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QFC Tournament 438 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eoghan Condon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eoghan Condon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condon shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Condon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Condon clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Condon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Condon pulls guard effortlessly.
Condon looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Condon wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Condon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones has Condon pressed against the cage, preventing Condon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Condon tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Condon jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eoghan Condon.
Condon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Condon tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Condon misses its intended target.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Condon back into the cage.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Condon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Condon doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Condon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Condon - that will leave a mark!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands a jab to Condon's midsection.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Condon tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Condon as he avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Condon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Condon just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condon blocks the elbow strike.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Condon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones tries to pull guard but Condon won't allow it.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Condon is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Condon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Condon pulls guard.
Condon has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Condon lands a decent shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Condon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Condon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Condon tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Condon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Condon moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Condon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Condon slips nicely into half guard.
Jones wants to control but Condon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condon is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Condon is very close to passing his half guard.
Condon working the head and body with strikes.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Condon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Condon thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condon trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones pushes Condon off and gets back to his feet.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Condon, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Condon against the cage but Condon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Condon shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Condon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eoghan Condon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Condon.
Jones avoids the head kick by Condon.
Condon gets the takedown into side control.
Condon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Jones wants to control but Condon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Condon lands strikes from half guard.
Jones wants to control but Condon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Condon throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Condon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jones to stand up.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is pushing Condon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condon jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Condon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Condon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Condon is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condon is controlling Jones's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoghan Condon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones has Condon up against the cage in a clinch.
Condon letting Jones take a breather here.
Condon can't get the takedown.
Condon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Condon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Condon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eoghan Condon.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Condon sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Condon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Condon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Condon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Condon throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Condon.
Condon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Condon ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Condon is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condon goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Condon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Condon tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Condon misses with the head strike.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Condon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Condon dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Condon wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Condon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Condon up against the cage.
Jones pushes Condon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands a body punch.
Condon wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones forces Condon back against the cage and clinches.
Condon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Condon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones clinches up with Condon and pushes him back against the cage.
Condon is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Condon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Condon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Condon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Eoghan Condon!
Jon Jones wins by split decision!
The defeated Eoghan Condon had this to say: 'He got lucky...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Medved !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Dong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Medved .
Excellent takedown into side control there by Medved .
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Medved seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dong for as long as he can get away with.
Medved looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dong is avoiding damage well.
Medved fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medved is working to tighten his grip on Dong's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dong has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Medved is really squeezing tight and eventually Dong passes out! Medved breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexander Medved !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Ben Sira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Kite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yeshua Ben Sira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Kite!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Sira misses with an uppercut. Kite saw that one coming.
Kite is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kite.
Kite moves into the clinch successfully.
Ben Sira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ben Sira has Kite pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kite manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kite letting Ben Sira take a breather here.
Kite misses with a knee to the head.
Kite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kite landing knees to the body.
Kite missing with knees to the body.
Ben Sira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kite tries to land a knee to the head but Ben Sira blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite crunches a lovely knee into Ben Sira's ribcage.
Kite with a knee to the head.
It looks like Yeshua Ben Sira has been cut.
Ben Sira is breathing heavily.
Kite crunches a lovely knee into Ben Sira's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kite.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kite.
Kite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kite misses with a knee strike.
Kite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kite connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kite misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Kite.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kite.
A knee to the head by Kite.
Kite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ben Sira's face.
Kite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kite unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kite misses with a knee strike.
Kite lands a knee to the head.
Kite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ben Sira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kite with a knee to the head.
Ben Sira is trying to pull guard but Kite turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kite.
Ben Sira managing to block the knees to the body from Kite.
Kite lands a knee to the head.
Kite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kite unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kite with a knee to the head.
Kite misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ben Sira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kite.
Kite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kite unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kite working Ben Sira over with knees to the body.
Kite lands a knee to the head.
Kite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yeshua Ben Sira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ken Kite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kite throws out a leg kick but Ben Sira moves out of range and Kite only half commits.
Kite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kite.
Kite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ben Sira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ben Sira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ben Sira working the ground and pound.
Ben Sira trying to control the action but Kite is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ben Sira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kite has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite is trying to buck Ben Sira off.
Ben Sira tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ben Sira is working to tighten his grip on Kite's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kite has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ben Sira is really squeezing tight and eventually Kite passes out! Ben Sira breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yeshua Ben Sira!
