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Event:
C4 Contenders Series 1
Date: Mar 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Graves scores with a spinning back kick!
Darwin wants to clinch up but Graves keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darwin.
Darwin takes one to the side of the head.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin tries to clinch
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves connects with a right hand. Darwin shakes it off.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin scores with a head kick. Graves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Darwin throws a low kick but Graves moves out of range easily.
Graves follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Graves with a nice calf kick.
Graves thumps Darwin with a low kick.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves throws a hook but Darwin blocks it.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Graves.
#T1#
Graves blocks a head kick by Darwin.
Graves feints the counter takedown.#CL2#
Graves has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Graves 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.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves gets through Darwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Graves lands an uppercut that drops Darwin! Graves follows him to the canvas looking to finish. #ROC2#Darwin is rocked!
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.
Graves lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Darwin! Graves senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Darwin out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randal Graves! |
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Event:
C4 XXII - Kamara vs. Abner
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin feints and then cracks Moonvale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moonvale down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darwin.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moonvale throws out the jab.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Moonvale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Moonvale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darwin can pounce on him.
A big left from Moonvale misses.
Moonvale moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarwin.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Moonvale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Moonvale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Moonvale moves out of range of the leg kick from Darwin.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moonvale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darwin throws a head kick but Moonvale moves out of range.
Moonvale takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Darwin misses with a low kick as Moonvale jumps back.
Darwin leaves Moonvale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Darwin takes a swing at Moonvale's ribcage but misses.
Darwin throws a nice head kick!
Darwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Moonvale finds it's target.
Moonvale avoids a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Darwin 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.
A shot to the liver by Darwin. Beautiful body shot.
Darwin connects with a body shot that sends Moonvale's belly button to the back.
Moonvale 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.
Moonvale misses with a body shot.
Darwin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moonvale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Moonvale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darwin's head.
Moonvale avoids the head kick by Darwin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Moonvale moved out of range.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Moonvale is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moonvale appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Moonvale as he connects with a hook.
Moonvale throws a low kick but Darwin moves out of range easily.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moonvale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moonvale looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Moonvale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darwin throws a nice head kick!
Moonvale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Moonvale.
Moonvale avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Moonvale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL2#
Darwin clinches.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks it.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks it.
Darwin scores with a knee to the head.
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks with his arms.
Darwin landing knees to the head.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moonvale takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darwin stalling in the clinch.
Moonvale tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Darwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darwin misses with a knee strike.
Darwin landing knees to the body.
Moonvale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darwin looks winded!
Darwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darwin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Moonvale can't break the clinch.
Darwin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Darwin misses with a knee strike.
Darwin landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moonvale blocks the elbow strike.
Darwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moonvale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moonvale misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moonvale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Darwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moonvale's face.
Darwin lands an elbow that stopped Moonvale in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Darwin throws a head kick but Moonvale moves out of range.
#CL#
Moonvale instigates a clinch.
Moonvale is trying to break free.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moonvale.
Darwin lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darwin.
Charles Darwin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Darwin.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moonvale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darwin is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Darwin.
Nice elbow from Darwin. #T1#
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moonvale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moonvale managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
Darwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moonvale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Darwin.
Darwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moonvale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Darwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moonvale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darwin landing knees to the head.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moonvale working hard to break the clinch.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks it.
Darwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moonvale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Darwin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darwin lands a good knee to the midsection. Moonvale won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Moonvale blocks an elbow strike from Darwin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
Darwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moonvale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darwin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moonvale's brow.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks with his arms.
Moonvale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moonvale.
Moonvale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T3#
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but Moonvale blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moonvale blocks it with crossed arms.
Darwin has Moonvale pressed against the cage.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darwin has Moonvale pressed against the cage, preventing Moonvale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moonvale tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Moonvale takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moonvale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moonvale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darwin looking to throw knees to the head but Moonvale is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Darwin misses with a knee to the head.
