a hook but Darrow blocks it. Kingston misses with a body kick. Kingston misses with a looping left. Darrow catches Kingston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kingston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darrow throws a hook but Kingston blocks it. Darrow is looking to slow Kingston down with leg kicks. Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2# Darrow closes the distance and pushes Kingston back into the cage. Finlay Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it. Kingston struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it. Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Finlay Darrow. I think Kingston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston! Carl Kingston is the new featherweight champion! Carl Kingston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
AFC #20 Main Card
Date: Nov 17, 2018 |
#R1# Darrow works the jab nicely. I Can displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab. I Can changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darrow tries to avoid it but I Can manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darrow to the ground. Darrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy. 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.#CL2# Darrow clinches with his opponent.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Darrow gets through I Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside. I Can is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darrow to keep the fight standing. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but I Can uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow scores with a shoulder strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. I Can tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually I Can drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Because I Can. That's going to take a lot out of him. Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside. Darrow misses with a body punch.
#T1# Darrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning I Can up against the cage. Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as I Can controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Darrow blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from I Can fails to land. A shot in the inside from Darrow. Darrow misses with a body punch.
I Can misses with a short punch on the inside. Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2# Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but I Can uses good head movement to avoid it. I Can blocks a body shot from Darrow. Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with I Can's elbow. Darrow throws a head punch that misses. Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. I Can is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darrow pulls him back up using the underhooks. Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of I Cans head. Darrow takes a shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. #T3# A short uppercut from Darrow. Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by I Can. A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but I Can uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but I Can uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow lands with a right to the head. Darrow tries to work over I Can's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4# A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
I Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. I Can is trying to maintain a safe position but Darrow gets an underhook and turns I Can into the cage. I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by I Can. Darrow is stalling here.
Darrow tries to work over I Can's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as I Can controls his hands.
I Can drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Darrow throws a front kick aimed at I Can's knee but I Can avoids it well. That kick from Darrow tenderised I Can's leg. I Can is trying to keep his angry face on. I Can seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. I Can throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely. I Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
I Can checks a low kick from Darrow. Darrow throws a body punch but I Can moves out of range. Darrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Darrow misses with a jab to the body
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Darrow connects with a looping right hand.
I Can checks a leg kick. I Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. I Can ducks under a wild hook from Darrow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. I Can does a little dance to reset his feet. I Can misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming. Darrow goes for a high kick. It partially lands. I Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing. I Can loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch.#CL2# Darrow closes the distance and clinches. #T1# Darrow pushes I Can back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut. Darrow tries a body shot but I Can blocks it.
I Can tries to score a body lock takedown but Darrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet. A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow gets through I Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. I Can is working for takedown but Darrow is calmly controlling the position for now. Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Darrow on the inside. #T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. I Can blocks an uppercut.
I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Darrow. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as I Can controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for I Can. Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as I Can controls his hands.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of I Can backwards. The referee calls for Darrow to work.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3# Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow takes a shot to the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A short right from I Can. Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Darrow tries to work over I Can's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. I Can lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by I Can. Darrow prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Because I Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4# Darrow is pressed up against the cage. I Can has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Darrow down to the mat. Darrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. I Can lands a jab to the head.
I Can with a body punch. A glancing blow. I Can dodges the punch combination from Darrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! I Can scores with a one two! Darrow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. I Can steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrow. I Can misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely. Darrow throws out a counter right but I Can avoids it with no problem. Finlay Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup. Darrow misses with a body shot.
Finlay Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Darrow scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as I Can lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darrow doesn't seem phased though. Darrow jabs at I Can's body. I Can throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. I Can lands with a shot to the body. Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily. 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. That's time! I Can's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# I Can thuds a left hand into Darrow's body. A big left from I Can misses. Darrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and I Can counters with a lovely straight right hand! Darrow wants to slow I Can down by chopping away at his legs. I Can throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. I Can does a little dance to reset his feet. I Can slips a jab from Darrow. Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
I Can throws a body shot but no joy. Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. I Can checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Darrow tries to score with a low kick but I Can moves his leg out of the way. I Can with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darrow to score with a decent uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow wants to land a leg kick but I Can is out of range. Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but I Can is just out of range. I Can misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely. Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
I Can misses with a straight right. Darrow throws a body punch but I Can moves out of range. #T1# I Can throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily. I Can lands a nice shot that snaps Darrow's head back.
#CL2# I Can gets tackled into the cage by Darrow. Darrow maintains the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow. Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by I Can. Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow gets through I Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by I Can. I Can's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by I Can. Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by I Can. Darrow is leaning against I Can and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Because I Can has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Darrow throws a head punch that misses. A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow. Darrow lands with a light punch inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with I Can's elbow. Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by I Can. Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Darrow scores with a shot to the side of I Can's head. Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by I Can. Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as I Can controls his hands.
#T3# A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of I Can backwards. I Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I Can blocks a body shot from Darrow. Stalling in the clinch from Darrow.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4# Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A short uppercut from Darrow. Darrow throws a head punch that misses. I Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut. I Can misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Darrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Finlay Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Darrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Blasius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow! Because I Can was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me the way he was!'.
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Event:
AFC #17 Masters of Skill
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1# Nystrom is looking to clinch. Nystrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nystrom seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Jab by Darrow. Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Nystrom.#CL2# Darrow closes the distance and clinches. Nystrom misses with a short punch on the inside. Nystrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nystrom's elbow. Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Nystrom lands with a right to the head. #BC# Nystrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nystrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow jabs at Nystrom's body.#CL# Nystrom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nystrom working aggressively here.
#TD# Nystrom gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darrow controlling the position for now. Nystrom looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1# Nystrom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Darrow controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Nystrom is controlling the pace.
#T2# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Darrow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB# Nystrom seems to be looking for submissions.
Nystrom slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Darrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nystrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Darrow circles away.
Nystrom tries to clinch but Darrow is having none of it. Darrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3# Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center. Darrow throws a big shot that misses. Nystrom moves in looking to clinch but Darrow pushes him off. Darrow feints a counter leg kick. Donk. Darrow catches Nystrom right on the button with a cross.#CL# Nystrom darts in and clinches Darrow up against the cage. Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD# Nystrom has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Darrow clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Darrow is in bad spot here.
Nystrom is riding his opponent, not letting Darrow buck him off. Nystrom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Darrow is really stuck here.
#T4# Nystrom slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Further stalling from Nystrom. Nystrom is hanging on to Darrow's back as he tries to escape.
