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Event:
OPG: Fight Night 2
Date: Jul 10, 2024 |
#R1##CL2# Darren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darren is trying to break free. Darren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haynes blocks it with crossed arms. Darren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A frustrated look appears on Darren's face as he tries to break the clinch. Darren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Darren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC# Haynes manages to break the clinch.
Haynes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Darren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darren misses with a straight right. Darren just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHaynes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Haynes clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage. Darren wants to get back to striking at distance but Haynes won't allow it.
Haynes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Darren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darren scores with a nice right hand.
#T1# Darren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haynes. Haynes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Darren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Haynes doesn't succeed with the takedown and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Darren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Darren misses with a series of wild punches.
Haynes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rojesterman Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him. Darren throws a combination that misses and Haynes counters with a series of strikes. Darren will be more careful next time no doubt. Haynes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Darren looks winded!#T2# Darren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darren wants it to stay on the feet. Darren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haynes with a body shot.#CL# Haynes closes the distance and clinches. Haynes tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2# Darren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2# Haynes gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch. 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! Darren is defending well against a takedown attempt. Darren is trying to break the clinch but Haynes has him pressed against the cage. #BC# Haynes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Haynes shoots in for a double leg but Darren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A punch lands to the side of Haynes 's head but he takes it in his stride. Darren is looking to clinch but Haynes is avoiding it.
Haynes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Darren throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3# Darren tries to bum rush Haynes with a series of wild strikes but Haynes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL# Haynes takes the fight into the clinch. Haynes misses with a body punch.
Darren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. We've been informed that Darren has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC# Haynes breaks from the clinch.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haynes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Darren tries to clinch but Haynes is having none of it. Haynes tries to counter by clinching up but Darren breaks away and moves out of range. Haynes shoots in for a double leg but Darren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haynes. Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darren.#T4# Darren moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. The fight stays on the outside here - Darren looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Haynes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL# Haynes instigates a clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Darren is trying to break free. Haynes prevents Darren from breaking the clinch. Darren is trying to break free. Haynes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Darren dominated that round. That's time! Haynes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2# A slapping body kick lands there for Haynes. Haynes has his takedown stuffed and Darren counters with a straight right hand. Rojesterman Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sloppy strikes from Darren. Those never looked like landing. Darren swinging wildly here.
Haynes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Darren sprawls and moves away. Rojesterman Haynes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nice sprawl there from Darren as Haynes shoots in. Darren throws a counter combo. Darren has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Darren slaps away a takedown attempt from Haynes, before circling back to the center of the mat. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darren! But no joy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rojesterman Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Haynes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting Darren counter with a right hand. Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darren.#T1# Darren misses with a wild combination.
Darren is breathing heavily. Darren tries to bum rush Haynes with a series of wild strikes but Haynes uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Darren swats away the attempt to clinch by Haynes. The fight stays on the outside here - Darren looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Haynes has his takedown stuffed enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab. #T2# Darren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darren stuns Haynes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haynes. Haynes shoots in and drives through. Darren sprawls well. Darren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown but Darren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Darren throws a counter combo. Haynes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Darren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Darren stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC2#Haynes is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Darren feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Haynes crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ali Darren! |
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Event:
OPG: Fight Night 1
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1# Darren fails to land with a series of punches.
Sym is looking to counter the offense by Darren and move into the clinch. Darren throws a lazy right hand but Sym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sym throws a lazy head kick and Darren counters with a one-two to the body. Sym slips a jab and a cross from Darren.
Sym fails to land the takedown. Darren is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Darren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darren displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Darren tests Sym's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL# Sym clinches up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2# Darren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Darren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1##CL# Sym has Darren up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2# Darren manages to break the clinch.
Sym shoots in but no luck this time. Sym shoots in and drives through. Darren sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himan Sym. That's going to take a lot out of him. Darren tries to land a leg kick but Sym saw it coming and moves away.
Darren moves in looking to clinch but Sym pushes him off. Darren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sym. Darren scores with a jab to the jaw. Sym staying out of range there. Ali Darren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sym closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2# Darren fails to land with a series of punches.
Darren slaps away a takedown attempt from Sym, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sym blocks a jab.#CL# Sym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darren, pushing him back against the cage. Darren tries to break the clinch but Sym is controlling the position. #BC# Sym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Darren throws a right and a left that both miss. Darren misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL# Sym rushes Darren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Darren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sym avoids it. Sym jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darren walks away with a smile on his face. Sym gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Sym tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3##CL# Sym moves into the clinch successfully.
Darren can't break the clinch.
Darren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC# Sym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Himan Sym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sym avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darren fails to land with a series of punches.
Sym throws a wild body kick that Darren sees coming a mile off. Sym just misses with a punch to the body.
Sym shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darren as he jumps to the side. #T4##CL# Sym has Darren up against the cage in a clinch.
Sym leaning against his opponent.
Sym leaning against his opponent.
Sym blocking some punches.
Darren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Darren misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2# Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Darren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sym is out of range and Darren settles back down. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Darren dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Sym swats away the attempt to clinch by Darren. Darren moves to clinch but Sym breaks away letting Sym counter with a right hand. Sym wants to clinch and Darren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Darren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Darren.#CL# Sym has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2# Darren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Darren misses the jab. Darren misses with a series of wild punches.
