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Event:
CEC 679
Date: Oct 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McArthur! But no joy.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur lands a body shot.
Darrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from McArthur is predictable there
and Darrow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
A jab from Darrow misses.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for McArthur's leg but McArthur calmly moves out of range.
Blair Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. McArthur moves away and avoids it.
McArthur is trying to counter with his kicks.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McArthur misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
McArthur scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
McArthur throws a chopping leg kick but Darrow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow tried to counter with a leg kick but McArthur avoided it.
McArthur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
McArthur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McArthur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darrow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McArthur throws a good cross that connects.
McArthur throws the kick towards the body but Darrow avoids it.
Darrow lands with a good body shot.
McArthur misses the shot to the body.
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Darrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McArthur tries to work over Darrow's front leg with a kick but Darrow checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow lands with a cross.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T2#
Darrow cracks McArthur with a good jab.
Darrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McArthur's head backwards.
McArthur connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! McArthur has knocked Darrow down with a huge combo! McArthur steps away and waves a wobbly Darrow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Darrow is rocked!
McArthur fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Darrow out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kieran McArthur!
A very excited looking Kieran McArthur rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
CEC 676
Date: Sep 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Pacheco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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.
Darrow slips a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco sizes up Darrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Pacheco's head.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
A short left from Pacheco.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Pacheco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Pacheco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pacheco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacheco lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Pacheco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darrow, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Pacheco blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerardo Pacheco.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacheco.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2#
Pacheco ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pacheco no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Pacheco is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Pacheco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Darrow has passed into half guard!
#SUB2#
Pacheco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily. #T2#
Pacheco wants to control the action here but instead Darrow manages to pass to full mount!
Pacheco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow controlling the pace for now.
Pacheco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Darrow. What's that going to do exactly?
Darrow prevents Pacheco from getting the reversal.
Pacheco slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T3#
Darrow prevents Pacheco from improving his position.
Darrow is thwarting Pacheco's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Pacheco with the active half guard here but Darrow passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacheco tries to improve position but can't.
Darrow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pacheco throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pacheco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Darrow working away.
Pacheco is looking for a sweep.
A control attempt from Pacheco but he's now mounted!
Pacheco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pacheco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
That's time! Darrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacheco can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Pacheco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacheco.
Pacheco lands a right hand.
Pacheco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacheco lands with a light punch inside.
Pacheco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacheco presses Darrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pacheco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darrow.
Pacheco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacheco.
Pacheco 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.
Pacheco gets through Darrow'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!
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco lands a left hand.
Darrow misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. #T1#
Pacheco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Pacheco pulls guard successfully.
Pacheco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Darrow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Darrow blocks the strikes from Pacheco.
Darrow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pacheco wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2##SUB2#
Pacheco actively working from the bottom here.
Darrow is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
Pacheco actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Pacheco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pacheco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3##SUB2#
Pacheco looking for submissions off his back.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Darrow.#CL#
Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Pacheco - that landed with a thud.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Pacheco.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Pacheco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Pacheco.
Pacheco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pacheco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darrow smiles and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacheco blocks the leg kick.
Pacheco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
Pacheco swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pacheco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the body
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Darrow.
Pacheco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow works Pacheco's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Darrow finds it's way through Pacheco's defenses. #CL#
Pacheco tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerardo Pacheco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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#
Pacheco throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Darrow drives through and clinches with Pacheco against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pacheco fails to land.
Pacheco blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darrow to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Pacheco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Pacheco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darrow's defenses.
Pacheco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pacheco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Darrow on the inside. #T1#
Darrow is leaning against Pacheco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#TD2#
Pacheco pulls guard.
Darrow preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Pacheco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pacheco looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Darrow is sitting in close to Pacheco's body. Pacheco has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Darrow is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Darrow is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pacheco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gerardo Pacheco!
Gerardo Pacheco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
CEC 674
Date: Sep 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Connemara's calf.
Blair Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Connemara circles away.
Connemara checks a low kick from Darrow.
Connemara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Connemara 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 lands a jab to the nose.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Connemara checks it well.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darrow is looking to chop away at Connemara's legs.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Connemara avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow is looking to land body kicks.
Connemara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow throws a front kick that sends Connemara stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Darrow misses.
Connemara 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 score with a low kick but Connemara moves his leg out of the way.#T2#
Connemara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Connemara swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Darrow feints and then cracks Connemara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connemara down.
Connemara avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Darrow wants to clinch.
Connemara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3#
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connemara manages to avoid it.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blair Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Connemara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL#
Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Connemara blocking some punches.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Connemara blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Connemara.
Connemara blocking some punches.
#T4#
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connemara blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Connemara has Darrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connemara can't get the takedown.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jameson Connemara.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Connemara checks the leg kick.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
Darrow throws a head kick but Connemara moves out of range.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Connemara can do to turn this around?
Darrow throws a low kick but Connemara moves out of range easily.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Connemara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Connemara's head.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Connemara.
Darrow thuds a left hand into Connemara's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Connemara moves out of range as Darrow strikes.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Connemara walks into a straight right hand from Darrow.#T1#
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Connemara keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Connemara keeps it at a distance.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Connemara slips under a jab.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Connemara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Connemara saw it coming and moves away.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blair Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Connemara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Connemara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow with a hook.#T2#
Darrow tries to clinch up but Connemara circles away and keeps his distance.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Connemara is out of range and Darrow settles back down.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Connemara, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow tries a body shot but Connemara blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connemara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Darrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Connemara controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
A short right from Darrow.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Darrow misses with a hook.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow misses with a hook. Connemara ducked under it nicely.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Connemara moved out of range.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Connemara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
Connemara slips under a jab.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.#T1#
A clash of legs there as Connemara blocks the low kick.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow scores with a jab.
Darrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Connemara's head.
Connemara slips under a jab from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Connemara in his tracks.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Connemara moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jameson Connemara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Darrow wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Connemara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connemara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
A clash of legs there as Connemara blocks the low kick.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Connemara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darrow to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connemara checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Connemara is just out of range.
Darrow lands with a right hand. #T3#
Darrow connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Connemara's leg but Connemara calmly moves out of range.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connemara checks a low kick from Darrow.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow lands a jab to the nose.