Nystrom is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nystrom wants to control the position but Darrow frees himself and scrambles - Nystrom manages to regain control in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Nystrom dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Darrow thuds a left hand into Nystrom's body. A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
Nystrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL# Nystrom rushes Darrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Nystrom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darrow prevents it.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Darrow throws a head punch that misses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nystrom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nystrom working Darrow over with knees to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom. Darrow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nystrom backwards. Darrow lands a nice shot to the body. Nystrom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2# Darrow clinches up against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Darrow takes a shot to the head. #T1# Nystrom tries to score a body lock takedown but Darrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Nystrom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nystrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Darrow has double underhooks. Nystrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nystrom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Darrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Nystrom controls the action.
Nystrom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darrow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Nystrom controls his hands.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow is looking to control Nystrom's arms but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darrow has his back to the cage. Nystrom tries to score a body lock takedown but Darrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Darrow prevents the takedown attempt.
Nystrom is trying to drag Darrow to the mat but Darrow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Nystrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nystrom backwards. Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#TD# Nystrom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Darrow desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T2# Nystrom is just content to waste time from the top position. Darrow takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Nystrom wants to pass the guard but Darrow is keeping the position. Nystrom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Nystrom continues to stall. Noam Nystrom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3# Nystrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darrow swivels though and keeps the full guard. Nystrom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Nystrom forces his way into half guard. Nystrom is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Darrow is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T4# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Nystrom is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Nystrom content to stall in guard here. More hug and hope from Nystrom.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Nystrom tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nystrom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nystrom tries to clinch up. Nystrom fails in his attempt to clinch. Darrow misses with a low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Finlay Darrow will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round! #R3# Nystrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Darrow circles away.
#CL# Nystrom closes the distance and clinches. Darrow gets underhooks to prevent Nystrom's takedown attempt.
Nystrom throws a head punch that misses. Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nystrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nystrom takes a shot to the head. Nystrom blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut. Darrow pushes Nystrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nystrom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nystrom backwards. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nystrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nystrom's efforts to push away. Nystrom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Darrow after a bit of a struggle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Nystrom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Darrow misses with a body punch.
#T1# Nystrom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a left to the head. Nystrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nystrom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nystrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darrow backwards. Nystrom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Darrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. Nystrom wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nystrom lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Nystrom.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Darrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T2# Darrow tries to work over Nystrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nystrom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Darrow after a bit of a struggle. A short right from Darrow. Nystrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow. Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Nystrom controls the action.
#TD# Nystrom gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Nystrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darrow swivels though and keeps the full guard. Darrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nystrom manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Nystrom is trying to hold Darrow in close to prevent damage but Darrow has managed to pass into half guard.
Nystrom is trying to get back to full guard.#T3# Nystrom is trying to control but can't.
Nystrom is trying to get back to full guard. Darrow trying to control the pace. Darrow is looking to advance position but Nystrom won't allow it. Darrow is controlling the pace.
#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Darrow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nystrom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Nystrom is trying to get back to full guard. Nystrom is working hard here to advance position. Nystrom is trying to control but Darrow manages to pass to mount!
Darrow controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Finlay Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Darrow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow! The defeated Noam Nystrom had this to say: 'I'll be back.....Bitches!'.
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Event:
AFC #12 : Ring Master
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettaway controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. Pettaway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Pettaway.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut. Pettaway pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Pettaway pushes Darrow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Pettaway misses with a hook from the clinch. Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Pettaway.
Pettaway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pettaway misses with a hook from the clinch. Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Pettaway controls the action.
Darrow lands with a right to the head. A head punch on the inside from Pettaway fails to land. Darrow avoids the elbow strike from Pettaway, against the ropes.
Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
#T1# A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow. Darrow lands a nice shot to the body. Darrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow digs a right hand into Pettaway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pettaway's gas tank. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow. Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Darrow lands a nice shot to the body. A short right from Darrow on the inside. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Pettaway is breathing heavily. Darrow blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Darrow. Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. Pettaway misses with a short punch on the inside. Darrow trying to stall but Pettaway improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pettaway obliges. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2# Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Pettaway prevents a body shot from Darrow. Pettaway scores with a shot to the side of Darrow's head. Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short uppercut from Darrow. Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettaway controls his hands.
Pettaway lands with a light punch inside. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettaway controls his hands.
Pettaway trying to control the position but instead, Darrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pettaway into the ropes. Darrow lands an uppercut. Pettaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3# Pettaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow. Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pettaway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow is stalling here.
Darrow lands an uppercut. Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Darrow. Darrow tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Darrow lands with a light punch inside. Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow digs a right hand into Pettaway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pettaway's gas tank. Darrow lands with a right to the head. #T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pettaway utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Darrow lands an uppercut. Pettaway working aggressively here.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Pettaway misses with the head strike.
Pettaway wants to stall.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the ropes. Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pettaway. Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Pettaway.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettaway. Pettaway tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Pettaway blocking some punches.
Pettaway trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses. Darrow gets through Pettaway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettaway misses with a short punch on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Darrow connects with an inside leg kick. Pettaway tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Darrow counters with a good low kick that Pettaway was not able to check. That kick from Darrow tenderised Pettaway's leg. Pettaway is trying to keep his angry face on. Pettaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body. Pettaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow. Pettaway avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Pettaway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range. Darrow lands a jab to the head.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettaway. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow thumps Pettaway with a low kick. Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway. Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow. Darrow darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Herschel Pettaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Darrow staying out of range there. Darrow misses with a shot to the body and Pettaway counters with a straight right hand.#T1# Pettaway misses with a looping right. It seemed like Darrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Darrow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Pettaway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Darrow connects with the punch. Some wild striking there from Pettaway.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettaway. A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow. Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettaway is just out of range. Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Pettaway looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range. Pettaway on the wrong end of a nice hook. Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A right-left combo lands from Pettaway. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Darrow thuds a left hand into Pettaway's body.#T2# Darrow misses with a body shot.
Pettaway misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely. A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow. #CL# Pettaway closes the distance and pushes Darrow back into the ropes. Pettaway scores with a nice hook to the head. Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle. Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Darrow throws a head punch that misses. Pettaway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow pushes Pettaway back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Pettaway pushes Darrow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Pettaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pettaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow. Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettaway misses with an elbow over the top. Pettaway misses with some punches.
Pettaway working aggressively here.
Pettaway has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards. Nice body punch from Pettaway - that landed with a thud.
#T3# A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow. Darrow misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pettaway. Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head. Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pettaway's elbow. Pettaway takes a shot to the head. Pettaway misses with a short punch on the inside. Darrow tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow tries to work over Pettaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow digs a right hand underneath Pettaway's ribcage. Pettaway let out a lung full of air as it connected. Darrow blocks an elbow strike. Pettaway blocks a body shot from Darrow. Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Pettaway controls the action.
