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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Darkside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan comes to the cage accompanied by The Wizard . Adrian Darkside has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Walter Flanagan's chin.
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135 lbs
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174 cm
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144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Darkside!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkside checks it well.
Darkside works Flanagan's body with a nice hook.
Darkside misses with a takedown attempt
and Flanagan moves into the clinch.
Darkside breaks the clinch.
Darkside lands with a nice body punch.
Flanagan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Darkside tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flanagan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Darkside can't do much from the bottom here.
Darkside tries to buck Flanagan off but Flanagan is having none of it.
Darkside sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan is looking to pass Darkside's guard but actually Darkside recovers to full guard.
Flanagan wants to pass the guard but Darkside is keeping the position.
Darkside has his foot on Flanagan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flanagan works his way back into a safe position though.
Darkside controls Flanagan momentarily but Flanagan frees himself.
Flanagan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flanagan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darkside is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darkside manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flanagan manages to get himself to full guard.
Flanagan is looking to stand up but Darkside isn't so interested in that idea.
Darkside trying to control but Flanagan is working from the bottom.
Darkside might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flanagan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkside stands up from Flanagan's guard - Darkside perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkside dives in for a single leg takedown but Flanagan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Flanagan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Flanagan throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkside.
Darkside shoots in and drives through. Flanagan sprawls well.
Walter Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Darkside.
Flanagan throws a leg kick
and Darkside counters with a series of strikes. Flanagan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flanagan swinging wildly here.
Darkside fails with a takedown attempt.
Flanagan is looking to counter punch.
Darkside moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan counters with a series of strikes. Darkside will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darkside is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darkside will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Flanagan.
Darkside looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flanagan controlling from side mount.
Flanagan trying to control the position but Darkside is working away.
Flanagan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Darkside is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Walter Flanagan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flanagan misses with a hook.
Flanagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Flanagan. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Darkside or perhaps it was just good defense by Flanagan, which made it look bad.
Darkside shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flanagan pinned against the cage. Flanagan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flanagan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkside misses with a knee to the head.
Flanagan wants to take the fight to the mat but Darkside manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flanagan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flanagan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darkside tries to pull guard but Flanagan won't allow it.
Walter Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Darkside.
Darkside tries to pull guard but Flanagan won't allow it.
Flanagan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darkside pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adrian Darkside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flanagan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Darkside quickly recovers to half guard.
Darkside has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flanagan is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkside tries to get to full guard but Flanagan has control of the leg.
Flanagan trying to control from Darkside's half guard. Darkside has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Flanagan looking to sit in guard and control but Darkside gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan keeping moving, preventing Darkside from controlling successfully.
Darkside won't allow Flanagan to get back to his feet.
Darkside stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Flanagan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flanagan throws a lazy right hand but Darkside sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkside shoots in for a takedown but Flanagan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flanagan lands a nice shot that snaps Darkside's head back.
Darkside shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flanagan but Flanagan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkside is looking to clinch.
A big right from Flanagan misses.
Darkside lands a slapping body shot.
Darkside wants to clinch up but Flanagan keeps it at a distance.
Darkside tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flanagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Flanagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flanagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanagan closes the distance and clinches.
Darkside misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkside tries to pull guard but Flanagan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkside tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darkside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Darkside throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanagan looks to throw the jab but Darkside is out of range.
Flanagan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darkside as he jumps to the side.
Darkside tries to counter with a clinch but Flanagan shakes him off and moves away.
Darkside shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flanagan sprawls well. Flanagan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darkside gets slowly back to his feet.
Flanagan rushes Darkside and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkside takes a shot to the head.
Darkside drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flanagan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darkside breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a lazy right hand but Darkside sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Flanagan. No joy for Darkside on that attempt.
Walter Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Darkside.
Nice sprawl there from Flanagan as Darkside shoots in.
Darkside takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darkside changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flanagan tries to avoid it but Darkside manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flanagan to the ground. Flanagan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Flanagan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darkside takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flanagan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Darkside looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Darkside trying to remain calm as Flanagan controls from the top position.
Darkside is trying to get back to half guard.
Darkside stops Flanagan from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkside tries to improve position but can't.
Darkside on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flanagan slows the pace down.
Darkside is trying to get back to half guard.
Adrian Darkside has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Darkside is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Flanagan is staying tight to Darkside's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flanagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darkside can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darkside misses with a takedown
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Flanagan misses
and Darkside counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan throws an overhand right that lands on Darkside's shoulder, as Darkside tries to avoid the shot.
Darkside slips a jab and a cross from Flanagan.
Flanagan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Darkside eats them both and turns towards Flanagan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Darkside throws the kick towards the body but Flanagan avoids it.
Darkside goes for a double leg but Flanagan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Flanagan continues to drive forward.
Darkside tries to keep at a distance but Flanagan has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flanagan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darkside prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flanagan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Flanagan!
After the fight, Walter Flanagan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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