Moonvale blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moonvale managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Moonvale blocks an elbow strike from Darwin.
Moonvale tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Moonvale managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darwin working aggressively here.
#BC#
Moonvale breaks from the clinch.
Moonvale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Moonvale throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Moonvale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Darwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charles Darwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moonvale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moonvale throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
Moonvale closes the distance and clinches up with Darwin, looking for a takedown. Moonvale pushes Darwin against the cage but Darwin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Moonvale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moonvale just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Moonvale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darwin looks to land a body kick but Moonvale moved away.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moonvale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darwin.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moonvale is able to avoid easily.
Moonvale clobbers Darwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darwin. #T1#
Darwin throws a head kick but Moonvale moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a kick to the body
and Moonvale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moonvale scores with a jab to the body.
Moonvale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darwin under the eye.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moonvale.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Moonvale.
Darwin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moonvale rather than just go for the knockout.
Moonvale jabs Darwin right on the nose. Darwin blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Moonvale misses the shot to the body.
Moonvale lands a nice shot to the body.
Moonvale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darwin is able to avoid easily.
Darwin thinks about the counter body kick.
Good leg kick by Darwin.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Moonvale circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin dodges the punch combination from Moonvale.
#T2#
Darwin swings for the body but Moonvale moves out of range.
Moonvale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Moonvale.
Moonvale blocks the body kick.
Darwin scores with a shot to the body.
Moonvale just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Moonvale misses.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moonvale.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moonvale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moonvale connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Darwin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Moonvale.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moonvale throws out the jab.
A jab from Moonvale finds it's way through Darwin's defenses. #T3#
Darwin avoids the body shot from Moonvale.
Moonvale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crunch! Darwin slams his shin into Moonvale's torso.
Moonvale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darwin as he jumps to the side.
Throm Moonvale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moonvale misses with a looping right.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin throws a body kick that misses.
Darwin misses with a low kick as Moonvale jumps back.
Moonvale throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Moonvale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darwin staying out of range there.#T4#
Moonvale throws a leg kick but Darwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darwin moves out of range as Moonvale strikes.
Moonvale walks into a left hand.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moonvale moves away.
Darwin wants to clinch.
Moonvale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Darwin forces Moonvale back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moonvale is trying to maintain a safe position but Darwin gets an underhook and turns Moonvale into the cage.
Darwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darwin.
Darwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moonvale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Darwin.
Charles Darwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Throm Moonvale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darwin 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Darwin! |
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Event:
C4 XVI - Kamara vs. Stuckey
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Brawnanvil clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Brawnanvil breaks from the clinch.
Brawnanvil avoids the head kick by Darwin.
Darwin tries to clinch but Brawnanvil moves out of range. #TD2#
Darwin gets caught napping as Brawnanvil dives in and scores a takedown. Darwin manages to retain guard.
Darwin being controlled here, momentarily.
Darwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Darwin, not yet.
Darwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brawnanvil scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but Brawnanvil is proving a slippery customer.
Brawnanvil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawnanvil wants to control from the top but Darwin keeps moving.
Darwin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Ludus Magnus that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Brawnanvil landing some decent shots from guard. #T1##SUB#
Darwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brawnanvil controls the pace.
Brawnanvil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brawnanvil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darwin's head.
Darwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brawnanvil content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brawnanvil lands a couple of digs.
Darwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brawnanvil distracts Darwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brawnanvil content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brawnanvil sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Darwin's guard.
Darwin trying to hold on to Brawnanvil's head to control him but Brawnanvil postures up.
#T2#
Brawnanvil slips a nice elbow through Darwin's hands, connecting with Darwin's forehead.
Brawnanvil working Darwin over with strikes. #ROC2#Darwin is rocked!