Pettaway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it. Pettaway blocks an uppercut.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Darrow misses with the head strike.
Pettaway missing with knees to the body.
#T4# A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway landing knees to the body.
Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pettaway landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it. A shot in the inside from Darrow. A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow. Pettaway tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Pettaway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pettaway misses with the head strike.
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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Darrow is looking to chop away at Pettaway's legs. Pettaway throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it. Darrow throws a leg kick and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Darrow cracks Pettaway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. An inside leg kick lands from Darrow. Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well. Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway. Darrow throws a push kick but Pettaway slaps the foot to one side. Darrow misses the jab. Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettaway. Pettaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Pettaway keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pettaway works Darrow's body with a nice hook. Pettaway jabbing away but nothing is landing. Darrow throws a body punch but Pettaway moves out of range. Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darrow misses the shot to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Darrow slips a jab from Pettaway. Pettaway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1# Pettaway connects with a body shot that sends Darrow's belly button to the back. Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettaway. Pettaway jabbing away but nothing is landing. Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Pettaway misses. Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Pettaway's shoulder, as Pettaway tries to avoid the shot. A jab lands there for Darrow. A cross from Darrow lands. Darrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Pettaway jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A big right from Pettaway misses. Pettaway is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pettaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2# Pettaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darrow backs up against the ropes.
Pettaway throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Darrow throws out a counter right but Pettaway avoids it with no problem. Pettaway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A countering left hand to the body from Darrow misses. Darrow misses the shot to the body. Darrow slips under a jab from Pettaway. Pettaway backing away here, and Darrow unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Pettaway walks into a stiff left hand from Darrow. Herschel Pettaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! That kick from Darrow tenderised Pettaway's leg. Pettaway is trying to keep his angry face on. Pettaway is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Pettaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Darrow. That snapped Pettaway's head back.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Darrow throws out a counter right but Pettaway avoids it with no problem. Some wild striking there from Pettaway.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pettaway.
A jab from Pettaway misses. #T3# A right-left combo lands from Pettaway. Darrow lands with an overhand left. Pettaway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL# Pettaway pushes Darrow up against the ropes in a clinch. Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway blocks a body shot from Darrow. Still in the clinch, Pettaway scores with a nice short uppercut. Darrow lands a nice uppercut. Pettaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow. Pettaway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now. Pettaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards. Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow lands with a left to the head. Pettaway blocking some punches.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Pettaway is working Darrow over against the ropes.#T4# Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Pettaway blocks the elbow strike.
Pettaway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now. Darrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Pettaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards. Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettaway backwards. Pettaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pettaway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it. Darrow digs a right hand underneath Pettaway's ribcage. Pettaway let out a lung full of air as it connected. Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head. Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darrow looking to stall.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Pettaway.
Pettaway landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Finlay Darrow. Well Darrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow!
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Event:
AFC #8
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1# Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but DeCoco is just out of range. DeCoco changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Darrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
A punch lands to the side of DeCoco 's head but he takes it in his stride. Darrow throws a hook but DeCoco avoids it easily. DeCoco with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily. DeCoco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
DeCoco staying out of range there. Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of DeCoco's head. DeCoco 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. DeCoco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow tries a body shot but DeCoco blocks it.
Darrow is working DeCoco over against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow. #T1# DeCoco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. DeCoco jumps guard but Darrow stands there with DeCoco around his waist. DeCoco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by DeCoco.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow. A short uppercut from Darrow. DeCoco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. Darrow tries to work over DeCoco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Darrow has DeCoco pushed against the cage.#TD2# DeCoco decides to pull guard. Darrow is stalling in the full guard. Darrow won't allow DeCoco to sweep him here. #T2# Darrow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. DeCoco controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself. Darrow wants to pass the guard but DeCoco is keeping the position. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Darrow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3# Darrow punishes DeCoco's body with a nice straight punch. DeCoco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from DeCoco. Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny DeCoco. DeCoco looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range. As DeCoco backs away, Darrow returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Darrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from DeCoco. Darrow throws a body punch but DeCoco moves out of range. Darrow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. DeCoco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL# Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeCoco, pushing him back against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside. DeCoco is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.#T4# Darrow tries to work over DeCoco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow prevents the takedown attempt.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike. Darrow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darrow pushes DeCoco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Darrow is stalling here.
DeCoco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeCoco backwards. DeCoco is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darrow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeCoco or not. Darrow lands a body shot. DeCoco is looking to break free of the clinch but Darrow has double underhooks. Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2# DeCoco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2##CL# Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Darrow is defending well against a takedown attempt. DeCoco prevents a body shot from Darrow. Darrow avoiding damage.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as DeCoco controls the action.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses. Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body. Come on Darrow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow leaning his opponent against the cage. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Darrow for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow. Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeCoco can do to turn this around?#T1# Darrow lands a nice uppercut. Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeCoco or not. Finlay Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far. Darrow cracks DeCoco with a nice body shot. DeCoco is breathing heavily. A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but DeCoco uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as DeCoco controls his hands.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch. Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeCocos head. Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands a shot to the body. Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeCoco backwards. #T2# DeCoco misses with the head strike.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Darrow is working DeCoco over against the cage. Darrow lands a body punch. Darrow cracks DeCoco with a nice body shot. Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeCoco backwards. Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle. Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as DeCoco controls the action.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut. Darrow lands a body punch. DeCoco prevents a body shot from Darrow. Darrow is leaning against DeCoco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeCoco backwards. Darrow lands a body punch. #T3# Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle. Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeCoco or not. Darrow taking a breather. DeCoco is looking for a takedown. Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut. DeCoco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. DeCoco prevents a body shot from Darrow. A body shot lands from Darrow.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike. The referee is keeping an eye on Darrow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
#T4# Darrow lands with a light punch inside. Darrow lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Darrow lands a shot to the body. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as DeCoco controls his hands.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle. Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Darrow avoiding damage.
Darrow lands with a left to the head. #BC2# DeCoco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2# DeCoco moves into the clinch. A shot in the inside from Darrow. #ROC# DeCoco is rocked! Darrow tries to work over DeCoco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeCoco backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay 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! #R3# Darrow blocks a jab. Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeCoco.
DeCoco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darrow circles away.#TD2# DeCoco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Darrow napping and manages to drive through into side control! Darrow is not content to let DeCoco control the position. Darrow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow is concentrating on defense, preventing DeCoco from advancing position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Darrow is looking to improve his position.