A relieved looking Yeshua Ben Sira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wlyudek Tomos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wlyudek Tomos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Flores!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tomos wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.
Tomos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tomos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flores tries to clinch
and Tomos moves into the clinch.
Flores is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomos is keeping busy.
Tomos pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Flores wants to pass the guard but Tomos is keeping the position.
Flores trying to control but Tomos is working from the bottom.
Flores slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Adam Flores hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flores.
Wlyudek Tomos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Flores.
Flores displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tomos.
Tomos clinches.
Flores successfully pulls guard.
Tomos won't allow Flores to sweep him here.
Flores is looking for a triangle but Tomos pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores trying to control the position.
Tomos trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores wants to sweep but no luck.
Flores throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Flores is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tomos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores thows a huge punch but Tomos dodges it nicely.
Tomos tries to get to full guard but Flores has control of the leg.
Tomos trying to control from the bottom.
Tomos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tomos being controlled here, momentarily.
Flores stands up from Tomos's guard - Flores perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flores tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tomos swivels and escapes.
Flores throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tomos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flores as he avoids it easily.
Tomos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flores moves out of range of the leg kick from Tomos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flores looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flores has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Flores will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tomos tries for a takedown but Flores sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt.
Flores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomos avoids the head kick by Flores.
Tomos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flores sprawls well. Flores wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tomos gets slowly back to his feet.
Flores rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomos.
Tomos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flores as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wlyudek Tomos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomos shoots in for a double leg but Flores sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tomos shoots in but Flores avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flores tries to clinch but Tomos is having none of it.
Tomos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flores closes the distance and clinches.
Tomos is looking for a takedown.
Flores controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomos breaks from the clinch.
Flores gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tomos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomos closes the distance and pushes Flores back into the cage.
Flores's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flores fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flores pinned against the cage. Flores gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wlyudek Tomos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flores tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomos was well out of range. Poor timing from Flores.
Flores tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flores shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tomos defends it nicely.
Flores shoots in but Tomos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tomos tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
Tomos looks for the body kick but Flores saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores moves out of range of the body kick from Tomos.
Flores fails with the takedown.
Flores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flores as he jumps to the side.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but Tomos shows good takedown defense.
Tomos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomos misses with a takedown attempt - Flores sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tomos scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Flores will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Flores tried to score with a low kick but Tomos checks it.
A shot to the body from Tomos misses
enabling Flores to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomos throws the kick towards the body but Flores avoids it.
Adam Flores seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flores throws a head kick but Tomos moves out of range.
Flores is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tomos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomos swats away the attempt to clinch by Flores.
Tomos moves out of range of the body kick from Flores.
Tomos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Tomos fails with a takedown attempt.
Flores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flores takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tomos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wlyudek Tomos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flores should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Flores shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tomos sprawls well. Tomos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flores gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomos clinches up with Flores and pushes him back against the cage.
Tomos is working for takedown but Flores is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tomos tries to pull guard but Flores forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tomos tries to pull guard but Flores holds him up against the cage and eventually Tomos drops back down to his feet.
Tomos has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws an elbow but it misses.
Flores escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tomos tries for a takedown but Flores sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flores.
Tomos stuffs the takedown attempt from Flores. Flores gets slowly back to his feet.
Flores moves in looking to clinch but Tomos pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Flores fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Tomos.
Tomos goes for a double leg but Flores avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Flores continues to drive forward.
Tomos manages to break the clinch.
Tomos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomos swats away the attempt to clinch by Flores.
Flores closes the distance and clinches up with Tomos, looking for a takedown. Flores pushes Tomos against the cage but Tomos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Tomos has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomos manages to pull guard.
Flores would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomos trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomos 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Flores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wlyudek Tomos.
I think Flores has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Adam Flores!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Adam Flores!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Adam Flores!
Adam Flores wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Bokindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kakashi Bokindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ten Ben!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokindo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ben is fending him off so far but Bokindo persists. Nope, Ben circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Ben as Bokindo shoots in.
Ten Ben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bokindo throws a nice looking combination but Ben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ben looks for a takedown but Bokindo sprawls well.
Bokindo instigates a clinch.
Bokindo trying to land knees to the body.
Bokindo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bokindo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bokindo can't keep his opponent in guard - Ben advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bokindo tries to get to full guard but Ben has control of the leg.
Ben wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bokindo keeps working.
