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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 676 p4p, 83 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 696 p4p, 86 weight class). Charlie Darwin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a hook but Darwin blocks it.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Golovkin avoids the head kick by Darwin.
Golovkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darwin with a body shot.
Golovkin slips a straight right by Darwin.
Darwin lands a nice looking body shot.
A left and a right from Darwin both land. Nice combination.
Darwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Golovkin punishes Darwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Darwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Golovkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Darwin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darwin tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Darwin blocks a jab.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Golovkin throws a hook but Darwin avoids it easily.
Darwin moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Darwin.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin lands a head kick. Golovkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Darwin finds it's way through Golovkin's defenses.
Darwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice jab there from Darwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Golovkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Golovkin's knee momentarily.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Darwin coming out on top.
Darwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Golovkin throws a hook but Darwin avoids it easily.
Golovkin misses with a right hand
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Darwin slips a jab from Golovkin.
Darwin walks into a straight right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a body punch
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darwin.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Golovkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with a hook
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darwin can pounce on him.
Darwin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darwin blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Darwin misses the target.
Golovkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Good shot there by Darwin.
Golovkin misses with a left hand
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darwin connects with a leg kick. Golovkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Darwin.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Darwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golovkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tests Golovkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin needs to keep his hands up - Golovkin had a free shot at his head there.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Darwin - just one landing.
Darwin has managed to clinch.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut
and Darwin counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin lands a jab to the head.
Golovkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Golovkin throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Golovkin 's knee.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Darwin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Darwin.
Golovkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Danga de danga de dang - Golovkin scores with a four punch combination!
Golovkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darwin scores with a leg kick.
Darwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darwin takes one on the button.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Darwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Golovkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Golovkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charlie Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Golovkin takes a swing at Darwin's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin scores with a nice right hand.
Darwin lands with a slapping head kick.
Golovkin is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Darwin throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Golovkin's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Darwin lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Charlie Darwin!
A less than humble Charlie Darwin 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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hype
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