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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike Clanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Xuande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao Xuande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Clanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cao Xuande!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clanton throws a nice looking combination but Xuande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clanton wants to clinch up but Xuande keeps it at a distance.
Xuande swats away the attempt to clinch by Clanton.
A head kick misses from Clanton.
Clanton looks to land a left hand but Xuande moved out of range nicely.
Clanton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Xuande keeping moving, preventing Clanton from controlling successfully.
Clanton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clanton stopping the sweep attempt from Xuande.
Clanton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Xuande, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanton tries to clinch there but Xuande circles away.
Xuande staying out of range there.
Clanton gets a takedown into half guard.
Xuande looks gassed!
Clanton prevents Xuande from improving his position.
Clanton controlling the pace.
Clanton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Clanton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Clanton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanton is controlling the pace.
Clanton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xuande actively working from the bottom here.
Clanton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Xuande tries to hold on but Clanton postures up.
Xuande really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanton trying to control but Xuande is having none of it.
Clanton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Xuande is trying to reverse the position but instead Clanton has taken his back - oops!
Xuande is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Clanton.
Xuande manages to reverse the position and now he's in Clanton's guard. Nice work there by Xuande.
Clanton tries to strike from the bottom.
Clanton looking for a guillotine here but Xuande defends easily.
Xuande must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clanton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Xuande manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xuande is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Xuande stops Clanton from standing up.
Xuande wants to control from the top but Clanton keeps moving.
Clanton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xuande's guard.
Clanton landing some decent shots from guard.
Xuande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clanton trying to control but Xuande is working from the bottom.
Clanton stands up and waves to Xuande to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xuande swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Clanton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xuande avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clanton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xuande.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clanton.
Clanton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Clanton throws a push kick but Xuande slaps the foot to one side.
Xuande shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clanton's guard.
Clanton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xuande is one step ahead there.
Xuande is breathing heavily.
Clanton working for a triangle but Xuande defends it easily.
Clanton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Clanton thows a body shot but no joy.
Clanton looks to score with a jab to the body but Xuande is just out of range.
Clanton clinches up against the cage.
Clanton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clanton breaks the clinch.
Clanton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xuande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clanton.
Clanton doesn't manage to clinch there - Xuande circles away.
Xuande has his takedown stuffed
and Clanton counters with a takedown into side control.
Xuande is letting Clanton control him for a moment.
Xuande is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xuande is not content to let Clanton control the position.
Xuande gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clanton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Xuande tries to get to full guard but Clanton has control of the leg.
Clanton stalling.
Clanton is tying to control. Xuande wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xuande won't allow Clanton to pass to mount.
Xuande tries to get to full guard but Clanton has control of the leg.
Xuande wants to control but Clanton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clanton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Xuande manages to work his way to half guard, despite Clanton's best efforts.
Clanton trying to control from half guard but Xuande is working away.
Xuande is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clanton is working for a kimura but Xuande is defending it quite comfortably.
Clanton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clanton is looking to stall here but Xuande recovers full guard.
Clanton lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanton stands up from Xuande's guard - Clanton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Clanton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clanton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Xuande manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clanton lands a couple of digs.
Clanton advances to half guard.
Clanton lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clanton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clanton is pressing down on Xuande's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xuande is holding on for now.
Clanton lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Clanton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Clanton looks for the body kick but Xuande saw that one coming.
Clanton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clanton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xuande swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clanton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clanton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Xuande is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clanton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clanton not doing much here.
Xuande is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xuande has a hand on Clanton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clanton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Clanton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clanton landing strikes from the mount and Xuande is in trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xuande tries to hold on but Clanton postures up.
Xuande is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clanton working Xuande over with strikes here.
Ike Clanton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clanton wants to control the pace but Xuande is squirming around nicely.
Clanton landing strikes from the mount.
Clanton wants to control the pace but Xuande is squirming around nicely.
Clanton with shots to the head and body - Xuande looks very uncomfortable down there.
Xuande tries to hold on but Clanton pushes him away.
Xuande keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
BOOM! Clanton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clanton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Xuande taking shots to the head.
Clanton looking to finish Xuande with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xuande!
Clanton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Xuande is working to get back to half guard.
Clanton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Xuande keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clanton landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xuande regains half guard.
Clanton prevents Xuande from improving his position.
Clanton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Clanton trying to control the action but Xuande is working from the bottom.
Xuande blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clanton.
Clanton is looking to pass Xuande's guard but actually Xuande recovers to full guard.
Xuande wants to sweep here but Clanton controlling him for the moment.
That's four 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clanton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clanton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xuande is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clanton wants to control from the top but Xuande keeps moving.
Clanton stays in close to Xuande's body and controls the position.
Clanton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clanton forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Clanton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Clanton shoots in but no luck this time.
Cao Xuande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clanton is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Clanton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clanton, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ike Clanton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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