Connemara checks a leg kick nicely.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Connemara moves out of range easily.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.#T4#
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Connemara.
Darrow tries to clinch but Connemara is having none of it.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Connemara moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Darrow is looking to clinch but Connemara is avoiding it.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Connemara moved out of range.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connemara under the eye.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Connemara staying out of range there.
Darrow misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
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Event:
CEC 670
Date: Aug 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Lowe wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Lowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
A big left from Lowe misses.
Darrow swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Darrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lowe blocks a low kick nicely.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Lowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow with a nice cross.
Darrow lunges at Lowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lowe's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Lowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Lowe lands with a left to the head.
Lowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lowe's efforts to push away.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow working aggressively here.
A short left from Darrow.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. #T2#
Lowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darrow tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darrow is keeping busy.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. #T3#
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowe's elbow.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow gets through Lowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lowe digs a right hand into Darrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darrow's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowe.
A right handed body shot lands from Lowe.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by 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!
Lowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Darrow has Lowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow has Lowe pressed against the cage, preventing Lowe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blair Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe lands a nice uppercut.
Lowe lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Lowe is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lowe.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow presses Lowe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Lowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Lowe is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Lowe avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lowe or not. #T2#
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Lowe's ribcage. Lowe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lowes head.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Lowe misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darrow blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Lowe throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lowe.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow pushes Lowe against the cage. Darrow is working some dirty boxing. Darrow pushes off with a quick right hook! Lowe goes down! Lowe tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Darrow moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
CEC 4TH OF JULY 2
Date: Jul 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice shot by Brophy.
Brophy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow.
Brophy fails to land with a series of punches.
Brophy throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
Darrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darrow, as that shot connected.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Darrow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot lands for Darrow.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Brophy.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darrow throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
Darrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy misses with a low kick.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Darrow is looking for the big counter here.
Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Darrow misses.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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#
Brophy misses with a right hand
enabling Darrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darrow counters with a good low kick that Brophy was not able to check.
Darrow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL2#
Darrow closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Brophy misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Darrow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land. #BC#
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Brophy down.
Brophy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brophy lands a lovely overhand right.#CL2#
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Brophy lands a body punch.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow slips a straight right by Brophy.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brophy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darrow is out of range and Brophy settles back down.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darrow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davie Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brophy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy throws a jab when Darrow was well out of range.
Brophy looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Darrow throws a big counter head kick but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Darrow misses with a body punch
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy misses with a low kick as Darrow jumps back.
Darrow tries a quick counter leg kick but Brophy is wise to it.
Brophy is looking to slow Darrow down with leg kicks.
Brophy blocks a low kick nicely.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darrow jabs at Brophy's body.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Brophy's belly button to the back.
Brophy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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 Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brophy slips a jab from Darrow.
Brophy is looking to clinch but Darrow is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blair Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
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 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy. #T1#
Brophy working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Darrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brophy backwards. #BC#
Brophy breaks the clinch.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Darrow feints a counter leg kick.
Brophy throws out a powerful jab.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Brophy down.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brophy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Brophy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Brophy.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brophy.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Brophy looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Darrow throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brophy.
Darrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T3#
Brophy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy lands the left hand.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL2#
Darrow darts in and clinches Brophy up against the cage.
Darrow looking to throw knees to the head but Brophy is blocking nicely.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brophy or not.
Brophy pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow throws an elbow that misses.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow. #BC#
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Brophy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Brophy misses its target.
A jab from Brophy does it's job there.
Brophy throws a push kick but Darrow slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow misses with an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a body kick.
Darrow 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 throws a front kick aimed at Brophy's knee but Brophy avoids it well.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Darrow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Darrow flicks out a counter leg kick but Brophy steps away.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Darrow with a hook.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
Darrow tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darrow is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Darrow 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darrow throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brophy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brophy's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
Brophy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darrow's head.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.#T1#
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy connects with a jab.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a low kick, right behind Brophy 's knee.
Darrow misses the jab.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Darrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Brophy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darrow wants to land a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target.#CL2#
Darrow rushes Brophy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Darrow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy misses with a hook.#T2##CL2#
Darrow rushes Brophy and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy connects with a body shot that sends Darrow's belly button to the back.
A solid body kick from Brophy.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Darrow checks it.
Brophy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darrow moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darrow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Brophy scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy tries to work over Darrow's front leg with a kick but Darrow checks it.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Brophy is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Darrow misses with a looping right.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brophy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darrow scrambles back to his feet.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brophy.
Darrow throws a solid leg kick but Brophy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darrow.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
#T4#
Brophy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Brophy throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Darrow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Brophy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brophy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow lands a high kick!
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Brophy blocks the low kick.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow lands with a slapping head kick.
Darrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Darrow.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
A leg kick checked by Darrow.
Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brophy is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blair Darrow.
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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
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Event:
CEC 653
Date: Apr 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg dives in and grabs Darrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darrow pushes down on Heisenberg's head and hops out.
Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick.
It looked like Darrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heisenberg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heisenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heisenberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow jabs Heisenberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow motions for Heisenberg to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heisenberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darrow scrambles back to his feet.
Darrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Heisenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Heisenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Blair Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darrow. Heisenberg shrugs it off though. #CL#
Darrow darts in and clinches Heisenberg up against the cage.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Heisenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heisenberg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heisenberg throws out the jab.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Heisenberg moved out of range nicely.
Darrow works Heisenberg's body with a nice hook.
Heisenberg blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Darrow backing away here, and Heisenberg unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
#T2#
Heisenberg checks a low kick from Darrow.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Heisenberg there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heisenberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Heisenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darrow is looking to wear down Heisenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heisenberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heisenberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
#T3#
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Heisenberg blocks a leg kick.
Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Heisenberg.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heisenberg.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Heisenberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Darrow blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Darrow blocks the leg kick.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heisenberg just manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heisenberg.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Darrow.
Heisenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
Heisenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Heisenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Heisenberg misses.
Darrow half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
Heisenberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Heisenberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darrow swings widly with a right hand
and Heisenberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darrow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heisenberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Heisenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow tries to clinch up but Heisenberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Heisenberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darrow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darrow lunges at Heisenberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heisenberg's hand.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD2#
Heisenberg scores with a takedown 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.
Darrow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raphaele Heisenberg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisenberg is just out of range.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg motions for Darrow to come forward. Heisenberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch.
