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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Walczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - California Love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Walczak's choice of entrance music: We will rock you. 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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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darek Walczak!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walczak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flores.
Flores misses with a looping right.
Walczak wants to clinch up but Flores keeps it at a distance.
Walczak tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Flores throws out a loose jab but Walczak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walczak tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Walczak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walczak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walczak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walczak tries a head kick but it misses.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Walczak moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flores scores with a decent looking hook.
Flores throws a big shot that misses.
Flores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Walczak slams his shin into Flores's torso.
Walczak slips a jab from Flores.
Walczak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Walczak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walczak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walczak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walczak misses with a knee strike.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Walczak has him pressed against the cage.
Flores wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walczak working Flores over with knees to the body.
Walczak is trying to maintain a safe position but Flores gets an underhook and turns Walczak into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walczak controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Walczak.
Flores takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walczak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Flores up against the cage.
Walczak landing knees to the body.
Walczak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walczak slows down the pace here.
Walczak lands an elbow just above Flores 's eye.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walczak has him pressed against the cage.
Walczak lands a nice knee to the body.
Walczak scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Walczak.
Walczak scores a nice knee to the body.
Walczak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flores wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walczak has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walczak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flores's efforts to push away.
Walczak throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walczak throws an elbow but misses.
Walczak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walczak lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walczak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walczak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flores blocks an elbow strike.
Flores is trying to break free.
Flores wants to break free but Walczak has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walczak taking a breather.
Walczak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darek Walczak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flores takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flores checks a leg kick nicely.
Walczak throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Walczak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walczak is looking to clinch.
Walczak thumps Flores with a low kick.
Walczak is looking to clinch.
Flores cracks Walczak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Walczak's head but Walczak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flores on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Walczak's head but Walczak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flores throws a jab when Walczak was well out of range.
Walczak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flores.
Walczak pushes Flores away with a front kick.
Flores misses with a straight right.
Flores misses with a series of wild punches.
Walczak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flores is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walczak. That's going to slow Flores down.
Walczak slips a straight right by Flores.
Walczak throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walczak tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
A lazy left from Flores finds it's target.
We've been told by Flores's head coaches at Champions GYM | All Elite Coaches| that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darek Walczak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walczak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flores will feel that in the morning.
Good exchange - Flores coming out on top.
Walczak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walczak misses the shot to the body.
Flores throws out a loose jab but Walczak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores works over Walczak's head and body with a nice combination.
Walczak is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak scores with a push kick.
Flores walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walczak.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walczak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flores is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Flores takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walczak staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Walczak.
Flores scores with a body shot.
Walczak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Walczak. That snapped Flores's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walczak misses with a low kick.
Flores drops Walczak with a beautiful combination! Walczak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flores is looking for the KO!
Walczak is still on wobbly legs! Can Flores finish him?
Darek Walczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Walczak looks to land a body kick but Flores moved away.
Flores bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walczak's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walczak.
Walczak scores with a push kick.
Walczak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flores throws a poor cross that misses
and Walczak counters by moving into the clinch.
Walczak seems to have recovered his senses.
Walczak scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walczak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flores's brow.
Walczak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walczak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Walczak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junior Flores will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Walczak tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Walczak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flores's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Flores misses the target.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flores scores with a jab. Walczak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Flores misses the target.
Walczak throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Walczak.
Flores misses with a straight right.
Walczak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flores.
Flores blocks a head kick by Walczak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walczak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walczak takes the fight into the clinch.
Flores is trying to break free.
Walczak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walczak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walczak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walczak prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flores letting Walczak take a breather here.
Flores is trying to push Walczak away but Walczak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walczak slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Walczak.
Flores prevents a body shot from Walczak.
Walczak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flores is keeping busy.
Darek Walczak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darek Walczak.
Walczak moves to clinch but Flores breaks away
and Flores counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walczak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walczak stalling against the cage.
Walczak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flores tries to break free but Walczak pushes him back against the cage.
Flores working hard to break the clinch.
Flores avoiding damage as Walczak throws knees to the body.
Flores wants to break free but Walczak has control.
Walczak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walczak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flores in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flores working hard to break the clinch.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flores lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flores wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flores looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walczak landing knees to the body.
Flores takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walczak tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
Walczak has Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
Walczak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flores's face.
Walczak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walczak leaning against his opponent.
Walczak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Walczak is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores can't break the clinch.
Walczak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flores avoids it.
Walczak stalling.
Walczak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flores's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darek Walczak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walczak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darek Walczak!
Post fight, Darek Walczak took to the microphone: 'Firstly i want to thanks Junior Flores for possibility of rematch and for another great fight. I love this iron fist dude and it will be honor to fight with him again - what say you for third one Junior? :)'.
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