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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candy has chosen To Catch a Predator as his entrance music. John Darnielle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Candy!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle throws a nice head kick!
Candy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Darnielle.
Darnielle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Candy keeps Darnielle at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick by Candy misses
and Darnielle counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Candy.
Candy tries a head kick but it misses.
Candy tries to clinch there but Darnielle circles away.
Candy is looking to chop away at Darnielle's legs.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darnielle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darnielle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Candy.
Van Candy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darnielle fakes the leg kick and cracks Candy in the body.
A head kick by Candy misses
and Darnielle counters with an inside leg kick.
Candy tries for a takedown but Darnielle circles away easily
and Darnielle counters with an inside leg kick.
Darnielle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Candy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy tries to land a body kick
and Darnielle counters with an outside leg kick.
Candy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Candy looks gassed!
Candy misses with a leg kick
and Darnielle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darnielle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darnielle misses with a low kick.
Candy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darnielle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John Darnielle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Candy.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Candy checks it.
Candy misses with a takedown
and Darnielle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darnielle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darnielle is looking to slow Candy down with leg kicks.
Darnielle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darnielle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darnielle lands a nice hook to Candy's body. Candy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darnielle cracks the inside of Candy's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darnielle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle thumps Candy with a low kick.
Darnielle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darnielle.
Darnielle cracks the inside of Candy's front leg.
Darnielle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darnielle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darnielle. That's going to slow Candy down.
Candy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darnielle can pounce on him.
Darnielle lands a head kick. Candy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darnielle cracks the inside of Candy's front leg.
Darnielle cracks the inside of Candy's front leg.
A good leg kick by Darnielle.
A good leg kick by Darnielle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darnielle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darnielle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle lands a head kick. Candy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darnielle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darnielle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darnielle thumps Candy with a low kick.
Candy blocks a head kick by Darnielle.
Candy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darnielle.
Candy takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darnielle.
Darnielle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darnielle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Candy. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darnielle throws a nice head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Candy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Candy tries for a takedown but Darnielle circles away easily
and Darnielle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darnielle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Candy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Darnielle.
Darnielle tried to score with a low kick but Candy checks it.
Darnielle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Candy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darnielle is on top in guard.
Candy wants to sweep but no luck.
Darnielle stands up and waves to Candy to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Candy throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darnielle throws a leg kick which misses Candy's front leg but catches the back leg as Candy tries to avoid it.
Darnielle throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Darnielle 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.
Darnielle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darnielle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Candy can do to turn this around?
Darnielle throws a body punch but Candy moves out of range.
Candy throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Candy.
Candy throws a sloppy head kick
and Darnielle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darnielle - that will leave a mark!
Darnielle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Candy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Darnielle. That one must have hurt.
Darnielle throws a chopping leg kick but Candy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Candy moved away.
Candy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darnielle.
Candy is breathing heavily.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Candy checks it.
Darnielle thumps Candy with a low kick.
Darnielle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Candy.
Darnielle throws a quick inside leg kick.
John Darnielle is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darnielle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darnielle scores with a push kick.
Darnielle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darnielle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Candy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Candy throws a sloppy head kick
and Darnielle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Darnielle connects with a crisp jab.
Darnielle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darnielle throws a head kick that half lands.
Darnielle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darnielle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Candy's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Candy blocks the leg kick.
Darnielle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darnielle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darnielle counters with a leg kick.
Candy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darnielle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darnielle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darnielle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darnielle lands with a slapping head kick.
Candy throws a leg kick
and Darnielle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Candy misses with a kick to the body
and Darnielle counters with an inside leg kick.
Darnielle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Candy blocks a leg kick.
John Darnielle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Candy blocks the low kick.
Candy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Candy's sensitive parts.
Candy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darnielle. Darnielle obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Candy is predictable there
and Darnielle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darnielle misses with a low kick.
Candy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Darnielle misses.
Darnielle stuns Candy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darnielle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darnielle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Candy.
Candy throws a leg kick
and Darnielle counters with a low kick, right behind Candy 's knee.
Darnielle connects with a solid leg kick.
Darnielle is looking to slow Candy down with leg kicks.
Candy throws a sloppy head kick
and Darnielle counters with a thumping low kick.
Darnielle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darnielle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Candy's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle throws out a leg kick but Candy moves out of range and Darnielle only half commits.
Darnielle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Candy.
Candy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Darnielle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darnielle digs a good hook to Candy's body.
Darnielle throws out a leg kick but Candy moves out of range and Darnielle only half commits.
A solid body kick from Darnielle.
Darnielle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Candy. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Darnielle. That's going to slow Candy down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darnielle.
Candy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darnielle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Candy is able to avoid easily.
Candy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darnielle throws a leg kick which misses Candy's front leg but catches the back leg as Candy tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Darnielle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Darnielle tried to score with a low kick but Candy checks it.
Darnielle throws a head kick that half lands.
Candy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Darnielle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Candy is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Candy there.
Darnielle tries to get to full guard but Candy has control of the leg.
Candy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Candy slips a nice elbow through Darnielle's hands, connecting with Darnielle's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darnielle trying to control here.
Candy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darnielle's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darnielle trying to control from the bottom.
Candy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle is trying to get back to full guard.
Candy seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Candy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Candy throws a head kick that misses
and Darnielle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darnielle feints and then cracks Candy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Candy down.
Darnielle wants to slow Candy down by chopping away at his legs.
Candy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick by Candy misses
and Darnielle counters with a nice body kick.
Darnielle misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Candy is predictable there
and Darnielle counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darnielle pushes Candy away with a front kick.
Darnielle scores with a push kick.
Darnielle connects with a solid leg kick.
Darnielle throws a low kick, looking for Candy's leg but Candy calmly moves out of range.
Darnielle misses with a low kick as Candy jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a solid leg kick but Candy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darnielle.
Candy throws a leg kick
and Darnielle counters with a low kick, right behind Candy 's knee.
Darnielle throws a front kick aimed at Candy's knee but Candy avoids it well.
Candy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darnielle counters with a leg kick.
Darnielle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Candy checks a leg kick nicely.
Darnielle feints and then cracks Candy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Candy down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Candy.
Darnielle lands a body shot.
Darnielle throws a head kick that Candy semi-blocks.
Darnielle is looking to slow Candy down with leg kicks.
Candy looks to throw a body kick
and Darnielle counters with a thumping low kick.
Candy throws a head kick that misses
and Darnielle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darnielle is looking to wear down Candy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darnielle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darnielle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Darnielle.
Candy checks a leg kick nicely.
Darnielle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Candy. That did some damage!
Darnielle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Candy throws a leg kick
and Darnielle counters with a good low kick that Candy was not able to check.
A head kick by Candy misses
and Darnielle counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle is looking to slow Candy down with leg kicks.
Darnielle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darnielle, right into the meat.
Van Candy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Candy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darnielle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Candy's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Candy.
Candy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Candy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darnielle counters with a low kick, right behind Candy 's knee.
Darnielle throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Candy checks a low kick from Darnielle.
Darnielle is looking to slow Candy down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darnielle scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Darnielle lands but Candy takes it in his stride.
Darnielle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Darnielle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darnielle, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Darnielle!
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