Heisenberg throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Heisenberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Heisenberg.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heisenberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heisenberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow checks a leg kick.
Heisenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Darrow.
A head kick misses from Heisenberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Heisenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Heisenberg tries to avoid it.
Heisenberg has a takedown stuffed.
A counter left hand to the body from Darrow misses its target.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Darrow throws a head kick but Heisenberg moves out of range.
And Heisenberg tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Heisenberg looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.#T1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heisenberg checks a leg kick.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses.
Heisenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heisenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Heisenberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heisenberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heisenberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Darrow off the cage and back into range.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heisenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heisenberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisenberg is just out of range.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heisenberg looks to land a combination. Darrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Heisenberg blocks a leg kick.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Heisenberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heisenberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow. #T2#
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Heisenberg pushes him off.#TD2#
Heisenberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Heisenberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heisenberg with the ground and pound but Darrow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Heisenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Heisenberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darrow is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Heisenberg looking for subs off his back but Darrow has passed one foot through into half guard.
#T3#
Heisenberg wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Heisenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heisenberg trying to get back to full guard but Darrow takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Heisenberg tries to reverse the position but Darrow maintains control.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heisenberg tries to hold on but Darrow postures up.
Heisenberg is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Darrow is staying active.
Heisenberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heisenberg is still trying to improve position.
Heisenberg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Heisenberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raphaele Heisenberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Heisenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heisenberg moves out of range as Darrow throws a body kick.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Heisenberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heisenberg motions for Darrow to come forward. Heisenberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Heisenberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heisenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Darrow tries to work over Heisenberg's front leg with a kick but Heisenberg checks it.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Heisenberg.
Darrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Heisenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Heisenberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow lands with a cross.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heisenberg throws out the jab.
Darrow scores with a head kick. Heisenberg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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 lands a right hook to the body.
Darrow blocks a jab.#TD2#
Heisenberg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Darrow did well to prevent Heisenberg getting side control.#T1#
Heisenberg with the ground and pound but Darrow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Heisenberg wants to pass the guard but Darrow is keeping the position.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but missing.
Heisenberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard.
Darrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heisenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Darrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heisenberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heisenberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Heisenberg throwing strikes from guard but Darrow blocks nicely.
Heisenberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heisenberg throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heisenberg's guard. Nice move by Darrow!#REVR#
Heisenberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heisenberg wants to improve his position but instead Darrow has moved into half guard.
Heisenberg wants to improve his position but Darrow is controlling well.
Heisenberg is trying to maintain the position but Darrow is very close to passing his half guard.#T3##SUB2#
Heisenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Heisenberg looking for submissions off his back.
Heisenberg wants to get back to full guard but Darrow has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Heisenberg's face as Darrow controls the position.
Heisenberg tries to improve position but can't.
Raphaele Heisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heisenberg tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Darrow presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blair Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heisenberg is working to get back to half guard.
Heisenberg sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Heisenberg is concentrating on defense, preventing Darrow from advancing position.
Heisenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Heisenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Darrow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heisenberg is just riding it out for now. Darrow eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raphaele Heisenberg.
I've got Heisenberg 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaele Heisenberg!
Raphaele Heisenberg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Syn 626 Wearmouth vs Diggs II
Date: Apr 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Darrow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darrow digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Benderson looking to stall.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Benderson is trying to stall.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Benderson is trying to stall.
Darrow pushes Benderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but Darrow blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrow avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Benderson blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands 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!
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Darrow is blocking nicely.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Darrow is blocking nicely.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3#
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow cracks Benderson with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Benderson wants to stall.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Benderson.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Darrow gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
Benderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benderson wants to break free but Darrow has control.
A short right from Darrow.
Benderson is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benderson has his back to the cage.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Benderson looks winded!
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
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 shoulder strike.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Benderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Benderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Benderson is rocked!
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Benderson is stalling here.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benderson tries to stall but Darrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Darrow.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nice shot lands for Darrow.#CL#
Darrow has Benderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Benderson missing with knees to the body.
Benderson looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darrow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benderson's brow.
Benderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blair Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Benderson prevents a body shot from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Benderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Benderson is breathing heavily.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benderson stalls.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Benderson's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
An uppercut to the body 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!
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Darrow. #T2#
Benderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Darrow is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Benderson tries to break Darrow's hands from around his neck, Darrow unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Benderson will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Blair Darrow!
Henson Benderson spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn...'.
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Event:
Syn 618 Slice vs Correira
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smoochie Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smoochie Wallace digs a good hook to Darrow's body.
Smoochie Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Smoochie Wallace.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Smoochie Wallace down.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow lands a really nice looking cross but Smoochie Wallace seems unphased.
Smoochie Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow swings for the body but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Smoochie Wallace looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Darrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darrow.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Smoochie Wallace with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Darrow darts in and clinches Smoochie Wallace up against the cage.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace 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. Smoochie Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Smoochie Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Darrow thumps Smoochie Wallace with a low kick.
Smoochie Wallace lands a front kick.
Smoochie Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smoochie Wallace.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Darrow darts in and clinches Smoochie Wallace up against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darrow smiles and moves away.
Blair Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smoochie Wallaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darrow misses with a looping right.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#CL#
Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Smoochie Wallace in a clinch.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyroil Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace 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. Smoochie Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T2#
Darrow feints a jab promting Smoochie Wallace to slip. Darrow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smoochie Wallace slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Smoochie Wallace.
A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick.
Smoochie Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Smoochie Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Darrow darts in and clinches Smoochie Wallace up against the cage.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Smoochie Wallace tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smoochie Wallace fails to pull guard.
Smoochie Wallace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Darrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smoochie Wallace backwards. #ROC#
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Smoochie Wallace's ribcage. Smoochie Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smoochie Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Smoochie Wallace pulls Darrow into guard.
#T3#
Darrow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smoochie Wallace wants to stand up but Darrow is controlling him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darrow controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darrow is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Smoochie Wallace is out of range.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darrow moves out of range as Smoochie Wallace strikes.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smoochie Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace takes one on the button.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smoochie Wallace can do to turn this around?
Smoochie Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darrow as he jumps to the side.
Darrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
#T1#
Smoochie Wallace moves away from the strike by Darrow.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a double leg but Darrow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Darrow continues to drive forward.