DeCoco is just content to waste time from the top position. Darrow takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T1# DeCoco trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom. DeCoco tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard. Darrow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. That kick from Darrow tenderised DeCoco's leg. DeCoco is trying to keep his angry face on. Johnny DeCoco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. DeCoco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. DeCoco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darrow but Darrow pushes him off and we're back to square one. Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeCoco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. DeCoco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. DeCoco fails with a takedown attempt. Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny DeCoco. DeCoco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. DeCoco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Finlay Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeCoco manages to avoid it. Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeCoco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. DeCoco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
DeCoco misses with a looping left.#T3# Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL# Darrow rushes DeCoco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Darrow lands a shot to the body. Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeCoco backwards. Darrow works on DeCoco's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2# DeCoco manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
#CL# Darrow moves into range and clinches up with DeCoco. Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A shot in the inside from 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! DeCoco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Darrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.#T4# DeCoco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
DeCoco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. DeCoco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darrow as he avoids it easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeCoco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. DeCoco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
DeCoco throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily. Darrow lands a nice hook to DeCoco's body. DeCoco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL# DeCoco tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch. Darrow lands a left hand.
DeCoco pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Darrow lands a right hand. Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Finlay 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow!
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Event:
AFC #2
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1# 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. #CL# 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.
#BC# 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.#T1# 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. #CL# 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.
#T2# 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.
#BC# 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.
#T3# Kyle avoids the body shot from Darrow.
#CL# 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.
#T4# 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.#BC# 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. #CL2# 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! #R2# 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.
#T1# 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.#T2# 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.#T3# 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.
#CL2# Darrow clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Darrow. Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. #BC# 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.#CL2# 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.
#T4# 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.
#BC# 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. #ROC# 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! #R3# 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2018 |
#R1# Darrow scores with a hook. Defensor misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming. Defensor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away. Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab. Darrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Darrow lands a head kick. Defensor smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Darrow keeps the fight on the outside. Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Defensor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Defensor tries to clinch up but Darrow circles away and keeps his distance. Darrow lands a jab to Defensor's midsection. Darrow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Defensor is looking to clinch but Darrow is avoiding it.
Defensor tries to clinch but fails miserably and Darrow counters with a stiff right hand. Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Darrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Defensor under the eye. Defensor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A left lands for Darrow. Defensor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Darrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.#T1# Darrow takes a swing at Defensor's ribcage but misses. Defensor thinks about the counter body kick. Defensor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow is looking to counter punch. Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Defensor. Defensor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Darrow scores with a jab. Darrow jabs at Defensor's body. Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Defensor off balance momentarily. Defensor tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Defensor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darrow is fending him off so far but Defensor persists. Nope, Darrow circles away and we're back to standing. Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Defensor's body. Defensor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A decent looking body kick lands there for Darrow. A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Defensor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow thumps Defensor with a low kick. Finlay Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2# A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Defensor down. Defensor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darrow tests Defensor's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL# Darrow drives through and clinches with Defensor against the cage.
Defensor trying to stall but Darrow improves his position.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Darrow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Darrow. Darrow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Defensor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Defensor looking to throw knees to the head but Darrow is blocking nicely.
#BC# Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Darrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Defensor's head. Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
#T3# Defensor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away. Defensor tries to clinch up. Defensor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A left lands for Darrow.#CL# Darrow rushes Defensor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow works on Defensor's body with a couple of short punches. Defensor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut. Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside. Darrow is working Defensor over against the cage. Darrow lands a body shot. Darrow lands a body shot. Defensor looks winded! A short uppercut from Darrow. #BC# Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Defensor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Darrow lands with a shot to the body. Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Defensor.#CL# Darrow pushes Defensor up against the cage in a clinch. Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC# Defensor is rocked!#T4# Darrow creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Defensor with a big uppercut! Defensor tries to clinch up but Darrow pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Defensor to the mat! Defensor covers up and Darrow unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Finlay Darrow!
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Event:
OFC 314: Jah vs Wyatt II
Date: Sep 27, 2017 |
#R1# Barbados throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbados rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darrow counters with a good low kick that Barbados was not able to check. Barbados slips under a jab. Barbados misses with a head kick.
Barbados throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL2# Barbados tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch. Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Barbados escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Barbados's head coaches at Spar Bros that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barbados tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbados tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbados. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darrow, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Barbados tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1# Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A jab from Barbados misses. Barbados throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Barbados fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2# Darrow clinches up against the cage.#BC2# Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Barbados tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darrow is able to avoid easily. Barbados throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily. Darrow thumps Barbados with a low kick. Barbados tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target. Darrow catches Barbados with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Barbados throws a head kick that misses. Barbados throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbados is out of range. Barbados is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Barbados takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbados on the side of the head. Barbados ducks under a wild hook from Darrow. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darrow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Barbados closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2# Barbados throws a lazy body kick and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Barbados looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Barbados tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbados tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Darrow is looking to score with low kicks. Barbados was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Barbados tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy. A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Barbados down. Darrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Darrow jabs at Barbados's body. Barbados throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick. Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick. Barbados swinging wildly here.
Darrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbados doesn't seem bothered though. Darrow cracks Barbados with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Barbados tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
#T3# Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick. A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Darrow looks to land a right hand but Barbados moved out of range. Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbados sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2# Darrow closes the distance and clinches. Darrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barbados prevents a body shot from Darrow. Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2# Darrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbados throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darrow on the side of the head. Barbados tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbados throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Darrow lands but Barbados takes it in his stride. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barbados misses with a wild combination.
#T4# A telegraphed right hand from Barbados misses the target. Barbados throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Darrow.#CL2# Darrow rushes Barbados and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2# Darrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
Darrow misses with a looping right. Barbados is looking for a counter combo. Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow misses with a straight left. Barbados lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively. Barbados fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barbados scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Darrow misses the shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Barbados looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range. Darrow misses with an uppercut
and Barbados cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC# Darrow is rocked! Darrow dodges the punch combination from Barbados.
Darrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbados finish him? Barbados throws a head kick that misses. Sloppy strikes from Barbados. Those never looked like landing. Darrow misses the jab. Barbados drops Darrow with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Darrow! Barbados dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Barbados! Aldo Barbados 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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Event:
OFC 311: Jah vs Hensen
Date: Sep 09, 2017 |
#R1# Darrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Futter. Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Darrow lands a body shot. #TD# Futter has Darrow pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Futter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Darrow tumbling to the mat - Futter dives into Darrow's guard. We've been hearing good reports from Futter's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Futter is pushing down on Darrow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Darrow is fighting to maintain full guard but Futter has managed to sneak the leg through. Futter lands strikes from half guard. Futter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Futter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Darrow holds on to Futter as tight as he can, avoiding damage. Futter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Darrow hang on?#T1# Futter looking to control but Darrow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Futter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Darrow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Futter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Futter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Darrow avoids a series of strikes thrown by Futter.
