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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 1135 p4p, 587 weight class) and Elroy Clarks (ranked 64 p4p, 38 weight class). John Lennon had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. John Lennon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elroy Clarks's 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 22 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon moves into the clinch.
Lennon misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clarks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clarks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lennon misses with a body punch.
Lennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clarks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lennon smiles and moves away.
Clarks fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lennon looks to throw the jab but Clarks is out of range.
Clarks has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lennon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Clarks catches Lennon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lennon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lennon throws a right and a left that Clarks avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clarks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lennon on the side of the head.
Clarks throws a head kick but Lennon moves out of range.
Lennon lands a jab to the head.
Lennon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lennon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clarks.
Lennon throws a head kick that misses
and Clarks counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lennon's head.
Clarks misses with a takedown attempt
and Lennon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clarks keeps the fight on the outside.
Clarks feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - Clarks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lennon.
Clarks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lennon.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Clarks.
Lennon misses with a leg kick
and Clarks counters with a straight right hand.
Clarks just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lennon throws a looping overhand right but Clarks ducks down to avoid it.
Lennon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lennon throws a lazy right hand but Clarks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Clarks.
Clarks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarks motions for Lennon to come forward. Clarks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lennon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarks circles away quickly and effectively.
John Lennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarks clinches up against the cage.
Lennon has a couple of punches blocked by Clarks.
Clarks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clarks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John Lennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elroy Clarks.
Clarks pulls guard.
Lennon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clarks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lennon passes into side control.
Lennon trying to control the action but Clarks is working from the bottom.
Clarks is looking to regain half guard here but Lennon keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks manages to get back to half guard.
Lennon not doing much here.
Lennon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarks works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lennon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clarks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lennon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lennon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lennon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lennon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lennon throws an elbow that misses. Clarks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lennon's guard. Nice move by Clarks!
Clarks trying to control but Lennon is working from the bottom.
Lennon trying to control the position.
Clarks trying to control but Lennon is working from the bottom.
Clarks works over Lennon with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Clarks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clarks scores with a jab.
Clarks moves out of range of the leg kick from Lennon.
Lennon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clarks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon misses with the body kick
and Clarks counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lennon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clarks misses with a hook. Lennon ducked under it nicely.
Lennon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lennon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lennon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clarks blocking some punches.
Clarks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lennon lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennon misses with an elbow strike.
Lennon throws an elbow but it misses.
Clarks digs a right hand underneath Lennon's ribcage. Lennon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lennon misses with an elbow strike.
Clarks is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lennon can't fight it off and eventually Clarks manages to take the fight to the floor. Lennon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarks trying to control but Lennon is working from the bottom.
Clarks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clarks wants to control from the top but Lennon keeps moving.
Clarks throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarks throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clarks trying to control but Lennon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clarks throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarks is looking to work some ground and pound but Lennon has wrist control.
Clarks trying to control the position from guard on top but Lennon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Clarks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Clarks. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Clarks.
Lennon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clarks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clarks cracks a nice hook into Lennon's ribs.
Clarks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lennon clobbers Clarks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lennon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarks lands a jab.
Clarks swings for the body but Lennon moves out of range.
Clarks connects with an inside leg kick.
Clarks misses with a head kick.
Clarks blocks a jab.
Clarks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lennon throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lennon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clarks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lennon misses with a looping left.
Lennon throws a head kick that misses.
Lennon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clarks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clarks dives in and scores a takedown into Lennon's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clarks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clarks throws a big elbow that misses.
Clarks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lennon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clarks is looking to work some ground and pound but Lennon has wrist control.
Clarks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clarks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Clarks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch but Clarks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lennon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Clarks.
Clarks tries to land a front kick but Lennon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clarks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lennon throws a lazy right hand but Clarks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarks throws a body punch but Lennon moves out of range.
Clarks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clarks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clarks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lennon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lennon misses with a kick to the body.
Lennon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clarks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clarks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lennon keeping moving, preventing Clarks from controlling successfully.
Clarks tries to free his leg and advance position but Lennon is retaining full guard.
Clarks trying to control the position from guard on top but Lennon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clarks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
John Lennon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clarks is looking to advance position but Lennon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clarks manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clarks is trying to control but Lennon passes into side control!
Clarks is trying to improve his position.
Lennon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lennon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lennon throwing strikes but Clarks manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks working away.
Clarks wants to control but Lennon is keeping him busy.
Clarks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clarks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Elroy Clarks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Elroy Clarks has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here.
Clarks working the ground and pound but Lennon is defending the strikes.
Clarks throws a strike aimed at the side of Lennon's head but Lennon avoids it well.
Clarks taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clarks trying to control the position but Lennon is working away.
Clarks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lennon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clarks.
The referee asks Clarks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Clarks prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lennon stops Clarks from passing to mount.
Clarks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lennon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elroy Clarks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clarks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elroy Clarks!
During a confident post fight interview, Elroy Clarks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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