Smoochie Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a straight right.
Smoochie Wallace attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smoochie Wallace lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace shoots for a takedown but Darrow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyroil Smoochie Wallace.
Darrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Smoochie Wallace.
Blair Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Darrow gets caught napping as Smoochie Wallace dives in and scores a takedown. Darrow manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smoochie Wallace throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Darrow content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Darrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smoochie Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Darrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3#
Darrow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Darrow stops Smoochie Wallace from standing up.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darrow is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smoochie Wallace drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Smoochie Wallace lands a body shot.
Smoochie Wallace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darrow but Darrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smoochie Wallace throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Darrow drives through and clinches with Smoochie Wallace against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace fails to pull guard.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Smoochie Wallace controls his hands.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Smoochie Wallace manages to pull guard.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Darrow takes the fight into the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to pull guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace tries to pull guard but Darrow won't allow it.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darrow to keep the fight standing.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyroil Smoochie Wallace.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow pushes Smoochie Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Darrow.
Smoochie Wallace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smoochie Wallace tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Smoochie Wallace drops back down to his feet.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Blair Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Smoochie Wallace to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Syn 612 Nixon vs Kocur
Date: Jan 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Darrow misses.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Darrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook.#CL2#
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Darrow.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow. #T1#
Doyle blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle. #T2#
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Doyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darrow.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Darrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Doyle off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Darrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Doyle saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Doyle tries to clinch but Darrow is having none of it.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. Darrow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doyle slips under a jab from Darrow.
Doyle feints a counter leg kick.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
It looked like Darrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Doyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darrow misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Darrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
#CL#
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Darrow seems unphased.
Doyle throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Darrow cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Darrow clinches up against the cage.
Darrow gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Darrow sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Darrow avoids it this time.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
Doyle throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
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 looping right.
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doyle is out of range and Darrow settles back down. #T4#
Darrow motions for Doyle to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Darrow feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Darrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Darrow and move into the clinch position.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses.
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 Blair Darrow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darrow on the side of the head.
Darrow tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Doyle lands with a right hand.
Darrow scores with a nice head shot.
Darrow moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Darrow slips under a jab from Doyle.#T1#
Darrow connects with the punch.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Blair Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
It appears Darrow was looking to counter with a kick there.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darrow tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darrow throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Darrow misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Darrow.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darrow.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards. #ROC2#
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doyle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Darrow's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Darrow drops to his knees and Doyle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Doyle!
Jimmy Doyle decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Syn 609
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Darrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Souvlaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darrow sprawls well. Darrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souvlaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Souvlaki moves his leg out of the way.
Souvlaki misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Souvlaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darrow misses with a hook to the body
and Souvlaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souvlaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Souvlaki. Those never looked like landing.
Darrow stuns Souvlaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Souvlaki blocks the low kick.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Souvlaki counters with a two punch combo.
Souvlaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darrow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.#T1#
Souvlaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darrow with a jab.
Darrow cracks the inside of Souvlaki's front leg.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souvlaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Souvlaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki blocks the body kick.
Souvlaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Souvlaki attempts a counter takedown but Darrow avoids it well and moves away.
Souvlaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souvlaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Souvlaki misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Darrow clinches.
Souvlaki lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souvlaki tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Souvlaki back against the cage. #T2#
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souvlakis head.
Darrow tries to work over Souvlaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Souvlaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souvlaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darrow steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Souvlaki saw that one coming.
Darrow tries to clinch up but Souvlaki circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souvlaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souvlaki is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Darrow looking to throw knees to the head but Souvlaki is blocking nicely.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Souvlaki.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souvlaki backwards.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Souvlaki.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
A short left from Darrow. #T3#
Darrow gets through Souvlaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souvlaki avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souvlaki backwards. #ROC2#
Souvlaki is rocked!
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Souvlaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souvlaki looking to stall.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow gets through Souvlaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Souvlaki to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Syn 602
Date: Nov 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Darrow counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stark.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Darrow drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Nice elbow from Stark. #CUT#
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Stark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darrow smiles and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darrow 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.#TD#
Stark shoots in and bounces Darrow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
We've been hearing good reports from Stark'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 wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
Darrow postures up.
#T1#
Stark seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stark 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.
Stark looking to control.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
Stark working a defensive guard but Darrow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stark is looking to reverse the position.#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 working away.
Stark tries to bench press Darrow off him but Darrow keeps the position.
Stark holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Stark sneaks back into half guard.
Darrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrow is working away from the top position though.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Stark looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stark doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Stark misses.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Stark misses with a takedown
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Stark connects with a crisp jab.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark lands a head kick. Darrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Stark.
Stark misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrow avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Darrow cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Stark throws a one two combo.
Stark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Stark's head.
Stark works the jab nicely.#TD#
Darrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stark 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.
Stark trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark passes Darrow's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Stark is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darrow sees it coming and defends easily.
Stark is keen to just control but Darrow is a slippery customer.
Darrow gets full guard.#T1#
Stark wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Darrow trying to control the position here.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Stark is really struggling to control Darrow but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Darrow keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt - Darrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Stark misses.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darrow sprawls well. Darrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Darrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.#CL#
Stark darts in and clinches Darrow up against the cage.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Darrow tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blair Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark misses with some punches.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
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 lands a left hand.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark working aggressively here.
Stark avoids a wild elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow's cut.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark misses with a hook.
Stark tries to clinch up but Darrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Darrow instigates a clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow. #T1#
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Stark throws an elbow but it misses.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike.
Stark cracks Darrow with a nice body shot.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Darrow tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darrow prevents it.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
A short right from Stark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
#T3#
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Darrow blocks with his arms.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Darrow blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Stark tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Stark 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.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
In defeat, Khal Stark stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my sponsors Zenith Nutrition and all the fans!'.
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Event:
Syn 598
Date: Oct 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Stipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Stipe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stipe checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Stipe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stipe just manages to avoid it.
Darrow tries to clinch up but Stipe circles away and keeps his distance.
Blair Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stipes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stipe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darrow with a nice cross.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Stipe keeps it at a distance.
Darrow tries to clinch but Stipe moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darrow defends well and Stipe ends up having to push Darrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stipe lands the left hand.
Stipe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
#T1#
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow tries to work over Stipe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stipe blocks an uppercut.
