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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khalid misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalid at a distance.
Khalid throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Khalid is in Clark's guard.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.
Khalid tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Khalid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khalid has gone for a leg lock! Clark slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khalid's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khalid is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clark is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khalid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark stopping the sweep attempt from Khalid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Khalid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clark tries to bum rush Khalid with a series of wild strikes but Khalid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Khalid. Khalid gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalid fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalid shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Khalid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Khalid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark stuns Khalid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark stuns Khalid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Khalid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark lands a two punch combo.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Khalid slips the punch.
Khalid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark tries to land a leg kick but Khalid saw it coming and moves away.
Khalid moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalid was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Khalid shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark fakes the leg kick and cracks Khalid in the body.
Ryan Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clark circles away.
Khalid is breathing heavily.
Khalid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalid off the cage and back into rage.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khalid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clark scores with a jab.
Khalid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Khalid should have avoided that one.
Clark scores with a jab. Khalid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Khalid's front leg but catches the back leg as Khalid tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark throws a head kick that half lands.
Clark looks to land a combination but Khalid avoids it well.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khalid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khalid off to one side.
Khalid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryan Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clark avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Clark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalid shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark tries to bum rush Khalid with a series of wild strikes but Khalid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
Khalid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Khalid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Khalid moves out of range easily.
Khalid avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khalid.
Clark throws a head kick but Khalid moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark throws out a leg kick but Khalid moves out of range and Clark only half commits.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Khalid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalid shoots for a double leg takedown but Clark sprawls well. He's pushed Khalid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ryan Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Khalid.
Khalid misses with a few strikes there.
Khalid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clark avoids it really well and circles away.
Khalid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark throws a hook but Khalid blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark cracks Khalid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalid misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khalid moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khalid. That did some damage!
Clark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid moves out of range as Clark throws a body kick.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Khalid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalid blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Clark!
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