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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cunns II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Flenderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Cunns II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Toby Flenderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flenderson closes the distance and pushes Cunns II back into the cage.
Flenderson missing with knees to the body.
Flenderson lands a damaging elbow.
Flenderson has Cunns II pushed against the cage.
Flenderson lands an uppercut.
Flenderson looking to throw knees to the head but Cunns II is blocking nicely.
Flenderson misses with an elbow strike.
Cunns II takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mark Cunns II has been cut.
Cunns II pulls Flenderson into guard.
Cunns II on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cunns II tries to get out of the position.
Cunns II is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flenderson is controlling him.
Cunns II tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunns II wants to stand and escape but Flenderson is having none of it.
Flenderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cunns II's guard.
Flenderson stands up and waves to Cunns II to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cunns II misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Cunns II coming out on top.
It looks like Toby Flenderson has been cut.
Flenderson darts in and clinches Cunns II up against the cage.
Flenderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunns II avoids the damage to the body.
Cunns II has had enough of the clinch but Flenderson keeps him there for the moment.
Cunns II has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flenderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cunns II takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flenderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flenderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cunns II avoiding damage as Flenderson throws knees to the body.
Flenderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Flenderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Cunns II is breathing heavily.
Flenderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flenderson lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Flenderson.
Flenderson stalling in the clinch.
Flenderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flenderson stalling in the clinch.
Flenderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cunns II backwards.
Flenderson lands an elbow that stopped Cunns II in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Flenderson.
Flenderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Flenderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunns II avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flenderson throws an elbow but misses.
Cunns II drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flenderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cunns II throws a right and a left that Flenderson avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson closes the distance and pushes Cunns II back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Flenderson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Flenderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flenderson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flenderson obliges.
Flenderson lands an elbow inside.
Flenderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunns II in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flenderson lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Flenderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flenderson lands a damaging elbow.
Flenderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Flenderson on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Flenderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flenderson pushes Cunns II up against the cage in a clinch.
Flenderson slowing the pace effectively.
Flenderson trying to land knees to the body.
Flenderson is pressed up against the cage. Cunns II has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Flenderson down to the mat. Flenderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flenderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cunns II circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cunns II darts in trying to clinch
and Flenderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cunns II working hard to break the clinch.
Flenderson lands an elbow inside that Cunns II shrugs off.
Cunns II wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flenderson just leaning against Cunns II, taking a breather.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Flenderson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Flenderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flenderson lands a nice elbow.
Flenderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flenderson crunches a lovely knee into Cunns II's ribcage.
Flenderson working Cunns II over with knees to the body.
Flenderson lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Flenderson.
Flenderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flenderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flenderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flenderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toby Flenderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flenderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Flenderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flenderson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Cunns II won't want to take too many of those.
Flenderson lands an elbow inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flenderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cunns II lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flenderson.
Flenderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cunns II takes an elbow to the temple.
Flenderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Flenderson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flenderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunns II in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flenderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flenderson scores with a shot to the side of Cunns II's head.
Flenderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunns II in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flenderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flenderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunns II blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Flenderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flenderson crunches a lovely knee into Cunns II's ribcage.
Flenderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Flenderson.
Flenderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flenderson lands an elbow that stopped Cunns II in his tracks for a moment.
Cunns II managing to block the knees to the body from Flenderson.
Cunns II blocks the elbow strike.
Cunns II is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flenderson lands a left hand.
Flenderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flenderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flenderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flenderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flenderson taking a breather.
Cunns II blocks an elbow strike.
Flenderson lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flenderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cunns II takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flenderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flenderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cunns II is defending well for now.
Flenderson lands an elbow inside that Cunns II shrugs off.
Flenderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cunns II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flenderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flenderson lands a shoulder strike.
Cunns II managing to block the knees to the body from Flenderson.
Flenderson lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Flenderson to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Flenderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cunns II closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flenderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flenderson crunches a lovely knee into Cunns II's ribcage.
Cunns II is trying to break free.
Flenderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cunns II managing to block the knees to the body from Flenderson.
Flenderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flenderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunns II avoids the damage to the body.
Flenderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Flenderson.
Flenderson lands an elbow just above Cunns II 's eye.
Flenderson lands an elbow just above Cunns II 's eye.
Flenderson lands an elbow just above Cunns II 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flenderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cunns II lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Flenderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flenderson lands an elbow just above Cunns II 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Flenderson.
Flenderson lands an elbow that stopped Cunns II in his tracks for a moment.
Flenderson stalling against the cage.
Flenderson lands a body punch.
Flenderson lands a damaging elbow.
Cunns II managing to block the knees to the body from Flenderson.
Flenderson lands an elbow that stopped Cunns II in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flenderson.
Flenderson lands an elbow inside that Cunns II shrugs off.
Flenderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cunns II up against the cage.
Flenderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Flenderson.
The crowd are getting on Flenderson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Flenderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flenderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cunns II takes an elbow to the temple.
Flenderson stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Toby Flenderson.
Cunns II lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flenderson backs up against the cage.
Cunns II circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cunns II connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cunns II throws a body punch but Flenderson moves out of range.
Cunns II swats away the attempt to clinch by Flenderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cunns II, pushing him back against the cage.
Cunns II prevents a body shot from Flenderson.
Flenderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flenderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flenderson is pushing Cunns II up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flenderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flenderson trying to land knees to the body.
Flenderson leaning against his opponent.
Cunns II is trying to break the clinch but Flenderson has him pressed against the cage.
Flenderson stalling.
Flenderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Flenderson.
Flenderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cunns II's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II avoids the elbow strike from Flenderson, against the cage.
Mark Cunns II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flenderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Flenderson tries to throw a body punch but Cunns II avoids it by throwing Flenderson back against the cage.
Toby Flenderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunns II wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cunns II blocks an uppercut.
Flenderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cunns II is defending well for now.
Flenderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Flenderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cunns II is defending well for now.
Cunns II is trying to break the clinch but Flenderson has him pressed against the cage.
Flenderson misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunns II wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flenderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cunns II takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flenderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunns II avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Flenderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flenderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Flenderson!
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energy
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