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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bambrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bambrough comes into the arena with Rock You Like A Hurricane blaring out of the sound system. Clayton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Want It All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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263 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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189 cm
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280 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Bambrough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Clayton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambrough misses with a looping right.
Bambrough closes the distance and clinches.
Bambrough scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clayton tries to break free but Bambrough pushes him back against the cage.
Clayton just leaning against Bambrough, taking a breather.
Bambrough misses with a knee to the head.
Clayton looking to slow down the pace here.
Bambrough stops a takedown attempt from Clayton.
Bambrough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clayton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bambrough.
Bambrough takes the fight into the clinch.
Clayton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clayton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bambrough is working Clayton over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Bambrough fails to land.
Clayton pulls guard successfully.
Clayton has a closed guard, preventing Bambrough from standing up.
Clayton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clayton is on top in guard.
Clayton postures up and lands a big shot to Bambrough's brow.
Clayton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clayton trying to control but Bambrough is working from the bottom.
Clayton content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bambrough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ethan Clayton.
Bambrough misses the jab.
Bambrough gets a clinch.
Bambrough breaks from the clinch.
Bambrough has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries for a takedown but Bambrough manages to get underhooks.
Bambrough lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
Clayton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clayton pushes Bambrough back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clayton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bambrough avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dan Bambrough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Clayton.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bambrough throws an elbow but misses.
Bambrough creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clayton is looking to control Bambrough's arms but Bambrough gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clayton has his back to the cage.
Bambrough lands a right hand.
Bambrough is trying to break free.
Bambrough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bambrough pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bambrough with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clayton can't find room to land a body shot as Bambrough controls the action.
Clayton blocks an uppercut.
Bambrough misses with a punch on the inside.
Clayton wants to stall.
Bambrough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Bambrough finds it's target.
Nice cross by Clayton.
Bambrough closes the distance and pushes Clayton back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bambrough walks away with a smile on his face. Clayton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dan Bambrough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bambrough has closed the distance and engaged Clayton in a clinch.
Clayton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bambrough blocks it with crossed arms.
Bambrough misses with a knee to the head.
Clayton avoids a wild elbow strike from Bambrough.
Bambrough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clayton cracks Bambrough with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clayton tries to pull guard but Bambrough holds him up against the cage and eventually Clayton drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Clayton as the two fighters clinch.
Bambrough is breathing heavily.
Clayton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bambrough gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bambrough misses with some punches.
Bambrough misses with a punch on the inside.
Bambrough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton's elbow.
Clayton is looking to control Bambrough's arms but Bambrough gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clayton has his back to the cage.
Bambrough throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clayton looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Bambrough.
Clayton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bambrough looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
Clayton throws a head punch that misses.
Clayton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bambrough or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Clayton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clayton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clayton slips under a jab from Bambrough.
Bambrough closes the distance and clinches.
Bambrough avoids the elbow strike from Clayton, against the cage.
Clayton tries to circle away but Bambrough has him pinned against the cage.
Clayton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bambrough walks away with a smile on his face. Clayton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bambrough moves into range and clinches up with Clayton.
Ethan Clayton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bambrough lands a hook that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Bambrough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clayton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clayton blocking some punches.
Bambrough lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bambrough managing to block the knees to the body from Clayton.
Clayton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bambrough blocks it with crossed arms.
Bambrough has had enough of the clinch but Clayton keeps him there for the moment.
Clayton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bambrough.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bambrough.
Clayton is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bambrough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clayton managing to block the knees to the body from Bambrough.
A short left from Bambrough.
Bambrough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bambrough tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clayton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bambrough scores with a shot to the side of Clayton's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambrough creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clayton's defenses.
Bambrough landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Bambrough.
Bambrough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clayton is looking to control Bambrough's arms but Bambrough gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clayton has his back to the cage.
Bambrough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Bambrough creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clayton's defenses.
Bambrough lands an elbow just above Clayton 's eye.
Bambrough landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clayton trying to stall but Bambrough improves his position.
Bambrough lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Bambrough as the two fighters clinch.
Bambrough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Bambrough unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bambrough landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Ethan Clayton's cut even more.
Bambrough breaks the clinch.
Bambrough forces Clayton back against the cage and clinches.
Bambrough throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clayton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clayton stalling in the clinch but Bambrough improves position.
Bambrough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambrough lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bambrough scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bambrough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bambrough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bambrough misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bambrough lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bambrough missing with a left hand there. Clayton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clayton moves out of range of the strikes.
Bambrough rushes Clayton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clayton has Bambrough pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bambrough manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bambrough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claytons head.
Clayton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clayton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bambrough rushes Clayton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bambrough lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clayton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bambrough gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dan Bambrough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Clayton.
Bambrough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambrough has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bambrough creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clayton's defenses.
The cut above Ethan Clayton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bambrough prevents the takedown attempt.
Clayton working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Bambrough.
Bambrough lands an elbow just above Clayton 's eye.
Ethan Clayton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ethan Clayton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Bambrough!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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