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Event:
FCL - 63
Date: Nov 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Schmidt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin lands with a cross.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schmidt momentarily.
Darwin scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Darwin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schmidt to the ground. Darwin is now in Schmidt's guard.
Darwin trying to control but Schmidt is working from the bottom.
Darwin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Darwin slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Darwin is working for a kimura but Schmidt is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Schmidt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
Darwin working over Schmidt with some ground and pound. Schmidt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Darwin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schmidt!
Darwin is in the full mount, landing strikes. #CUT#It looks like Xavier Schmidt has been cut.
Darwin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Schmidt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Schmidt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Darwin!
James Darwin 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:
FCL - 57
Date: Oct 11, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Caceres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Caceres showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Caceres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Darwin defends it well.
Darwin wants to control but Caceres is keeping busy.
Darwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darwin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caceres is working away from the top position though.
Darwin is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darwin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Darwin trying to control here.
#T1##SUB#
Darwin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Darwin gets back to full guard.
Caceres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Darwin working for a triangle but Caceres defends it easily.
Darwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caceres looking to pass the guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darwin 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.#SUB#
Caceres is posturing up here but Darwin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Caceres tries to roll out but it's too tight and Caceres has to tap! Slick submission there by Darwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Darwin!
James Darwin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
BB-11
Date: Aug 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
and Darwin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Darwin working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Darwin.
Darwin prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Darwin looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Darwin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#SUB2#
Darwin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Darwin grinds an elbow into Smith's temple. #SUB2#
Darwin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Darwin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Darwin tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him. #SUB2#
Darwin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Darwin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Darwin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Darwin trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Darwin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darwin on the ground.
Darwin scoring with punches from side control.
Darwin is chipping away with strikes.
#SUB2#
Darwin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Darwin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from Darwin crashes against the mat.
Smith tries to escape but Darwin is in control. #T2#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Smith pushes Darwin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Darwin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB2#
Darwin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Darwin lands a few punches from side control.
Smith is pushing Darwin's head away, looking to escape. Darwin manages to hold on to the position though.
Darwin looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Darwin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#SUB2#
Darwin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Darwin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Darwin trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Darwin has hold of Smith's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smith tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Darwin cranks the arm and Smith screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smith, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Darwin!
James Darwin is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, James Darwin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
BB-10
Date: Jul 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Ryden.#TD2#
Darwin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Darwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Darwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Ryden keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryden keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Darwin chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Ryden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darwin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darwin throws a big elbow that misses.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Darwin throwing strikes from guard but Ryden blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Darwin drops back looking for a leg! Ryden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryden manages to kick Darwin off! Darwin jumps back into Ryden's guard.
Darwin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Darwin scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Darwin landing with the ground and pound.
Darwin postures up and lands a big shot to Ryden's brow.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Ryden keeps moving.
Darwin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darwin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Ryden keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ryden holds on and takes a little breather.
Ryden keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully. #T3#
Darwin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryden wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Darwin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Darwin working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryden takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Darwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Darwin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Darwin throws a strike aimed at the side of Ryden's head but Ryden avoids it well.#SUB2#
Darwin is working to tighten his grip on Ryden's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ryden has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Darwin is really squeezing tight and eventually Ryden passes out! Darwin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Darwin!
A very excited looking James Darwin 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:
BB-8
Date: Jul 01, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Darwin rushes Acosta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Darwin pulls guard successfully.
Acosta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Acosta is posturing up here but Darwin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Acosta tries to roll out but it's too tight and Acosta has to tap! Slick submission there by Darwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Darwin!
James Darwin 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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