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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jemaine Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Craport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement comes into the arena with Mutha Uckers blaring out of the sound system. Craport is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amazing. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jemaine Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Craport!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craport gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Craport tightens his grip and picks Clement up, before dumping him to the ground. Clement manages to land in guard.
Craport wants to control from the top but Clement keeps moving.
Clement is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clement keeping full guard, as Craport tries to pass.
Clement controlling the position.
Craport trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
Clement wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Craport would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clement moves in looking to clinch but Craport pushes him off.
Craport tries to clinch but Clement moves out of range.
Clement closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clement lands in his opponent's guard.
Clement drops back looking for a leg! Craport is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Craport manages to kick Clement off! Clement jumps back into Craport's guard.
Clement wants to pass the guard but Craport is keeping the position.
Craport not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craport wriggles free and stands up.
Clement is breathing heavily.
Craport closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Clement is trying to get back to full guard.
Clement is refusing to be controlled, as Craport sits in half guard.
Craport is thwarting Clement's attempts to control the position.
Craport is trying to control. Clement wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Craport is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Clement holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Craport wants to stand up but Clement is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Craport tries to clinch
and Clement counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Craport's guard now.
Clement trying to control the position from guard on top but Craport is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craport looking to control.
Craport kicks Clement off and gets to his feet.
Craport fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clement avoids it really well and circles away.
Clement has his takedown stuffed
and Craport connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Clement working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Clement is going olschool here, as he tries to force Craport to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Craport shrugs it off.
Craport tries to hold on but Clement pushes him away.
Clement tries to control but Craport wriggling away.
Craport is desperately trying to improve his position but Clement has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jemaine Clement dominated that 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.
Clement looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Craport controlling the position.
Craport wants to stand but Clement is controlling the position.
Clement trying to control the position from guard on top but Craport is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craport controls Clement momentarily but Clement frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clement is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craport is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clement is controlling him.
Craport looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Craport working a defensive guard but Clement manages to pass into side control anyway.
Clement is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Craport is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Craport trying his best to control but Clement has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craport is looking to improve his position but Clement isn't that keen on the idea.
Clement goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Craport turns into him and now he's in Clement's guard.
Craport slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Craport trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craport decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clement, up you get!
A head kick misses from Craport.
Clement looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Craport!
Craport is looking to get to half guard.
Jemaine Clement overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Craport is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Craport keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clement sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Craport is looking to improve his position but Clement isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clement goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Craport is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jemaine Clement will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Craport scores with a takedown into Clement's guard.
Clement controls Craport momentarily but Craport frees himself.
Craport not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Craport has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clement is proving hard to escape from.
Craport must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clement wants to sweep but no luck.
Craport trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craport landing some decent shots from guard.
Clement wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clement is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Craport is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clement's half guard.
Clement is holding on to half guard well.
Craport has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craport with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craport looking to control but Clement is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clement tries to lock up and control but Craport gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clement really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Craport can't control as he wanted to and Clement manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Clement is defending against the submission attempts here by Craport.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clement holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Craport seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Craport 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.
Clement trying to control but Craport postures up.
Jemaine Clement is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Clement is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Craport is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clement is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clement circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craport shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Craport was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Clement tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brody Craport comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clement has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jemaine Clement!
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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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