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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My name is MUD. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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223 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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213 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes avoids the body shot from Flores.
Flores needs to keep his hands up - Clawnes had a free shot at his head there.
Clawnes moves into the clinch successfully.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flores's defenses.
Clawnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clawnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clawnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clawnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flores escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Flores as he connects with a hook.
Flores is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clawnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes throws a low kick but Flores avoids it.
Flores scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy left from Clawnes finds it's target.
Flores throws a body shot but no joy.
Flores throws a front kick aimed at Clawnes's knee but Clawnes avoids it well.
Flores swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clawnes tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters circling a little - Flores finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clawnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flores counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Flores.
Flores lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clawnes.
Flores lands a jab to Clawnes's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Clawnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Clawnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Flores misses the target.
Clawnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flores has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clawnes works over Flores's head and body with a nice combination.
Flores sizes up Clawnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clawnes staying out of range there.
Clawnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Flores swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flores misses with a head kick.
Flores throws a body punch but Clawnes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores moves out of range of the leg kick from Clawnes.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Clawnes.
Flores looks to score with a jab to the body but Clawnes is just out of range.
Clawnes throws a low kick but Flores moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Flores was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flores missing with a left hand there. Clawnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clawnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clawnes misses with a low kick.
Flores appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flores moves out of range of the body kick.
Flores goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clawnes clinches with his opponent.
Clawnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flores.
Clawnes misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Flores fails to land.
Flores blocks an elbow strike from Clawnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Flores as the two fighters clinch.
Flores scores with a shot to the side of Clawnes's head.
Clawnes missing with knees to the body.
Clawnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flores blocks it with crossed arms.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Flores fails to land.
Flores blocks the elbow strike.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Clawnes misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Flores.
Flores avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawnes.
Flores presses Clawnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clawnes is breathing heavily.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Flores.
Clawnes blocks a body shot from Flores.
Flores working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flores lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores is struggling to control the position.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Clawnes to the canvas! Clawnes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Flores keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Flores!
Rafael Flores tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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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
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