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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Zelenka (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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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Zelenka! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bond lands a head kick. Zelenka smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Zelenka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bond checks a leg kick. Zelenka throws a leg kick and Bond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zelenka thinking. Zelenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Zelenka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Dallas Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bond looks to land a right hand but Zelenka moved out of range. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bond crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zelenka - the referee stops the clock and Bond gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zelenka. Bond manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Zelenka misses with a head kick.
Bond darts in and clinches Zelenka up against the cage. Zelenka lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zelenka's face.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zelenka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zelenka lands with a short head shot on the inside. Zelenka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zelenka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zelenka avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond. A short left from Zelenka. Bond tries a knee to the head but Zelenka blocks it.
Zelenka tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bond. Zelenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zelenka scores with a nice hook to the head. Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond scores with an uppercut up the middle. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zelenka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bond lands with a light punch inside. Bond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zelenka is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Zelenka. Bond gets through Zelenka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Good body shot from Zelenka.
Zelenka lands a left hand.
Bond throws a punch but it's blocked by Zelenka. A head punch blocked on the inside by Zelenka. Bond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Zelenka blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zelenka.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut. Zelenka has a couple of punches blocked by Bond.
Zelenka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow. Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Zelenka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bond backwards. Bond tries a knee to the head but Zelenka blocks it.
Nice body punch from Zelenka. Bond throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bond scores with a shot to the side of Zelenka's head. Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage. Zelenka crunches a lovely knee into Bond's ribcage. Bond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bond misses with a knee to the head. Zelenka controlling the action here for a moment.
Zelenka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow. Zelenka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow. Zelenka scores with a shot to the side of Bond's head. Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zelenka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Bond on the inside. Bond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zelenka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage. Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage. Still in the clinch, Zelenka scores with a nice short uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bond misses with the head strike.
Bond throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Bond.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Zelenka is looking for a takedown. Zelenka prevents a body shot from Bond. Bond tries a knee to the head but Zelenka blocks it.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. 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 Dallas Bond will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zelenka. Bond misses with an uppercut. Zelenka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Zelenka missing with a left hand there. Bond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bond throws a big shot that misses. Bond lands a jab to Zelenka's midsection. Zelenka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bond. Bond ducks under a wild hook from Zelenka. Bond slips a straight right by Zelenka. Bond tries to clinch there but Zelenka circles away.
A swing and a miss from Bond. Zelenka connects with a right hand. Bond shakes it off. Zelenka tries to bum rush Bond with a series of wild strikes but Bond uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Zelenka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bond. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bond throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zelenka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bond is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zelenka's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Bond throws a lazy right hand but Zelenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bond clinches with his opponent.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
Bond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bond fails to land. Bond misses with an elbow strike.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bond misses with an elbow over the top. Bond tries a knee to the head but Zelenka blocks it.
Zelenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage. Zelenka pushes Bond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Zelenka takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bond misses with a knee to the head. A head punch on the inside from Zelenka fails to land. Good body shot from Zelenka.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zelenka blocks it with crossed arms. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bond crunches a lovely knee into Zelenka's ribcage. Zelenka misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zelenka. Zelenka is working Bond over against the cage. Zelenka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zelenka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bond momentarily.
A jab from Bond misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zelenka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Zelenka's shoulder, as Zelenka tries to avoid the shot. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bond crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zelenka - the referee stops the clock and Bond gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zelenka. Bond manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Zelenka tries to score with a low kick but Bond moves his leg out of the way. Zelenka throws a nice inside leg kick. Sloppy strikes from Zelenka. Those never looked like landing. Bond throws a shot from downtown. Zelenka moves away and avoids it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bond checks a leg kick. Bond throws a jab but it's blocked by Zelenka. Bond wants to clinch. Zelenka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bond throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Zelenka. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice shot lands for Zelenka. Zelenka throws a nice outside leg kick. Bond throws out a token jab with nothing on it. This has been an exciting period of action! Bond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zelenka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zelenka slips a straight right by Bond. Zelenka cracks the inside of Bond's front leg. Bond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zelenka. Zelenka forces Bond back against the cage and clinches. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Zelenka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bond backwards. Zelenka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Bond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Zelenka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bond misses with a body shot.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Zelenka tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.
Bond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bond with a nice cross. Good exchange - Zelenka coming out on top. Zelenka dips to his left and cracks Bond with an uppercut! Zelenka blocks a head kick by Bond.
Zelenka lands a really nice looking cross but Bond seems unphased.
Zelenka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Zelenka ducks under a wild hook from Bond. Bond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bond misses the jab. Bond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zelenka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zelenka scores with a nice right hand.
Bond throws a poor cross that misses
letting Zelenka counter with a right hand. Bond misses with a wild combination.
Bond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zelenka. Zelenka obviously looking to wear him down.
Bond fails to land with a series of punches.
Zelenka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zelenka rushes Bond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Zelenka dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zelenka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zelenka lands a body punch in the clinch. Bond blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond tries a knee to the head but Zelenka blocks it.
Zelenka presses Bond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Zelenka taking a breather. Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zelenka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Zelenka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zelenka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bond gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zelenka tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Bond scores with a nice short uppercut. Bond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Zelenka landing knees to the body.
Zelenka tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
Zelenka tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
Bond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zelenka.
Jan Zelenka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zelenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bond. Zelenka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nice uppercut lands for Zelenka. That snapped Bond's head back.
Bond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bond misses with a hook. A nice leg kick lands there from Zelenka. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zelenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away. Bond throws a shot to the body.
Zelenka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bond. Bond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zelenka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond. Zelenka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zelenka lands with a hook. Bond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Zelenka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Jan Zelenka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Zelenka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Zelenka! Jan Zelenka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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