Brawnanvil lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Darwin quite badly. Darwin pulls Brawnanvil in close trying to recover. Brawnanvil postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Darwin on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Darwin doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banak Brawnanvil! |
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Event:
C4 XI - Kamara vs. Pwent
Date: Dec 05, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Darwin darts in and clinches Moonvale up against the cage.#TD#
Darwin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Moonvale wants to improve his position but instead Darwin has moved into half guard.
Moonvale is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Darwin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Darwin's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darwin is really stuck here.
Moonvale looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Darwin rolls, trying to escape but Moonvale keeps control of the position.
Moonvale is trying to stick to Darwin's back but Darwin is turning into Moonvale. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Moonvale's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Darwin.
Moonvale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moonvale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moonvale is proving hard to escape from.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Darwin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moonvale has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Darwin has passed into side control.
Moonvale is trying to escape the position but Darwin is controlling the position. #SUB#
Darwin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moonvale has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Moonvale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darwin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Moonvale is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Darwin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moonvale on the ground.#SUB2#
Moonvale looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Darwin seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moonvale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Darwin is pushing down on Moonvale's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moonvale is fighting to maintain full guard but Darwin has managed to sneak the leg through.#T2#
Darwin wants to take a breather but Moonvale is having none of it.
Moonvale is looking to get back to full guard here but Darwin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Moonvale is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Darwin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Darwin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Darwin is looking to take a break and control but Moonvale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Darwin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moonvale is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moonvale is looking for a sweep.
Darwin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Moonvale is looking to regain half guard here but Darwin keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Moonvale is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darwin trying to control the action but Moonvale is working from the bottom.
Moonvale can't do much from the bottom here.
Moonvale is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Darwin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Moonvale looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Moonvale is really stuck here.
#SUB#
Moonvale showing good submission defense here.
Darwin punches the canvas rather than the man. #T4#
Darwin wants to control but Moonvale is keeping busy.#SUB#
Darwin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Moonvale is trying to break free.
Moonvale trying to control but not successfully.
Moonvale turns into Darwin and is now in his guard.
Moonvale trying to control but Darwin is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Darwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moonvale defends it easily.
Darwin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Moonvale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Moonvale misses with a body shot
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Darwin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moonvale tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moonvale is trying to work for a sweep but Darwin has mounted him!
Moonvale tries to reverse the position but Darwin maintains control.
Moonvale is still trying to improve position.
Darwin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moonvale can do to turn this around?
Darwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T1#
Darwin avoids the attempt from Moonvale to control.
Moonvale is trying to escape the mount.
Darwin tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The referee warns Moonvale that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#SUB#
Darwin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Moonvale can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Moonvale blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin looking to control but Moonvale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T2#
Moonvale is trying to reverse the position but instead Darwin has taken his back - oops!
Moonvale is trying to break free.
Darwin controls the position.
Moonvale is trying to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Darwin controlling well, preventing Moonvale from escaping the position.
Charles Darwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Moonvale is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Darwin.
Moonvale is in bad spot here.
Moonvale breaks Darwin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Darwin has momentary wrist control but Moonvale slips an elbow through the middle.
Darwin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Moonvale trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Darwin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4#
Darwin trying to control the position.
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Darwin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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Darwin looking for a guillotine here but Moonvale defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moonvale is pushing down on Darwin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Darwin is fighting to maintain full guard but Moonvale has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Moonvale seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Darwin misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moonvale. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Throm Moonvale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moonvale.
Moonvale tries to clinch up.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles Darwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moonvale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moonvale throws an off balance right hand
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moonvale.
Moonvale catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moonvale misses with a looping right.
Moonvale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moonvale takes a swing at Darwin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moonvale throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moonvale looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.#TD#
Darwin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moonvale was covering up waiting for the punch and Darwin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moonvale thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Darwin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1##SUB2#
Moonvale looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Darwin passes into side control.
Moonvale is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Darwin off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Moonvale is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Darwin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Moonvale has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Darwin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Moonvale doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Throm Moonvale!
A less than humble Throm Moonvale misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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