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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ivan ORourke enters the cage!
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145 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
143 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke moves out of range of the strikes.
ORourke tries a head kick but it misses.
Farro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
ORourke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ORourke.
ORourke scores with a head kick.
Farro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farro lands with an uppercut that bounces ORourke off the cage and back into rage.
ORourke blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as ORourke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
ORourke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Farro - just one landing.
Farro misses with a hook.
ORourke tried to score with a low kick but Farro checks it.
Farro scores with a shot to the body.
Farro takes a swing at ORourke's ribcage but misses.
ORourke drops his hands momentarily and Farro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ORourke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farro throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke wants to slow Farro down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ORourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
ORourke stuffs the takedown.
Farro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ORourke at a distance.
Farro scores with a hook.
Farro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ORourke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farro looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
Farro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ORourke at a distance.
Farro swinging wildly here.
Farro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ben Farro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORourke moves out of range of the strikes.
Farro wants to land a leg kick but ORourke is out of range.
Farro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ORourke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
ORourke misses with a body kick.
ORourke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Farro misses with a straight right.
Farro avoids the body shot from ORourke.
ORourke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farro throws a leg kick
and ORourke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farro misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke connects with a leg kick. Farro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
ORourke blocks a leg kick.
Farro throws the left hand but ORourke avoids the punch easily.
ORourke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farro.
Farro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORourke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ORourke throws a push kick but Farro slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from ORourke misses.
Farro throws a leg kick that is checked
and ORourke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
ORourke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
ORourke misses with a two punch combination.
ORourke checks a leg kick nicely.
ORourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ORourke lands a jab.
ORourke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
ORourke slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farro misses with a combination
and ORourke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Farro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Farro is rocked!
ORourke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from ORourke misses.
Farro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farro moves away from the strike by ORourke.
ORourke cracks a nice hook into Farro's ribs.
A low kick from Farro is predictable there
and ORourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farro blocks a head kick by ORourke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORourke manages to avoid it.
ORourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farro misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke 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.
Farro misses with a straight left.
Farro throws a looping overhand right but ORourke ducks down to avoid it.
Farro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farro misses with a hook to the body
and ORourke counters with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for ORourke.
Farro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ORourke as he avoids it easily.
Farro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ORourke circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Farro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Farro blocks the low kick.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Farro is predictable there
and ORourke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
ORourke dodges the punch combination from Farro.
Ivan ORourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farro feints and as ORourke raises his hands in defense, Farro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farro looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but ORourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro postures up.
Farro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farro scoring with some ground and pound.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but ORourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Farro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farro postures up in ORourke's guard and throws a big left but ORourke blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Farro drops back, looking for a kneebar! ORourke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. ORourke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from ORourke!
Farro is trying to improve his position.
Farro is working hard here to advance position.
Farro struggling a bit here.
Farro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on ORourke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of ORourke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take ORourke's back!
Farro throws strikes from the back but ORourke rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by ORourke.
Farro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and ORourke dives on top into guard.
Farro 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Farro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ORourke defends it easily.
Farro 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.
Farro looking for a guillotine here but ORourke defends easily.
Farro working for submissions but it's allowed ORourke to get to half guard.
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 Ben Farro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
ORourke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farro.
ORourke defending well as Farro loads up on a big left hand.
ORourke keeps Farro at a distance using the push kick.
ORourke misses with a few strikes there.
ORourke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farro missing with a left hand there. ORourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ORourke has closed the distance and engaged Farro in a clinch.
Farro jumps guard and drags ORourke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Farro is trying to keep ORourke in close.
Farro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ORourke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro controlling the position.
Farro looking for a sweep. Not yet Farro, not yet.
Farro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. ORourke is aware though and is defending well.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but ORourke is one step ahead there.
Farro is pulling down on ORourke's head to control his posture.
Farro wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ORourke wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
ORourke won't allow Farro to sweep him here.
Farro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Farro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ORourke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Farro working over ORourke with some ground and pound. ORourke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Farro moves into full mount! ORourke won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke is desperately trying to improve his position but Farro has a good base and remains in mount.
Farro breaks from ORourke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Farro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Farro punching from mount but ORourke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
ORourke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Farro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Farro throwing strikes here but ORourke is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
ORourke tries to hold on but Farro pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro looking to ground and pound but ORourke is blocking nicely.
Farro wants to control the pace but ORourke is squirming around nicely.
Farro lands a nice shot to the head.
Farro wants to finish this one by submission but ORourke is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Farro.
Farro throws some wild stikes that ORourke manages to avoid easily.
Farro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Farro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ORourke looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Farro!
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