Stipe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stipe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stipe blocking some punches.
Stipe swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stipe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stipe pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stipe digs a right hand into Darrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darrow's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stipe.
Stipe struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow tries to work over Stipe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stipe tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stipe misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Stipe drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Stipe is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Darrow has his hands clasped together but Stipe extends and breaks Darrow's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Stipe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mini Stipe!
Mini Stipe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Syn 594
Date: Sep 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Darrow wants to clinch.
Stark is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Darrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Darrow has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stark's defenses.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Stark prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark working Darrow over with knees to the body.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
Stark tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Darrow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Darrow. #T2#
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
Stark tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Stark pulls guard effortlessly.
Darrow pushing down on Stark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark gets full guard.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stark is trying to control the position but Darrow postures up.
Stark wants to control the position but Darrow says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Stark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stark.
Darrow controlling from the top position. #T3#
Stark working a defensive guard but Darrow passes into half guard.
Stark moves into full guard.
Stark looking to control.
#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Darrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darrow has managed to get both his arms back between Stark's legs - danger averted.
Stark working a defensive guard but Darrow passes into half guard.
Stark keeping control of the position. #T4#
Stark is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark moves into full guard.
Darrow being controlled here momentarily.
Darrow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Stark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Stark misses with a right hand
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darrow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Stark lands a high kick!
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Stark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darrow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stark momentarily.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Stark lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow scores with a hook.
Stark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stark will feel that in the morning.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Darrow takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark jumps guard but Darrow stands there with Stark around his waist. Stark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stark fails to pull guard.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stark tries for a takedown but Darrow manages to get underhooks.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blair Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.#TD2#
Stark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stark's guard. #REVR##T2#
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Stark is trying to control the position but Darrow postures up.
Stark has Darrow pulled in close to control his posture.
Stark being controlled here, momentarily.
Darrow has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Darrow postures up.
Darrow being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Stark wants to sweep here but Darrow controlling him for the moment.
Stark pulls Darrow in to control the position. #SUB2#
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Darrow defends it easily.
Stark being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stark has control of Darrow's left arm, preventing Darrow from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
A head kick from Stark lands but Darrow takes it in his stride.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Darrow punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
Darrow jabs at Stark's body.
Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khal Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Stark connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Darrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stark at a distance.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stark might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darrow throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Stark.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stark checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
#T1#
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Darrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab by Stark.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Stark throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Darrow lands an overhand right.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Stark.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darrow prevents it.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow gets underhooks to prevent Stark's takedown attempt.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
Darrow pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
Stark tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Stark prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark jumps guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
In defeat, Khal Stark stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my sponsors Zenith Nutrition and all the fans!'.
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Syn 589
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy works on Darrow's body with a couple of short punches.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but Brophy blocks with his arms.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body 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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Brophy prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophys head.
Darrow works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy takes a shot 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy is working Darrow over against the cage.
Brophy pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Brophy as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy lands a good knee to the midsection. Darrow won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Darrow pushes Brophy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Brophy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brophy avoids a wild elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy is leaning against Darrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Brophy misses.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Brophy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brophy digs a good body shot into Darrow's ribs.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brophy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Brophy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Darrow throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Darrow cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blair Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brophy thuds his shin into the meat of Darrow's side.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Darrow closes the distance and pushes Brophy back into the cage.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
#T1#
Brophy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy works on Darrow's body with a couple of short punches.
Brophy gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blair Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy misses with some punches.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Brophy lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Darrow jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Darrow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Brophy lands a head kick. Darrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darrow swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darrow scores with the left hand. Brophy knows he should have avoided that one.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Blair Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and Darrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Darrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Brophy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Brophy.
Darrow works Brophy's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Darrow rushes Brophy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow. #BC#
Brophy breaks the clinch.
Brophy misses the jab.
Darrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Brophy should have avoided that one.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Brophy lands the left hand.
Darrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darrow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Darrow.
Darrow slips a straight right by Brophy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darrow.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brophy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Darrow is predictable there
and Brophy counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brophy or not.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow cracks Brophy with a nice body shot.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Darrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brophy avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
Darrow has Brophy pressed against the cage, preventing Brophy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2#
Brophy is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Brophy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Darrow - that landed with a thud.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow throws a big uppercut that drops Brophy! More strikes from Darrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brophy lies dazed against the cage as Darrow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Darrow v Kasparaitis
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Kasparaitis closes the distance and clinches.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasparaitiss head.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow takes a shot to the head.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow 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!
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Kasparaitis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow misses with some punches.
#T1#
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Kasparaitis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Kasparaitis's head.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasparaitis or not.
Kasparaitis looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the head.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kasparaitis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis lands with a short shot to the head.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasparaitis is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Kasparaitis is rocked!
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Kasparaitis is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasparaitiss head.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the head.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
Darrow lands a big right hand that drops Kasparaitis! The killer instinct kicks in and Darrow finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Darrow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Logan vs Batts
Date: May 31, 2018 |
#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Nahtic walks into a left hand.
Donk. Darrow catches Nahtic right on the button with a cross.
Nahtic cracks Darrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nahtic jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well.
Nahtic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Nahtic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Nahtic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nahtic scores with a decent looking hook.
Nahtic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Nahtic's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nahtic throws a low kick but Darrow avoids it.
Nahtic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nahtic misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Nahtic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Nahtic throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Darrow 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.
A jab from Darrow misses.
Nahtic tried to counter with a leg kick but Darrow avoided it.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nahtic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nahtic is looking to counter punch.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nahtic throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Darrow is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Nahtic does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nahtic misses the target.
Nahtic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook. Nahtic ducked under it nicely.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Nahtic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nahtic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Nahtic cracks Darrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Nahtic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nahtic takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Darrow misses with a straight right. #T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Nahtic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahtic throws a leg kick which misses Darrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Darrow tries to avoid it.
Nahtic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nahtic throws out the jab.
Nahtic throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Nahtic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Nahtic is out of range.
Darrow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Darrow dips to his left and cracks Nahtic with an uppercut!
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Nahtic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nahtic blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Nahtic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nahtic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Nahtic lands.
Nahtic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darrow if he has to take too many more of those.
Nahtic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.#T3#
Nahtic misses with a hook.
Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nahtic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nahtic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Darrow lands a jab to Nahtic's midsection.