Futter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darrow is looking to escape. Futter looking to ground and pound but Darrow is blocking nicely. #T2##SUB# Futter is working for a guillotine from mount but Darrow frees his head quite easily.
Futter is landing with some decent strikes but Darrow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Darrow tries to hold on but Futter pushes him away. Futter thowing shots but they're missing. Futter looking to control but Darrow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Futter thowing shots but they're missing. Futter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darrow is looking to escape. #T3# Futter looking to ground and pound but Darrow is blocking nicely. Futter raining down shots from the mount! Futter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Futter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Darrow looks a forlorn figure.
Futter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Futter controlling the position easily from mount. Darrow is desperately trying to improve his position but Futter has a good base and remains in mount.#T4# Futter landing strikes, looking to finish! Darrow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Darrow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Futter cracks Darrow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#ROC# Darrow is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Futter working away from the top, dropping strikes. Darrow is still in real trouble! Can Futter finish him? Darrow can't escape the position.
Futter postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Darrow badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Futter around the waist but Futter pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Futter is the winner by TKO! Futter jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Futter! Buck Futter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
OFC: Blood Night XLII
Date: Aug 16, 2017 |
#R1# Sheehan Jr throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily. A big right from Sheehan Jr misses. Darrow feints a counter leg kick. Darrow lands a jab to Sheehan Jr's midsection. Darrow defending well as Sheehan Jr loads up on a big left hand. Sheehan Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Sheehan Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab. Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Sheehan Jr.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darrow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. A swing and a miss from Darrow. Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away. A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Darrow throws a leg kick but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sheehan Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Darrow connects with a leg kick. Sheehan Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sheehan Jr slips a jab from Darrow. Sheehan Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sheehan Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Finlay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sheehan Jr looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range. Darrow connects with a solid leg kick. Sheehan Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sheehan Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1# Sheehan Jr throws a series of strikes that have Darrow backpedaling.
Nice cross by Sheehan Jr. Darrow lands with a right hand. Darrow thows a leg kick but Sheehan Jr checks it and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice body shot. Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheehan Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Darrow connects with a single shot there. Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2# Darrow moves into the clinch. Darrow has Sheehan Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Sheehan Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow. #T2# Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheehan Jr controls his hands.
Darrow pushes Sheehan Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Darrow tries to work over Sheehan Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sheehan Jr blocking some punches.
Darrow keeps control of Sheehan Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Darrow lands a shoulder strike. Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sheehan Jr blocks an uppercut.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Sheehan Jr is trying to push Darrow away but Darrow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Sheehan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him. Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheehan Jr backwards. Darrow has Sheehan Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Sheehan Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Darrow prevents Sheehan Jr from breaking the clinch.#BC# Sheehan Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3# Sheehan Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sheehan Jr misses with a wild combination.
Sheehan Jr scores with a hook. Darrow swings and misses with a shot to the body and Sheehan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Darrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sheehan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch. Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
Sheehan Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow. Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow lunges at Sheehan Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sheehan Jr's hand. Sheehan Jr throws a body shot but no joy. #T4# A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Sheehan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet. Sheehan Jr swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a hook. Sheehan Jr ducked under it nicely. As Darrow looks to move away, Sheehan Jr throws a big counter combo but Darrow just gets out of the way. Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Sheehan Jr's belly button to the back. Darrow connects with a solid leg kick. Sheehan Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away. Darrow throws out a counter right but Sheehan Jr avoids it with no problem. An inside leg kick lands from Darrow. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darrow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sheehan Jr takes a step back to recover. Darrow misses with a right hand and Sheehan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sheehan Jr looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely. Sheehan Jr throws a jab when Darrow was well out of range. Darrow looks like he wants to counter punch here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Darrow lands a jab to Sheehan Jr's midsection. Sheehan Jr throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it. Sheehan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Darrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darrow - that will leave a mark!
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range. Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sheehan Jr misses with a looping left. Darrow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Darrow misses with a straight right. Sheehan Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sheehan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively. Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sheehan Jr scores with a jab to the head.
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 swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Darrow throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range. Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1# Sheehan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sheehan Jr misses with a low kick. Sheehan Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sheehan Jr throws a combination. Darrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut. Darrow misses with a wild body shot. Nice jab there from Darrow. Darrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Darrow is looking to chop away at Sheehan Jr's legs. Darrow connects with an inside leg kick. Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sheehan Jr is able to avoid easily. It looked like Sheehan Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheehan Jr. Darrow cracks Sheehan Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehan Jr.#T2# Sheehan Jr connects with a body shot that sends Darrow's belly button to the back. Sheehan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Sheehan Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Darrow cracks the inside of Sheehan Jr's front leg. Darrow wants to clinch up but Sheehan Jr keeps it at a distance. Some wild striking there from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Darrow lands with a hook. Sheehan Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3# Sheehan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sheehan Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Finlay Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2# Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Sheehan Jr in a clinch.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the head. Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. Darrow gets through Sheehan Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheehan Jr controls his hands.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Darrow is controlling him.#BC2# Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Darrow misses with an uppercut. Sheehan Jr saw that one coming. Darrow takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses. Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Sheehan Jr's leg but Sheehan Jr calmly moves out of range. Sheehan Jr throws a low kick, looking for Darrow's leg but Darrow calmly moves out of range. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.#CL2# Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Sheehan Jr wants to break free but Darrow has control.
#T4# Sheehan Jr is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.#BC# Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick. Darrow misses with a body shot.
Sheehan Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange. 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 overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A nice leg kick lands there from Sheehan Jr. Sheehan Jr misses with a body kick. Sheehan Jr thows a left - swing and a miss! A jab from Darrow does it's job there. Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses. Sheehan Jr scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darrow defending well as Sheehan Jr loads up on a big left hand. Darrow throws a leg kick but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and moves out of range. An inside leg kick from Sheehan Jr misses. Darrow throws a hook but Sheehan Jr avoids it easily. Sheehan Jr throws a jab when Darrow was well out of range. 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. That's time! Sheehan Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# A jab from Darrow does it's job there. Darrow throws a leg kick and Sheehan Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sheehan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow. Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sheehan Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sheehan Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow tries to clinch there but Sheehan Jr circles away.
Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sheehan Jr at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow lands a lovely overhand right. Sheehan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan Jr walks into a jab. No joy there for Sheehan Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1##CL2# Darrow takes the fight into the clinch. Sheehan Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
Sheehan Jr blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2# Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sheehan Jr connects with a jab. Darrow connects with a crisp jab. Sheehan Jr jabs Darrow to the body, keeping him at a distance. Sheehan Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darrow defending well as Sheehan Jr loads up on a big left hand. Sheehan Jr misses with a looping left. Sheehan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehan Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow. Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice body shot. #T2# Sheehan Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. 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 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss. Darrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sheehan Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sheehan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sheehan Jr scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one. A swing and a miss from Sheehan Jr. Sheehan Jr misses with a looping right. Darrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sheehan Jr's head backwards. Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Sheehan Jr off balance momentarily. Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid it. Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch. Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Sheehan Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3# Darrow connects with a crisp jab. Darrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2# Darrow rushes Sheehan Jr and presses him up against the cage. Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut. Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch. Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Sheehan Jr controls the action.
Sheehan Jr is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position. Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Finlay Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC# Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing. Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Sheehan Jr off balance momentarily. Darrow misses with a leg kick. #CL2# Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2# Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Darrow misses the shot to the body. Sheehan Jr scores with a head kick. Darrow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow. Darrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehan Jr.
Darrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheehan Jr under the eye. Sheehan Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Darrow. Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Sheehan Jr throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sheehan Jr swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Good exchange - Darrow coming out on top. Justus Sheehan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight! Finlay Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Darrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow!
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Event:
OFC 301: Aftermath
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1# Alvarez tries to clinch up.#CL2# Darrow moves into the clinch.#BC# Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Darrow there. Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range. Alvarez tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range. Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab. #CL2# Darrow has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Alvarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darrow or not. Nice body punch from Darrow - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Darrow pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Knees in the clinch landing for Darrow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1# Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards. With the fighters up against the cage, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses. Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Darrow prevents a body shot from Alvarez. Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Darrow prevents a body shot from Alvarez. A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez. A hook to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow. Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away. Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut. Darrow working aggressively here.
#T2# A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head. Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Darrow lands with a light punch inside. Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Darrow missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darrow or not. Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position. Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
#T3##BC# Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily. Alvarez darts in trying to clinch and Darrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it. Alvarez misses with a low kick. Darrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Darrow should have avoided that one. Darrow misses with a leg kick. Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick. Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away. Darrow cracks the inside of Alvarez's front leg. Darrow cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap. Darrow blocks a leg kick. Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Darrow's head.#ROC# Darrow is rocked!#T4# Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Darrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him? 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! Alvarez scores with a push kick. Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely. A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Darrow down. Alvarez steps in with a hook that catches Darrow right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Alvarez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Darrow looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Alvarez! Michael Alvarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
CEC 525
Date: Jul 05, 2017 |
#R1# Aldo scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one. Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darrow as he avoids it easily. Aldo misses with a straight left. Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Aldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darrow's head. Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Aldo fails with a takedown attempt. Darrow feints a counter leg kick. Aldo misses with a low kick.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Darrow's head back.
Aldo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darrow's waist but Darrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aldo off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2# Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1# Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body. Darrow misses with some punches.
#TD# Aldo pulls guard successfully.
Aldo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Aldo is looking for a triangle here but Darrow uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aldo is not content to let Darrow control the position. Aldo struggling a bit here. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T2# Aldo is not content to let Darrow control the position. Aldo misses with an elbow from the bottom. Aldo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Darrow trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom. #T3# Aldo tries to strike but it doesn't land. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Aldo wants to control but Darrow postures up.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Darrow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Aldo down. Aldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A low kick from Aldo misses and Darrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aldo thinking. Aldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darrow under the eye. Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Darrow shows good takedown defense. Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Darrow has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T4# Darrow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Aldo wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range. Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aldo moves forwards but Darrow connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Darrow's head back.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Aldo misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo. Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Aldo sizes up Darrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well. Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Aldo will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# No luck for Aldo with that takedown attempt. A low kick from Darrow misses #CL# and Aldo counters by clinching up. #TD# Aldo jumps into guard, dragging Darrow to the mat.
Darrow stays in close to Aldo's body and controls the position. #SUB# Aldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Aldo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Aldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darrow is aware though and is defending well. Aldo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T1# Aldo controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself. Darrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now. Aldo is trying to control the position but Darrow postures up. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Darrow misses the jab. Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darrow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow tries to clinch up. Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick. A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick. Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.#T2# Aldo 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. Darrow ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo. Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darrow loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch. Aldo misses with a takedown attempt and Darrow counters with a nice body shot. Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo ducks right into an uppercut from Darrow. Darrow connects with an inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aldo thows a leg kick but Darrow checks it and Darrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Aldo tries for a takedown but Darrow circles away easily and Darrow counters with a leg kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Darrow looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3# Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aldo 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 Darrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far. Darrow cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.#CUT2# It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut. Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2# Darrow clinches up against the cage. Aldo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darrow to keep the fight standing. Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head. Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here. Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not. A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4# Aldo tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo. Aldo blocks the elbow strike.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Darrow lands a right hand. Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Darrow. #TD# Aldo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB# Aldo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Darrow rolls with it to try and escape but Aldo cranks on the arm and Darrow is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo! After the fight, Jose Aldo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Madness MMA 14: Insanity
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1# Darrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darrow wants it to stay on the feet. Doremus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darrow as he jumps to the side. Darrow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Doremus 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. Doremus misses with a takedown and Darrow counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Doremus has been working on his balance at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Darrow. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolores Doremus. That's going to take a lot out of him. Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Doremus's belly button to the back. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doremus dives in and grabs Darrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darrow pushes down on Doremus's head and hops out. Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses. Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Doremus.#T1# Doremus doesn't succeed with the takedown and Darrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doremus thinking. Doremus wants to clinch. Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doremus manages to avoid it.#TD# Doremus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Doremus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Doremus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Darrow wants to control but Doremus is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2# Doremus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darrow's head. Darrow trying to control from the bottom.
Doremus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darrow's head. Darrow has hold of Doremus's hands but Doremus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Doremus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darrow defending well though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Doremus is working for a submission of some sort.
Doremus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Darrow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Darrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doremus. #T3# Doremus trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom. Doremus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darrow defending well though. Doremus scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Darrow trying to hold on to Doremus's head to control him but Doremus postures up.
Darrow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Doremus working over Darrow with some ground and pound. Darrow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Doremus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Doremus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Doremus throwing shots but Darrow is blocking nicely. Doremus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darrow's head. Darrow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Doremus lands with a punch from half guard. Darrow is looking to improve his position.
