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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Chunqiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chunqiao has chosen You Can't Be Friends With Everyone by MAKE OUT as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
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150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhang Chunqiao!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn gets tackled into the cage by Chunqiao. Chunqiao maintains the clinch.
Flynn has Chunqiao pressed against the cage, preventing Chunqiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flynn is working for takedown but Chunqiao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chunqiao manages to break the clinch.
Flynn fails to land the takedown.
Chunqiao rushes Flynn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flynn gets underhooks to prevent Chunqiao's takedown attempt.
Chunqiao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flynn uses from the top position.
Chunqiao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flynn trying to control but Chunqiao is working from the bottom.
Flynn is looking to work some ground and pound but Chunqiao has wrist control.
Chunqiao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flynn controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Chunqiao is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunqiao is looking for a triangle but Flynn pushes his legs off easily.
Chunqiao is looking for a triangle but Flynn pushes his legs off easily.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Chunqiao keeps moving.
Flynn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chunqiao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flynn defends well.
Flynn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flynn trying to control but Chunqiao is working from the bottom.
Flynn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chunqiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn chips away with some ground and pound.
Chunqiao looking for a guillotine here but Flynn defends easily.
Chunqiao looks winded!
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!
Flynn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Flynn scoring with some ground and pound.
Flynn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chunqiao trying to keep a closed guard but Flynn is proving a slippery customer.
Flynn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chunqiao keeping moving, preventing Flynn from controlling successfully.
Chunqiao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunqiao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Chunqiao keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derek Flynn.
Flynn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Flynn passes to side control.
Flynn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chunqiao on the ground.
Flynn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chunqiao to his feet.
Flynn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chunqiao was covering up waiting for the punch and Flynn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Flynn trying to control but Chunqiao is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunqiao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flynn looking to sit in guard and control but Chunqiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flynn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chunqiao is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chunqiao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chunqiao sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flynn's guard.
Chunqiao wants to free his trapped foot but Flynn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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 Derek Flynn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chunqiao!
Chunqiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chunqiao throws a series of punches but Flynn moves out of range.
No joy there for Chunqiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chunqiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chunqiao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chunqiao throwing strikes but missing.
Chunqiao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Flynn dives on top into guard.
Flynn distracts Chunqiao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chunqiao is breathing heavily.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Chunqiao keeps moving.
Flynn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chunqiao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Flynn has Chunqiao in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn trying to keep a closed guard but Chunqiao is proving a slippery customer.
Chunqiao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flynn seems keen to control Chunqiao's posture.
Chunqiao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chunqiao works to advance to full mount. Flynn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Flynn is looking to get to half guard.
Flynn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flynn tries to get out of the position.
Chunqiao seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Flynn is holding on tight.
Derek Flynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn has left one of his arms exposed and Chunqiao doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Flynn screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhang Chunqiao!
Zhang Chunqiao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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