Ben is taking a breather. Bokindo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ben moves into full mount! Bokindo won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben goes for an armbar but Bokindo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bokindo.
Bokindo is sitting in close to Ben's body. Ben has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bokindo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bokindo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ben.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ten Ben!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aeron St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aeron St John!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vader.
St John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St John shoots in and bounces Vader off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vader is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St John with a flurry of punches that miss.
St John drops back looking for a leg! Vader is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vader manages to kick St John off! St John jumps back into Vader's guard.
Vader is trying to control the position but St John postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St John is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vader is adopting a defensive guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Seth Vader wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St John is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vader connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vader avoids the head kick by St John.
A left and a right from St John both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Seth Vader has been cut.
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!
St John wants to clinch but Vader slips to the side
and Vader counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader thuds his right hand into St John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vader clinches up against the cage.
Vader just leaning against St John, taking a breather.
St John is looking for a takedown.
Vader unloads a knee to the mid-section. St John lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Vader as the two fighters clinch.
Vader using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St John blocks a body shot from Vader.
Nice body punch from Vader.
Knees to the body from Vader.
St John looks winded!
Vader throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vader pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vader is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vader tries a body shot but St John blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands a shoulder strike.
Vader connects with a knee to the head.
St John is trying to break the clinch but Vader is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vader with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vader obliges.
St John tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vader smiles and moves away.
Vader moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vader tries to clinch
and St John counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vader obliges.
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!
St John prevents a body shot from Vader.
Vader scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vader is stalling here.
Vader scores with a knee to the head.
Vader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St John's elbow.
St John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St John as Vader tries to tie him up.
Vader taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vader avoiding damage as St John throws knees to the body.
Vader stalling in the clinch but St John improves position.
Vader putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Vader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Vader's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vader is looking to clinch.
St John misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vader.
St John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vader's corner calls for a 1-2. Vader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vader slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St John misses with a body kick.
St John closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St John postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vader is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St John asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St John decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vader to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St John tries to clinch but Vader moves out of range.
Vader pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St John back to the cage. Vader follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vader slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St John throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Vader does it's job there.
Vader scores with a jab. St John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vader is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
St John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader forces St John back against the cage and clinches.
Vader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vader working aggressively here.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
St John tries to circle away but Vader has him pinned against the cage.
Vader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St John is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vader can't fight it off and eventually St John manages to take the fight to the floor. Vader looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St John gets to his feet. Vader looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vader lands a really nice looking cross but St John seems unphased.
Vader is looking to clinch but St John is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vader as St John shoots in.
St John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vader.
Vader moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St John circles away from the clinch attempt.
St John wants to clinch.
Seth Vader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vader swats away the attempt to clinch by St John.
Vader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St John swats away the attempt to clinch by Vader.
Seth Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vader connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St John.
St John swats away the attempt to clinch by Vader.
St John throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vader's waist but Vader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St John off to one side.
St John is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seth Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aeron St John.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St John shoots in but no luck this time.
St John is breathing heavily.
Vader moves into the clinch successfully.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vader pushes St John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vader has St John pushed against the cage.
Vader lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Vader dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Vader's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vader connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vader.
Seth Vader is winning the standup battle so far.
Vader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St John walks into a left hand.
St John shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vader is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vader keeps the fight on the outside.
St John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vader tries to clinch but St John is having none of it.
Vader wants to clinch up but St John keeps it at a distance.
St John shoots in but Vader avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St John drops his hands momentarily and Vader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St John.
Seth Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aeron St John.
St John just misses with a punch to the body.
St John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vader swats away the attempt to clinch by St John.
Vader wants to clinch.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vader scores with a decent looking hook.
Vader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vader.
Vader scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Vader.
St John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vader lands with an uppercut that bounces St John off the cage and back into range.
A cross from Vader lands.
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vader lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Vader.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St John is keeping busy.
Vader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by St John.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St John as Vader tries to tie him up.
Vader stalls.
Vader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Johns head.
Vader connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vader.
St John tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seth Vader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vader lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Vader.
St John tries to score a body lock takedown but Vader shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vader stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Seth Vader.
St John fails with the takedown.
Vader scores with a three punch combo!
Seth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vader darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vader clinches.
Aeron St John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Vader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vader, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Seth Vader!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Seth Vader!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Seth Vader!
Seth Vader wins by unanimous decision!
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