Darrow cracks Nahtic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nahtic checks a leg kick.
Darrow scores with a punch to the head.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nahtic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow walks into a straight right hand from Nahtic.
Nahtic blocks a head kick by 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!
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC2#
Nahtic is rocked!
Nahtic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Darrow. #T4#
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Nahtic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nahtic lands a really nice looking cross but Darrow seems unphased.
#CL2#
Darrow moves into range and clinches up with Nahtic.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
A short right from Darrow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nahtic to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Lalla pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lalla! But no joy.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lalla has time to react.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Lalla is just out of range.
Lalla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lalla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Lalla keeps it at a distance.
Lalla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Darrow.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Lalla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lalla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#ROC#
Lalla is rocked!
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blair Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lalla is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Lalla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lalla throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Lalla seems to have recovered his senses.
Lalla looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lalla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lalla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Lalla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lalla takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lalla has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darrow.
A left lands for Darrow.
Nice straight punches there by Darrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darrow.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lalla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lalla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lalla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lalla's head.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Darrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lalla under the eye.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lalla.
Lalla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL#
Darrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow stops a takedown attempt from Lalla.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow digs a right hand into Lalla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lalla's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lalla! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Darrow is unloading with more strikes now! Lalla drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
K-1 MMANIAK
Date: Jul 31, 2017 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for 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.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hay.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow throws out a leg kick but Hay moves out of range and Darrow only half commits.
Darrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hay.
Hay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Hay misses with a hook
and Darrow counters with a body kick that stops Hay in his tracks momentarily.
Hay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hay lands an overhand right.
Hay misses with a series of wild punches.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hay.
Hay misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Hay.
Darrow slips under a jab.#T1#
Hay fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Hay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Hay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Hay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Darrow.
A cross from Hay lands.
Hay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hay looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hay moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarrow.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow scores with a hook.
Hay moves forwards but Darrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hay misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Hay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hay blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Hay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darrow has him pressed against the ropes.#T3#
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Hay controls the action.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hay's elbow.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow is working Hay over against the ropes.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Hay prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hay controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
Hay blocks an uppercut.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hay's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow looking to throw knees to the head but Hay is blocking nicely.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Darrow misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hay.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hay doesn't seem phased though.
Hay misses the jab.
Hay misses with a body kick.
Hay is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darrow clinches up against the ropes.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Blair Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow. #T1#
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Hay avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the ropes.
Hay has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hay backwards.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hay controls his hands.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hay avoids it.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hay backwards.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Hay breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hay walks into a stiff left hand from Darrow.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Hay takes one on the button.
Hay throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Hay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hay.
Darrow defending well as Hay loads up on a big left hand.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Hay throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Hay clinches up with Darrow and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Hay breaks from the clinch.
Hay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Hay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Hay misses. #T4#
Hay misses with a straight left.
Hay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
Hay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hay's calf.
Nick Hay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Hay throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hay misses with a wild combination.
Hay tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Hay misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
A combination from Hay does no damage.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hay has time to react.
Hay tries to clinch there but Darrow circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair 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!
#R3#
Hay throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut there from Darrow.
Hay scores with a kick to the body.
Darrow scores with a body shot.
Hay drops his hands momentarily and Darrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow connects with a right hand. Hay shakes it off.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hay throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
Hay misses with a straight right.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hay.
Darrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darrow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T1#
Hay's corner calls for a 1-2. Hay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darrow lands a jab.
Hay misses with a combination
and Hay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Hay tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Hay manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Hay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hay lands with a cross. #CL2#
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Hay can't break the clinch.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Hay blocks it.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay prevents a body shot from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hay.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Darrow won't allow it.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow. #T3#
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay blocking some punches.
#T4#
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hay backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with some punches.
#BC#
Hay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hay moves in looking to clinch but Darrow pushes him off.
Hay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darrow is looking to slow Hay down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow moves out of range as Hay strikes.
Darrow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hay 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.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hay throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hay thows a leg kick but Darrow checks it
and Darrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Hay scores with a nice strike.
Hay misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow cracks Hay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Hay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darrow slips a straight right by Hay.
Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darrow counters with a good low kick that Hay was not able to check.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1#
Hay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Hay.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hay misses the jab.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow tries to clinch but Hay moves out of range.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hay swinging wildly here.
Darrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Hay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Hay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hay throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hay, pushing him back against the ropes.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
#BC#
Hay breaks the clinch.
Darrow punishes Hay's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Darrow darts in and clinches Hay up against the ropes.
Darrow tries to work over Hay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hay blocks an uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Darrow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Hay avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Hay misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Darrow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow pushes Hay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hay can't break the clinch.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hay blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hay uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Hay blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Hay avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the ropes.
Hay is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow cracks Hay with a nice body shot.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but Hay blocks it.
Hay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow crunches a lovely knee into Hay's ribcage.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Hay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow has Hay pressed against the ropes, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Hay blocks a body shot from Darrow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Hay.
Darrow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darrow misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hay blocks an uppercut.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hay. #T4#
Hay blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Hay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hay throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Hay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hay throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Hay misses its intended target.
Nick Hay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darrow misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Falwell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falwell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Darrow lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Darrow gets a clinch.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Falwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow lands with a right to the head. #ROC#
Falwell is rocked!
Darrow dips a shoulder and cracks Falwell with a mighty uppercut! Falwell falls back against the cage and Darrow unloads with a barrage of strikes! Falwell is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Darrow screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
In defeat, Yahweh Falwell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hasa diga eebowai. I guess I didn't pray hard enough, or maybe prayed too much. I bet if I rolled more instead of praying, I might have learned to defend submissions. I guess it's God's will. But to quote George Carlin: "If it's God's will and he's going to do what he wants to anyway, why'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Darrow connects with a jab.
Michi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Darrow. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Darrow. #CL#
Darrow clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michi blocking some punches.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michi.
Michi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michi prevents a body shot from Darrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michi tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Michi's head.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Michi can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
#T1#
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Michi.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
A short right from Michi.
Michi misses with a body punch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michis head.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michi has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
#T2#
Michi tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
A short body shot lands from Darrow as the two fighters clinch.
Michi looks winded!
