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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Clinchevsky (ranked 25268 p4p, 5852 weight class) and Hendrik Van Tonder (ranked 535 p4p, 523 weight class). Clinchevsky comes to the cage accompanied by Primer 55 - Loose. Van Tonder has chosen Orkney snork nie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Clinchevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendrik Van Tonder!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinchevsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Tonder.
Van Tonder looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Clinchevsky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Van Tonder sprawls well initially but Clinchevsky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clinchevsky in particular looking to stall.
Van Tonder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Clinchevsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Tonder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clinchevsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Tonder tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Clinchevsky has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Clinchevsky content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchevsky is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Van Tonder to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Van Tonder shrugs it off.
Van Tonder blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clinchevsky unloads with some shots from mount but Van Tonder bucks and avoids them well.
Clinchevsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clinchevsky throwing strikes here but Van Tonder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clinchevsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van Tonder is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchevsky controlling from the full mount.
Clinchevsky forces the positional change into back control.
Clinchevsky biding his time, looking for the opening.
Clinchevsky is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Van Tonder defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinchevsky patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I would not like to be Van Tonder right now.
Clinchevsky is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Van Tonder defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Clinchevsky.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clinchevsky has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Clinchevsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clinchevsky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Tonder up against the cage.
Clinchevsky gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Clinchevsky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clinchevsky content to control rather than advance.
Van Tonder is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinchevsky is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Tonder sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchevsky is controlling the pace.
Clinchevsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clinchevsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Tonder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clinchevsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clinchevsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Clinchevsky decides to stand up.
Clinchevsky manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Tonder on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Tonder's guard now, I'm sure.
Van Tonder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clinchevsky controls the pace.
Ivan Clinchevsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clinchevsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Tonder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clinchevsky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchevsky's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Clinchevsky passes into half guard.
Van Tonder is defending against the submission attempts here by Clinchevsky.
Clinchevsky is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Tonder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clinchevsky.
Still in half guard, Clinchevsky seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clinchevsky decides to return to a standing position.
Clinchevsky fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Clinchevsky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clinchevsky darts in and clinches Van Tonder up against the cage.
Clinchevsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clinchevsky gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Clinchevsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Tonder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinchevsky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Tonder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clinchevsky shoots in for a takedown but Van Tonder shows good takedown defense.
Clinchevsky clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Clinchevsky on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Clinchevsky.
Clinchevsky has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Van Tonder is trying to keep an underhook but Clinchevsky manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Clinchevsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clinchevsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clinchevsky controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Clinchevsky.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Tonder looks like he's trying to stand up.
Clinchevsky works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clinchevsky controlling the pace for now.
Clinchevsky working for a submission but Van Tonder is keeping him at bay.
Clinchevsky content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clinchevsky moves to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Clinchevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clinchevsky, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Clinchevsky!
The defeated Hendrik Van Tonder had this to say: 'Jis dit was amper'.
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