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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 kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - California Love. Walczak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We will rock you. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darek Walczak!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walczak lands a leg kick that knocks Flores off balance momentarily.
Walczak doesn't manage to clinch there - Flores circles away.
Walczak wants to clinch.
Walczak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the cage.
Flores avoiding damage as Walczak throws knees to the body.
Flores tries to circle away but Walczak has him pinned against the cage.
Walczak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walczak avoiding damage.
Flores breaks the clinch.
Walczak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walczak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walczak throws an overhand right that lands on Flores's shoulder, as Flores tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Flores there.
Walczak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walczak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walczak - that will leave a mark!
Flores swats away the attempt to clinch by Walczak.
Flores throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Flores.
Flores staying out of range there.
Walczak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flores.
A cross from Flores lands.
Walczak is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walczak tries to clinch but Flores is having none of it.
Darek Walczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walczak misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws the kick towards the body but Walczak avoids it.
Flores on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walczak. Walczak obviously looking to wear him down.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walczak is still on wobbly legs! Can Flores finish him?
Walczak throws a low kick but Flores avoids it.
Walczak seems to have recovered his senses.
Walczak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flores fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Walczak.
An inside leg kick lands from Walczak.
Walczak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak moves out of range as Flores throws a body kick.
Walczak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch but Flores swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walczak connects with a leg kick. Flores looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walczak is looking to slow Flores down with leg kicks.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walczak but Walczak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walczak throws out a loose jab but Flores uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walczak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flores somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Walczak. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walczak lands a jab to the head.
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walczak throws a sloppy head kick and Flores moves out of range easily.
Walczak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darek Walczak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walczak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flores is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walczak misses with a straight right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walczak prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
Walczak with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flores lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walczak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flores blocks it with crossed arms.
Flores has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walczak landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darek Walczak dominated that round.
That's time! Flores's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walczak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flores throws the kick towards the body but Walczak avoids it.
Walczak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flores. That did some damage!
Walczak is looking to land body kicks.
Walczak connects with an inside leg kick.
Walczak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walczak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flores avoids the head kick by Walczak.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walczak.
Walczak wants to clinch.
Flores looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walczak is fending him off so far but Flores persists. Nope, Walczak circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walczak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walczak cracks the inside of Flores's front leg.
Good shot there by Flores.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Walczak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walczak feints and then cracks Flores's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flores down.
Flores throws a big shot that misses.
Walczak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Walczak moves away and avoids it.
Flores lands with an overhand left.
Walczak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walczak closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walczak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flores has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walczak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walczak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Flores's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Walczak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walczak scores a nice knee to the body.
Walczak gets through Flores's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walczak misses with a knee to the head.
Walczak lands a nice knee to the body.
Flores managing to block the knees to the body from Walczak.
Flores tries to break free but Walczak pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flores lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walczak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walczak leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walczak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Flores up against the cage.
Flores drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walczak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walczak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flores fails to land with a series of punches.
Walczak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flores.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walczak is looking to slow Flores down with leg kicks.
Walczak scores with a kick to the body.
Flores swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flores jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darek Walczak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walczak tries to clinch up.
Walczak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flores. That did some damage!
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.
Flores looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walczak is fending him off so far but Flores persists. Nope, Walczak circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walczak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walczak. Walczak obviously looking to wear him down.
Flores takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darek Walczak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Flores chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walczak can pounce on him.
Walczak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Flores lands the left hand.
Flores shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walczak as he jumps to the side.
Walczak throws a leg kick which misses Flores's front leg but catches the back leg as Flores tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walczak - that will leave a mark!
Walczak misses with a looping right.
Flores throws a jab when Walczak was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.
Flores throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch but Flores swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walczak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flores stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walczak closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walczak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walczak tries a knee to the head but Flores blocks it.
A short right from Walczak.
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flores takes an elbow to the temple.
Flores can't break the clinch.
Walczak connects with a knee to the head.
Walczak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Walczak.
Walczak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flores tries to break free but Walczak pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Walczak to work.
Walczak receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Walczak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walczak keeps control of Flores as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flores breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Flores misses.
Walczak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walczak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flores uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walczak.
Flores stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walczak.
Junior Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walczak misses with a straight right.
Flores with a jab.
Darek Walczak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walczak.
Flores tries for a takedown but Walczak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores swings for the body but Walczak moves out of range.
Walczak cracks the inside of Flores's front leg.
A jab from Flores misses.
Walczak keeps Flores at a distance using the push kick.
Walczak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flores was well out of range. Poor timing from Walczak.
That kick from Walczak tenderised Flores's leg. Flores is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walczak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walczak tries to clinch up.
Walczak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walczak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flores.
Walczak closes the distance and clinches.
Flores is trying to force a seperation but Walczak has the dominant position.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Walczak is controlling him.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flores lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walczak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walczak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darek Walczak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walczak 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darek Walczak!
Darek Walczak made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'First of all I want to thanks Junior Flores. This is a great dude and our fights was huge for my evolve like a fighter. Now I'm faster, stronger more careful and all of this becouse Junior Flores. Come on gays give him a huge ovation!'.
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