Michi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Michi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Michi fails to land.
Michi struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michi is defending well for now.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Michi backwards.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
Darrow lands an elbow just above Michi 's eye.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michi avoids it.#T3#
Michi throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow pushes Michi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow digs a right hand into Michi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michi's gas tank.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC#
Michi is rocked!
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michi is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow is working Michi over against the cage.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michi backwards.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michis head.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Darrow throws a big uppercut that drops Michi! More strikes from Darrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Michi lies dazed against the cage as Darrow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Batyr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darrow was covering up waiting for the punch and Batyr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Batyr throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Darrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batyr keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass.
Batyr wants to stand up but Darrow is controlling him.
Darrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Batyr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darrow is controlling him.
Darrow stays in close to Batyr's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batyr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Darrow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Darrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Batyr is retaining full guard.
Batyr wants to get back to his feet but Darrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Darrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Darrow won't allow Batyr to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Batyr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Darrow presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Batyr jumps guard but Darrow stands there with Batyr around his waist. Batyr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batyr.
Batyr blocks an uppercut.
Batyr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batyr. #CUT2#
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.#TD#
Darrow successfully pulls guard.
Darrow trying to control the position here.
Batyr is looking to work some ground and pound but Darrow has wrist control.
Batyr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batyr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Batyr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Batyr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Darrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Batyr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batyr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batyr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batyr preventing the sweep.
Batyr is looking to work some ground and pound but Darrow has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Darrow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batyr tries to escape but Darrow is in control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batyr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.#T3#
Darrow moves into full mount!
Batyr taking shots to the head.
Batyr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Darrow looking to finish with strikes here!
Darrow thowing shots but they're missing.
Batyr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Darrow controlling from mount.
Darrow landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Darrow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Batyr really wants to buck Darrow off and get back to his feet. #T4#
Darrow controlling from mount.
Darrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Batyr wants to try and get back to his feet.#ES2#
Batyr somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batyr shoots in for a double leg but Darrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Batyr avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Batyr is looking to clinch but Darrow is avoiding it.
Darrow tries to clinch up
and Batyr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Blair Darrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Darrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Batyr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Darrow is in Batyr's guard.
Batyr is looking to stand up but Darrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Darrow stops Batyr from standing up.
Batyr keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
Darrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Batyr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Darrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batyr wants to stand but Darrow is controlling the position.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Batyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darrow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Darrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batyr is keeping the position for now.
Darrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batyr can do to turn this around?#ES2#
Batyr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Darrow off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Batyr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Batyr misses with a two punch combination.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batyr has a takedown stuffed.#T2#
Batyr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Batyr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Darrow.
Batyr shoots in for a double leg but Darrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raiymbek Batyr.
Batyr tries to clinch but Darrow is having none of it.
Batyr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
#T3#
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batyr throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Batyr dives in for a single leg takedown but Darrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darrow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Darrow shoots in and bounces Batyr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Darrow prevents Batyr from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Batyr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#TD#
Darrow gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Batyr throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batyr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darrow avoids it really well and circles away.
Batyr is breathing heavily.#T4#
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Batyr fails with the takedown.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Blair Darrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Batyr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darrow.
Batyr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Batyr shoots and misses
and Darrow counters with a straight right hand.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batyr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Batyr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darrow counters with a left to the body.
Blair Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raiymbek Batyr.
Batyr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Darrow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Batyr kicks off Darrow and gets to his feet.
Raiymbek Batyr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Darrow cracks Batyr with a good jab.
Darrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batyr.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Batyr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Darrow is looking to wear down Batyr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Batyr closes the distance and clinches up with Darrow, looking for a takedown. Batyr pushes Darrow against the cage but Darrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Batyr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batyr wants to clinch up but Darrow keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Darrow. Beautiful body shot.
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!#TD#
Darrow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Batyr wants to stand and escape but Darrow is having none of it. #T3#
Darrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ES2#
Batyr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Batyr blocks a low kick nicely.
Batyr just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Darrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Darrow showed some decent athleticism there.
Batyr is looking to escape.
Darrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batyr defending well though.
Batyr is trying to stand up here but Darrow is controlling him well.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow not doing much here.
Darrow stops Batyr from getting back to his feet.
Darrow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
Darrow'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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darrow not doing much here.
#ES2#
Batyr manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Darrow keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Batyr fails to pull guard.
Batyr is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Batyr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batyr.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Batyr.
Raiymbek Batyr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Infinity: 155 tourny Rd 2
Date: Sep 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Darrow works Fu Tu's body with a nice hook.
Darrow misses with a low kick as Fu Tu jumps back.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick as Darrow jumps back.
Darrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fu Tu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darrow's sensitive parts.
Darrow throws a shot from downtown. Fu Tu moves away and avoids it.
Shi Fu Tu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu Tu lands a slapping body shot.
Fu Tu digs a good body shot into Darrow's ribs.
Fu Tu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Darrow.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Darrow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fu Tu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fu Tu tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Darrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fu Tu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu Tu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu Tu throws out a leg kick but Darrow moves out of range and Fu Tu only half commits.
Fu Tu connects with an inside leg kick.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
Fu Tu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fu Tu 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.
Shi Fu Tu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fu Tu throws a solid leg kick but Darrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Fu Tu.
Darrow is looking to slow Fu Tu down with leg kicks.
Fu Tu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T2#
Fu Tu lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Fu Tu.
Darrow throws out a counter right but Fu Tu avoids it with no problem.
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.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Fu Tu is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fu Tu misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Fu Tu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow misses with a shot to the body
and Fu Tu counters with a leg kick.
Darrow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Fu Tu does no damage. #T3#
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
Fu Tu scores with the left hand. Darrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Darrow lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Shi Fu Tu has been cut.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Fu Tu.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fu Tu rather than just go for the knockout.
Darrow swings for the body but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Fu Tu jabs at Darrow's body.
Darrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fu Tu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Darrow looks to land a combination. Fu Tu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu Tu, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fu Tu. That one must have hurt.#T4#
Darrow throws a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it.
Fu Tu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fu Tu lands a leg kick that knocks Darrow off balance momentarily.
Fu Tu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu Tu is looking to chop away at Darrow's legs.
Fu Tu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darrow counters with a straight right hand.
Darrow dips to his left and cracks Fu Tu with an uppercut!
