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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Tonon (ranked 888 p4p, 1282 weight class) and Pavel Sekera (ranked 131 p4p, 188 weight class). Sekera has chosen Bleed it out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 15 - 1 |
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13 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavel Sekera!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekera shoots in looking for a takedown but Tonon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sekera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sekera blocks a jab.
Tonon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tonon.
Sekera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonon.
Sekera slips a jab and a cross from Tonon.
Sekera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tonon misses with a wild body shot.
Sekera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tonon backs up against the cage.
Sekera tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tonon defends well and Sekera ends up having to push Tonon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Damian Tonon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Sekera.
Tonon throws a series of punches but Sekera avoids them all with ease.
Tonon needs to keep his hands up - Sekera had a free shot at his head there.
Sekera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sekera is defending well.
Tonon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tonon has hold of one of Sekera's legs. Sekera is fighting the takedown attempt but Tonon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tonon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon tries to free his leg and advance position but Sekera is retaining full guard.
Tonon slips nicely into half guard.
Tonon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tonon 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.
Sekera told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Tonon trying to mount his opponent but Sekera defends it.
Sekera gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tonon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tonon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Sekera keeps moving.
Tonon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tonon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sekera looking for a sweep. Not yet Sekera, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sekera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonon is aware though and is defending well.
Sekera controls Tonon momentarily but Tonon frees himself.
Tonon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sekera is trying to control the position but Tonon postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sekera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tonon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sekera wants to improve his position but Tonon is controlling well.
Sekera keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekera trying to control here.
Tonon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekera keeps working.
Tonon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tonon is trying to control. Sekera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sekera manages to get to full guard.
Tonon looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Tonon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tonon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sekera manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tonon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tonon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sekera can do to turn this around?
Sekera is trying to control the position but Tonon postures up.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Sekera keeps moving.
Sekera controls Tonon momentarily but Tonon frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon tries to free his leg and advance position but Sekera is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sekera avoids the body shot from Tonon.
Tonon lands with a shot to the body.
Tonon drives through with a takedown into Sekera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sekera is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tonon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sekera breaks from the clinch.
Damian Tonon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonon works Sekera's body with a nice hook.
Sekera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tonon!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonon struggling a bit here.
Tonon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sekera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera swings around for an armbar but Tonon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sekera's guard.
Sekera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tonon stays in close to Sekera's body and controls the position.
Tonon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon postures up.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Sekera is keeping the position.
Tonon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sekera looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tonon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tonon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sekera!
Sekera gets back to half guard.
Tonon wants to take a breather but Sekera is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon controlling the pace.
Tonon is trying to control. Sekera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tonon in particular looking to stall.
Tonon throwing shots but Sekera is blocking nicely.
Tonon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sekera has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sekera wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sekera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tonon pulls his head out easily.
Tonon controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damian Tonon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sekera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tonon's half guard.
Tonon is trying is best to control the position here.
Sekera 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.
Tonon is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon keeping control of the position.
Sekera is trying to work for a kimura but Tonon is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon controlling the position for now.
Sekera trying to work for an americana but Tonon has managed to regain full guard.
Tonon wants to hit a sweep here but Sekera passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tonon there!
Tonon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tonon is concentrating on defense, preventing Sekera from advancing position.
Sekera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tonon keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon gets back to full guard.
Tonon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sekera controls the pace.
Tonon is trying to keep Sekera in close.
Sekera wants to pass the guard but Tonon is keeping the position.
Tonon has a closed guard, preventing Sekera from standing up.
Tonon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sekera manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sekera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonon has managed to get both his arms back between Sekera's legs - danger averted.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Sekera keeps moving.
Damian Tonon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sekera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sekera is looking for a triangle here but Tonon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tonon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekera keeps working.
Tonon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sekera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tonon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonon gets to mount! Sekera was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pavel Sekera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonon controlling his opponent.
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 Damian Tonon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tonon, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Tonon!
Damian Tonon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Pavel Sekera had this to say: 'Next time I will come stronger.'.
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RATING
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