#T4# Doremus winds up and cracks Darrow with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Darrow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doremus scores with a couple of nice shots.#ROC# Darrow is rocked! The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doremus lands a nice short elbow. Darrow is still in real trouble! Can Doremus finish him? Doremus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Doremus is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Darrow is hurt! He's hurt bad - Doremus fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Darrow from any more punishment! Congratulations to Doremus! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolores Doremus!
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Event:
Madness MMA 2: Shore vs Boromi
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1# Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexander. Darrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexander, right into the meat.
#CL# Alexander rushes Darrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it. Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses. Darrow throws a head punch that misses. Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage. Darrow prevents a body shot from Alexander. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow misses with the head strike.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexander. Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1# A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander. Alexander working aggressively here.
I was talking to Alexander's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow misses with the head strike.
Alexander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Alexander throws a head punch that misses. Alexander lands on the inside with an uppercut. Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Darrow on the inside. Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
Alexander tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Alexander lands on the inside with an uppercut. Alexander tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Alexander lands a right hand. Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut. Alexander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow. #T2# Alexander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darrow backwards. #ROC# Darrow is rocked! Alexander lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Darrow to his knees! Alexander keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Alexander! George Alexander is the new bantamweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, George Alexander thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
PFN 31
Date: Oct 16, 2016 |
#R1# Darrow slips under a jab from Doremus. A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target. Nice sprawl there from Darrow as Doremus shoots in. An inside leg kick lands from Darrow. Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL# Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doremus, pushing him back against the cage. Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doremus. Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doremus is working for takedown but Darrow is calmly controlling the position for now. Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus. Darrow throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow gets underhooks to prevent Doremus's takedown attempt.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Darrow misses with some punches.
Doremus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Darrow throws a head punch that misses. Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Darrow gets through Doremus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doremus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1# A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. Darrow lands a shoulder strike. Darrow pushes Doremus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2# Doremus has Darrow pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Doremus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Darrow tumbling to the mat - Doremus dives into Darrow's guard. Darrow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Doremus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Doremus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Darrow controls Doremus momentarily but Doremus frees himself. Doremus throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doremus's guard. Nice move by Darrow!#REVR##SUB2# Doremus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Darrow defends it easily.#SUB2# Doremus has his foot on Darrow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Darrow works his way back into a safe position though.#T2# Darrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Darrow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doremus's guard. Doremus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SUB2# Doremus looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2# Doremus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Doremus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2# Darrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doremus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darrow has managed to get both his arms back between Doremus's legs - danger averted.#SUB2# Doremus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Darrow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doremus's guard. #T3# Doremus wants to get back to full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# Darrow moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Doremus. Doremus is trying to improve his position. Doremus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Darrow's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Doremus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily. #SUB2# Darrow moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Doremus. Doremus is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4# Darrow taking a breather here. We've been hearing good reports from Darrow's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Doremus tries to bench press Darrow off him but Darrow keeps the position. Darrow staying calm. Doremus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Darrow trying to control the action but Doremus is working from the bottom. Darrow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Doremus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Doremus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darrow swivels and escapes. Doremus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
A jab from Darrow does it's job there. Doremus shoots in for a takedown but Darrow shows good takedown defense. Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus. Darrow throws a head kick that Doremus semi-blocks.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doremus. That did some damage! Doremus slips under a jab from Darrow.#KD# Darrow lands a big head kick that sends Doremus tumbling to the mat! Darrow takes a step backwards and waves Doremus back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Doremus is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Dolores Doremus has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slapping body kick lands there for Darrow. Doremus is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him? Doremus walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Darrow swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Finlay Darrow! Finlay Darrow is the new bantamweight champion!
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Event:
TWGC 13 (135lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Finlay Darrow and The Sigit. Sigit has chosen Gie as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Finlay Darrow! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; The Sigit! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Sigit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Darrow (0) vs (2) Sigit Sigit is working for a kimura but Darrow is defending it quite comfortably.
Sigit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but Darrow defending well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sigit works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Darrow (0) vs (5) Sigit Sigit trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sigit tries to advance to mount but can't. Sigit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Darrow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sigit but great work by Darrow. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Darrow (4) vs (5) Sigit Sigit tries to improve position but can't. Darrow controls the position from side control. Sigit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Darrow controlling the action here. Darrow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sigit sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sigit tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control. Darrow wants to free his trapped foot but Sigit is holding on for dear life with his legs. We've been hearing good reports from Darrow's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Darrow works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Darrow (7) vs (5) Sigit Sigit sneaks back into half guard. Sigit actively working from the bottom here. Darrow trying to control the action but Sigit is working from the bottom. Sigit felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sigit looking for submissions off his back. Sigit is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sigit avoid being mounted? Sigit actively working from the bottom here. Darrow seems to be working for a kimura but Sigit defends the submission attempt. Sigit works his way to full guard. Good work. Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Darrow passes Sigit's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Darrow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sigit keeps working. Sigit looking for submissions off his back. Darrow is trying to control. Sigit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Sigit looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Darrow controlling the action here. Sigit tries to get to full guard but Darrow has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sigit manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Darrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Sigit is retaining full guard. Darrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sigit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darrow has managed to get both his arms back between Sigit's legs - danger averted.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Sigit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sigit is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Darrow frees his head nicely. Oh but Sigit has switched to an armbar! Darrow is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). The Sigit! The Sigit took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
RFC 3: Cats & Dogs
Date: Mar 27, 2016 |
#R1# Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luchit feints the counter takedown. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luchit checks a leg kick. Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Luchit feints the counter takedown. Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Luchit checks it. Darrow scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luchit is out of range. And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out. Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Luchit moves out of range easily. Darrow misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2# and Luchit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Darrow! #SUB2# Luchit is trying to get an arm triangle but Darrow is defending well. #T1##SUB2# Luchit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darrow has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2# Luchit swings around for an armbar but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Luchit's guard.#SUB2# Luchit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luchit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Luchit working a defensive guard here.
Darrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luchit swivels though and keeps the full guard. Darrow stays in close to Luchit's body and controls the position. #T2# Luchit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there. Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control. Luchit seems keen to control Darrow's posture. Luchit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luchit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2# Luchit throws his legs up looking for a submission but Darrow uses it to pass to side control.