Fu Tu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu Tu.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fu Tu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shi Fu Tu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A combination from Fu Tu does no damage.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow stuns Fu Tu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fu Tu throws a solid leg kick but Darrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fu Tu.
Fu Tu lands a nice looking body kick.
Fu Tu avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Fu Tu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darrow can do to turn this around?
Darrow misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Darrow. That snapped Fu Tu's head back.
Darrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Fu Tu. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Fu Tu throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fu Tu lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fu Tu.
Darrow defending well as Fu Tu loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Fu Tu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fu Tu connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fu Tu 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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fu Tu blocks a head kick by Darrow.
#T2#
Fu Tu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Darrow might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fu Tu has got the better of the exchanges.
Fu Tu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow cracks the inside of Fu Tu's front leg.
Fu Tu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu Tu lands with a shot to the body.
Shi Fu Tu is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Fu Tu.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Fu Tu connects with a crisp jab.
Fu Tu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick that misses.
Darrow throws a big counter head kick but Fu Tu avoids it with no problem.
Fu Tu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Darrow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fu Tu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow checks a leg kick.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fu Tu as he avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Fu Tu misses its target.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu Tu.
Darrow blocks a low kick nicely.
Fu Tu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darrow throws out a counter right but Fu Tu avoids it with no problem.
Fu Tu 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.
Fu Tu looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Fu Tu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Darrow tries to counter it with a takedown but Fu Tu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Fu Tu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fu Tu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu Tu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow tries to clinch up.
Fu Tu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fu Tu throws a head kick that misses.
Darrow throws a combination that misses
and Fu Tu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shi Fu Tu's cut.
That's time! Fu Tu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Darrow 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 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darrow's head backwards.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
#CL#
Fu Tu clinches up with Darrow and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow jumps guard but Fu Tu stands there with Darrow around his waist. Darrow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fu Tu scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fu Tu smiles and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Darrow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Darrow shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fu Tu scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Fu Tu lands with an uppercut that bounces Darrow off the cage and back into range.
Darrow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darrow throws a jab when Fu Tu was well out of range.
Fu Tu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Fu Tu moves out of range easily.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Fu Tu.
A jab lands there for Fu Tu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu Tu.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Fu Tu counters with a left and a right that stings Darrow. #ROC#
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow lands a nice shot that snaps Fu Tu's head back.
Darrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Fu Tu finish him?
Darrow tries to work over Fu Tu's front leg with a kick but Fu Tu checks it.
Fu Tu cracks Darrow on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Darrow falls backwards against the cage. Fu Tu follows up with more strikes that drop Darrow to his knees. Fu Tu keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Darrow! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shi Fu Tu!
Shi Fu Tu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rudolphson misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yandy Rudolphson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudolphson scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Rudolphson.
Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body. #KD#
Darrow lands a big head kick that sends Rudolphson tumbling to the mat! Darrow takes a step backwards and waves Rudolphson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Rudolphson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Yandy Rudolphson has been cut.
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 lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rudolphson is looking to close the distance but Darrow sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rudolphson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rudolphson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Tapout connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darrow thumps Tapout with a low kick.
Tapout throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#TD#
Darrow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Darrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tapout defending well though.
Darrow content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow lands strikes from half guard.#T1#
Darrow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darrow performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darrow works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Darrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#CUT#
It looks like Mr Tapout has been cut.
Darrow lands a heavy elbow. #ROC#
Tapout is rocked!#SUB#
Darrow is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Tapout is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Tapout flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Darrow anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Tapout and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Darrow slips an arm under Tapout chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Darrow has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Darrow is squeezing on Tapout like an anaconda would it's prey. Tapout fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blair Darrow!
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Event:
Prestige FC 62: Kalil - Dren 2
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff misses the shot to the body.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Duff.
And Darrow counters with a quick kick to the body but Duff blocks it.
Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Duff as Darrow shoots in.
Duff 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.
A slow jab from Duff misses its intended target.
Darrow defending well as Duff loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duff just manages to avoid it.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darrow's head backwards.
Darrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Duff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darrow to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been informed that Duff has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff misses with a lunging right hand
and Darrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Duff scores with a jab to the head.
#T1#
Darrow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Darrow.
Duff lunges at Darrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darrow's hand.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duff lands a lovely overhand right.
Darrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duff checks the leg kick.
Duff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Duff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decent striking displayed by Duff there.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duff lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crunch! Duff slams his shin into Darrow's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Duff lands the left hand.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Duff. That snapped Darrow's head back.
Duff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duff cracks Darrow with a good jab.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Duff.
Darrow throws a quick counter head kick but Duff was just out of range.
Duff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duff checks it well.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Duff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duff scrambles back to his feet.
Duff is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darrow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brendan Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Duff thows a leg kick but Darrow checks it
and Darrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Duff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Duff throws a body shot but no joy.
Duff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Duff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Duff down.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Duff saw it coming and moves away.
Duff jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well.
Duff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow throws a body punch but Duff moves out of range.
Duff tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darrow.
Brendan Duff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duff.#T4#
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Duff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duff looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Duff misses with a left hand
and Darrow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darrow slips a jab from Duff.
Nice cross by Duff.
Duff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Darrow pushes Duff up against the ropes in a clinch.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duff is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Darrow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Duff blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff 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#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Duff misses with an uppercut.
Duff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Duff throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Duff to counter with a crisp jab.
Darrow defending well as Duff loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow wants to land a leg kick but Duff is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Darrow darts in and clinches Duff up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duff.
Darrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duff.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.#BC2#
Duff breaks from the clinch.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duff.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Duff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duff.
Darrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duff thuds a left hand into Darrow's body.
Duff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Duff.
Duff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from Duff.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duff. That did some damage!
Darrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duff throws a sloppy body shot
and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff sizes up Darrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T2#
Duff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darrow on the side of the head.
Darrow throws the kick towards the body but Duff avoids it.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Duff moved away.
A little jabbing left from Duff on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brendan Duff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duff lands a right hook to the body.
Duff lands a nice hook to Darrow's body. Darrow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick by Darrow misses
and Duff counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff works the jab nicely.
Duff with a nice cross.#ROC2#
Darrow is rocked!
Duff grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Darrow takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Duff cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brendan Duff!
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