Darren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1# Darren throws a series of punches but Sym avoids them all with ease. Darren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Darren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sym fails to land the takedown.#CL# Sym rushes Darren and presses him up against the cage. Sym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darren.
Sym is trying to break the clinch but Darren is controlling him. Sym is trying to force a seperation but Darren has the dominant position. Darren wants to break free but Sym has control.
#BC2# Darren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sym dodges the punch combination from Darren.
#T2# Sloppy strikes from Darren. Those never looked like landing. Sym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darren swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sym throws a head kick but Darren moves out of range.
Darren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Darren throws a right hand that Sym ducks under and follows up with a left that Sym also avoids with ease. A telegraphed right hand from Darren misses the target. Sym misses with a kick to the body.
Darren misses with a double jab.
Sym closes the distance and clinches up with Darren, looking for a takedown. Sym pushes Darren against the cage but Darren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Sym throws a head kick that misses. #T3##CL2# Darren clinches with his opponent.
Darren is trying to maintain a safe position but Sym gets an underhook and turns Darren into the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Sym throws an elbow but misses. Sym has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Darren after a bit of a struggle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himan Sym. That's going to take a lot out of him. Darren tries to circle away but Sym has him pinned against the cage. Darren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sym avoids it. Sym looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Sym tries to score a body lock takedown but Darren shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Sym effectively controlling the action here. Darren tries to land a knee to the head but Sym blocks with his arms.
Sym blocks an uppercut.
Darren stalling the fight.
#BC2# Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4# Nice sprawl there from Darren as Sym shoots in. Sym shoots in for a double leg but Darren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Darren scores with a one two! Sym had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Himan Sym is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Darren misses with a wild combination.
Darren is breathing heavily.#CL# Sym moves into range and clinches up with Darren. Sym avoiding damage as Darren throws knees to the body.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sym fails to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sym is trying to break the clinch but Darren is controlling him. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Darren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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# Darren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darren lands a really nice looking cross but Sym seems unphased.
Darren throws a jab when Sym was well out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Sym looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sym shoots and misses and Sym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Darren slaps away a takedown attempt from Sym, before circling back to the center of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sym is looking to clinch. Darren works the jab nicely. Sym fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darren avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himan Sym. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1# Darren scores with a jab to the body. Darren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sym fails with the takedown and Darren counters with a lovely straight right hand! No joy there for Darren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darren has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Darren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sym thinks about countering with a head kick. Sym tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darren defends well and Sym ends up having to push Darren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Darren is trying to break free. Darren prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T2# Darren can't break the clinch.
#BC2# Darren breaks from the clinch.
Darren misses with a few strikes there.
Sym fails in his attempt to clinch. Sym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Darren counters with a straight right hand. Sym blocks a leg kick. Sym scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Darren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sym doesn't seem phased though. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sym shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Darren counters with a stiff right hand. #T3# Sym throws a head kick but Darren moves out of range.
Darren tries to clinch up.#CL# Sym closes the distance and clinches.#BC2# Darren breaks from the clinch.
Sym tries a head kick but it misses.
Sym is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Sym moves out of range of the body kick. Darren misses with a two punch combination.
Darren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darren misses with a wild body shot. #T4# Sym has his takedown stuffed and Darren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Darren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It appears Sym was looking to counter with a kick there. A big left from Darren misses. Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Sym circles away.
Sym jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#CL# Sym closes the distance and pushes Darren back into the cage. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sym. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Sym is looking to break free of the clinch but Darren has double underhooks. Sym is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Sym uses good head movement to avoid it. Himan Sym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ali Darren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC2# Darren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight! Ali Darren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Darren 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Darren! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2024 |
#R1##CL# Darren clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.#BC# Darren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL# Darren gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC# Darren breaks from the clinch.
#CL# Darren pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.#BC# Darren breaks from the clinch.
Darren lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range. Darren connects with a looping right hand.
Darren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darren. 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!#CL# Darren forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.#BC# Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1# Smith moves to clinch but Darren breaks away and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Smith misses with a head kick.
It looked like Darren was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Darren jabs at Smith's body.#CL# Darren clinches. Smith tries to pull guard but Darren forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Darren scores with a nice hook to the head. A short right from Darren. A right hook to the body lands for Darren.
Darren has Smith pushed against the cage.#T2# Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC# Darren breaks the clinch.
#CL# Darren rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC# Darren breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Darren scores with a body shot.
Darren is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Darren throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside. Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T3# Darren lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.#CL# Darren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.#BC# Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Smith closes the distance but Darren moves to the side and Darren counters with a left to the body. Nice body kick from Darren. Darren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.#CL# Darren clinches up against the cage.#T4# Darren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ali Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Smith. Knees to the body from Darren.
Smith looks winded!#BC# Darren breaks the clinch.
#CL# Darren clinches up 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! Darren controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC# Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Darren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#It looks like Sam Smith has been cut. Smith needs to keep his hands up - Darren had a free shot at his head there. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Darren dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sam Smith's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Smith moves in looking to clinch but Darren pushes him off. Darren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Darren scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC#Smith is rocked! Darren throws out a powerful jab. Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Darren finish him?#CL# Darren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around? A quick uppercut on the inside from Darren. #BC# Darren breaks from the clinch.
Ali Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# Darren instigates a clinch. Darren landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Smith tries to pull guard but Darren forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Darren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards. Ali Darren has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC# Darren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darren throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Smith colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Darren as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Smith is left battered and dazed whilst Darren and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Darren! |
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