Luchit tries to buck Darrow off but Darrow is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Darrow slows the pace down. Luchit is trying to control Darrow's posture but Darrow avoids it. #T3# Darrow happy to just control the position for now. Darrow is looking to take a break and control but Luchit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Luchit is positioning himself to get back to half guard. A control attempt from Luchit but he's now mounted! Darrow lands with some strikes.#T4# Luchit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Luchit is trying desperately to improve position. Darrow controlling his opponent. Luchit tries to get back to half guard but can't. Darrow looking to control and managing it successfully. Luchit tries to hold on but Darrow postures up. Luchit working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Darrow looking to control and managing it successfully. Luchit tries to lock up and control but Darrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Darrow tries to clinch there but Luchit circles away.
Luchit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Luchit avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Luchit feints the counter takedown. Luchit takes one to the chin there. Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luchit can do to turn this around? The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Luchit avoids a kick to the body.
Luchit feints the counter takedown. Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Luchit moves his leg out of the way. Luchit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.#T1# Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luchit is out of range. Luchit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Luchit is just out of range. And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out. Darrow throws the left hand but Luchit avoids the punch easily. Darrow throws a low kick but Luchit moves out of range easily. Luchit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL# Luchit tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch. Luchit tries to pull guard but Darrow won't allow it.
Luchit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luchit tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Luchit drops back down to his feet.
Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Luchit. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Luchit uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow gets through Luchit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2##TD2# Luchit jumps into guard, dragging Darrow to the mat.
Luchit working a defensive guard but Darrow passes into half guard.
Luchit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrow is working away from the top position though. Darrow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luchit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Luchit trying to control from the bottom.
Luchit gets back to full guard.
Darrow throwing strikes from guard but Luchit blocks nicely. Darrow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Luchit trying to keep a closed guard but Darrow is proving a slippery customer.
#T3# Darrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Luchit is retaining full guard. Luchit wants to sweep here but Darrow controlling him for the moment. Luchit keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass. Darrow won't allow Luchit to sweep him here. Luchit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luchit wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Darrow is now in half guard. Darrow stalling. Luchit is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2# Luchit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it. Well, if Darrow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it. Darrow performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Darrow is thwarting Luchit's attempts to control the position.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Luchit is just out of range. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Darrow misses the shot to the body. Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Darrow takes a swing at Luchit's ribcage but misses. Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R3# Darrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luchit. Darrow moves to clinch but Luchit breaks away #TD2# and Luchit counters with a nice double leg into guard. Luchit won't allow Darrow to sweep him here. Luchit tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard. Luchit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Luchit pushing down on Darrow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Luchit wants to pass the guard but Darrow is defending well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Luchit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darrow keeps working. Luchit stalling away here and it's allowed Darrow to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T1# Darrow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Luchit is looking to pass into half guard but Darrow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Darrow is in guard.#REVR# Darrow sitting in guard, not really doing much. Luchit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Luchit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB2# Luchit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Canadian Top Team inform us that Luchit has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Luchit keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass. #T2# Darrow stays in close to Luchit's body and controls the position. Darrow postures up.
Finlay Darrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Luchit needs to keep his hands up - Darrow had a free shot at his head there. Luchit checks the leg kick. Luchit with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.#T3# Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch. Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Darrow is looking to wear down Luchit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Luchit checks a leg kick nicely.#TD# Darrow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Luchit's half guard. Darrow stalling. Darrow is trying to control. Luchit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Luchit wants to improve his position but Darrow is controlling well.
Darrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luchit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Darrow in particular looking to stall. Luchit is looking to improve his position.
#T4# Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it. Darrow sitting and controlling from the half guard. Luchit is concentrating on defense, preventing Darrow from advancing position. Luchit tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control.#SUB2# Darrow moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Luchit. Luchit is trying to improve his position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow clearly takes that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R4# Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL# Darrow closes the distance and pushes Luchit back into the cage. Luchit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darrow smiles and moves away.
Luchit defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand. And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out. Luchit blocks a leg kick. Luchit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Darrow throws a head kick but Luchit moves out of range.
Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses. Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1# Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luchit's calf. Darrow throws a body punch but Luchit moves out of range. Luchit feints the counter takedown. Luchit blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Luchit with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily. Darrow tests Luchit's chin there with a solid looking shot. Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL# Darrow darts in and clinches Luchit up against the cage. Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses. #T2# Luchit tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Luchit uses good head movement to avoid it. Darrow lands a shoulder strike. Luchit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luchit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luchit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darrow walks away with a smile on his face. Luchit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Luchit. Luchit blocks a leg kick. And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out. Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luchit with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily. Finlay Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.#TD# Darrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Darrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Luchit controls the position for a moment.#T3# Luchit tries to buck Darrow off but Darrow is having none of it. Luchit is trying to control Darrow's posture but Darrow avoids it. Darrow has knee on belly and moves into mount. Luchit tries to lock up and control but Darrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Darrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luchit's face.
Darrow content just to control the position here. Luchit is desperately trying to improve his position but Darrow has a good base and remains in mount.#T4# Luchit is squirming around, avoiding Darrow's attempts to control the action. Darrow is really struggling to control Luchit but he's trying to hold on to the position. Darrow lands a nice shot to the head. Darrow looking to control and managing it successfully. Luchit wants to control but Darrow is having none of it. Darrow controlling from mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Luchit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Luchit regains half guard. Luchit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow had his way with Dan Luchit in that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R5# Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darrow throws a low kick but Luchit avoids it. Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Darrow misses with a leg kick #TD2# and Luchit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Darrow! #SUB2# Luchit swings around for an armbar but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Luchit's guard.#SUB2# Luchit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darrow works a leg free and moves into half guard. Luchit gets full guard. Darrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Luchit controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself. Darrow passes Luchit's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1# Luchit tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control. Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy.
Darrow passes into side control, despite Luchit's attempt to control the position.
Luchit is not content to let Darrow control the position. You can see the frustration on Luchit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Luchit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Darrow controlling the pace. Dan Luchit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Luchit is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Darrow jumps into side control! Luchit is trying to control Darrow's posture but Darrow avoids it. Darrow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Luchit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Luchit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrow is working away from the top position though. Luchit is trying to get back to full guard. Luchit is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luchit avoid being mounted?#T3# Still in half guard, Darrow seems content to control. Luchit is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2# Luchit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Luchit tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control. Luchit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Luchit is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luchit avoid being mounted? It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Luchit is trying to get back to full guard. Darrow performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Darrow lands with a good body shot.#TD# Darrow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Darrow prevents Luchit from improving his position. Luchit is still trying to improve position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2# Luchit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily. #SUB2# Luchit with the active half guard here but Darrow passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight! Finlay Darrow showed his dominance in that final round. Well Darrow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:44 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:44 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow! Finlay Darrow is the new bantamweight champion!
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