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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Talons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Talons!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talons throws a low kick, looking for York's leg but York calmly moves out of range.
Talons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Blake York has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as York checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
York seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
York instigates a clinch.
York has Talons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Talons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
York decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
York looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
York is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
York really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Talons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from York.
Talons is trying to stand up here but York is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
York wants to work for an arm triangle but Talons is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from York.
Talons trying to control but York postures up.
Talons wants to get back to his feet.
York throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Talons blocking the ground and pound attempt from York.
York looks to land a strike but Talons avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Talons looks winded!
Talons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
York works over Talons with some ground and pound from guard.
York missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
York throws a strike but Talons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
York wants to get back to his feet but Talons is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
York pushes Talons off and scrambles back to his feet.
York fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talons, pushing him back against the cage.
York is trying to pull guard but Talons has him pressed against the cage.
York fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake York. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Talons walks away with a smile on his face. York gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
York closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talons takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
York connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Talons some visible discomfort.
York is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Talons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
York scoring with punches from side control.
York landing strikes.
York grinds an elbow into Talons's temple.
York working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York is chipping away with strikes.
York connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Talons some visible discomfort.
Talons is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
York scores with a couple of short elbows.
Talons is trying to improve his position.
York is putting a hurting on Talons here, landing some big shots from side control.
York lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Talons down.
York scoring with punches and elbows.
York has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talons is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
York creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake York dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake York's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
York shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. York showed some decent athleticism there.
Blake York overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
York drops an elbow to the side of Talons's head.
York sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Talons defending well though.
York slips a nice elbow through Talons's hands, connecting with Talons's forehead.
Talons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from York.
Talons has hold of York's hands but York slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Talons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with York. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York lands strikes from half guard.
York scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Talons is breathing heavily.
York is nestled in close to Talons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
York winds up and cracks Talons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
York looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
York thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Talons's head.
York seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
York stops Talons from getting back to his feet.
Talons wants to improve his position but York is controlling well.
York is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talons can do to turn this around?
York throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
York working the head and body with strikes.
York working the head and body with strikes.
York lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from York there.
York lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
York working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
York scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
York working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
York throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
York sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Talons defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Talons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Talons trying to control from the bottom.
York scoring with strikes to the body and head.
York lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
York is thwarting Talons's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Talons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but York scores with a couple of nice shots.
York thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Talons's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. York connects with a nice short shot to Talons's temple.
Ground and pound from York.
York working Talons over with strikes.
Nice strikes from York there.
York winds up and cracks Talons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
York slips a nice elbow through Talons's hands, connecting with Talons's forehead.
York scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
York missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
York will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
York is nestled in close to Talons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
York looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Talons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
York looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
York not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Talons has hold of York's hands but York slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from York.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
York is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Talons wants to get back to full guard.
York looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake York dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake York's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
York moves in looking to clinch but Talons pushes him off.
York swats away the attempt to clinch by Talons.
York shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Talons is trying to defend but York finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
York thows a huge punch but Talons dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Talons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
York landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
York takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York not landing any meaningful shots this time.
York looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Talons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
York working the head and body with strikes.
York working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Talons is trying to stand back up but York is controlling him
Nice strikes from York there.
York thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
York is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. York lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
York scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from York there.
York looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
York drops an elbow to the side of Talons's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but York scores with a couple of nice shots.
York landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
York decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
York fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talons, pushing him back against the cage.
York is trying to drag Talons to the mat but Talons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
York tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tommy Talons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York jumps guard and drags Talons to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Talons wants to control from the top but York keeps moving.
York 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.
Talons trying to control but York is working from the bottom.
York wants to stand and escape but Talons is having none of it.
York has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Talons is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
York fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake York. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
York pulls guard successfully.
Blake York is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
York manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Talons manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake York showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for York, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake York!
Tommy Talons spoke after the fight, saying 'Hats off t my opponent.i came into this fight injured.tried my best but just couldnt get it done.
i plan on getting back training as soon as. Get ths njury under wraps.
ty to all my training staff and everyone whoput the work in.'.
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