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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tamlin counters with a left to the body.
Tamlin avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Tamlin moves out of range.
Tamlin defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
Clarke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clarke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tamlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tamlin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clarke napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clarke regains half guard.
Clarke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarke wants to control but Tamlin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clarke is looking to improve his position.
Clarke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tamlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarke is keeping the position for now.
Clarke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke working a defensive guard here.
Clarke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamlin defending well though.
Still in half guard, Clarke seems content to control.
Clarke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tamlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clarke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tamlin trying to hold on to Clarke's head to control him but Clarke postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tamlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tamlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clarke trying to control the action but Tamlin is working from the bottom.
Clarke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tamlin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clarke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clarke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin is trying to stand up here but Clarke is controlling him well.
Tamlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tamlin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clarke.
Clarke throwing shots but Tamlin is blocking nicely.
Clarke seems to be working for a kimura but Tamlin defends the submission attempt.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clarke is working for a submission of some sort.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke 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.
Clarke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Clarke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tamlin fails with the takedown.
Clarke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tamlin misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown. Tamlin tries to sprawl out of it but Clarke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tamlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tamlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Tamlin. No joy for Clarke on that attempt.
Clarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke tried to score with a low kick but Tamlin checks it.
Clarke scores with a jab to the head.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendall Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
and Tamlin counters by clinching up.
Tamlin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clarke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin wants to break free but Clarke has control.
Clarke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tamlin.
Tamlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch but Tamlin keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clarke is working for takedown but Tamlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tamlin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clarke manages to pull guard.
Clarke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamlin's guard.
Tamlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clarke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clarke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamlin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clarke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clarke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clarke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarke postures up in Tamlin's guard and throws a big left but Tamlin blocks it.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tamlin's head.
Clarke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clarke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clarke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Clarke controlling the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Clarke.
Tamlin is trying to get back to half guard.
Clarke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clarke trying to control the position but Tamlin is working away.
Clarke controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Clarke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tamlin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clarke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke looking to ground and pound but Tamlin is blocking nicely.
Clarke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clarke wants to control the pace but Tamlin is squirming around nicely.
Clarke unloads with some shots from mount but Tamlin bucks and avoids them well.
Tamlin tries to lock up and control but Clarke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tamlin blocking the ground and pound.
Clarke trying to control but Tamlin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tamlin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clarke working for a submission but Tamlin is keeping him at bay.
Clarke unloads with some shots from mount but Tamlin bucks and avoids them well.
Clarke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke thowing shots but they're missing.
Clarke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clarke punching from mount but Tamlin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clarke misses with a head shot.
Clarke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tamlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kendall Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke controlling from mount.
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Tamlin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clarke looking to finish with strikes here!
Clarke thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tamlin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tamlin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clarke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Clarke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tamlin looks a forlorn figure.
Clarke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tamlin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tamlin is surviving well by controlling Clarke's body position as best he can.
Poor strikes thrown by Clarke there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Clarke throwing strikes here but Tamlin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clarke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tamlin is looking to escape.
Tamlin is desperately trying to improve his position but Clarke has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clarke, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Clarke!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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