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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Clover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andelko Antun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clover comes to the cage accompanied by Ill Nino-How Can I Live. Antun has chosen Your Decision as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Clover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andelko Antun!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antun is looking to clinch but Clover is avoiding it.
Antun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clover misses with a double jab.
Antun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clover. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Antun misses.
Antun is looking to clinch.
Antun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Antun misses.
Clover gets tackled into the cage by Antun. Antun maintains the clinch.
Antun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tristan Clover has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Antun crunches a lovely knee into Clover's ribcage.
Clover is breathing heavily.
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antun obliges.
Antun working Clover over with knees to the body.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clover is rocked!
Antun crunches a lovely knee into Clover's ribcage.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Clover is trying to break free.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antun obliges.
Antun lands a good knee to the midsection. Clover won't want to take too many of those.
Clover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antun with a knee to the head.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clover tries to circle away but Antun has him pinned against the cage.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clover working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun crunches a lovely knee into Clover's ribcage.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Antun prevents Clover from breaking the clinch.
Antun landing knees to the body.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Clover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Clover wants to break free but Antun has control.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Clover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Clover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Clover avoids the damage to the body.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andelko Antun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Clover's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antun moves into the clinch successfully.
Antun keeps control of Clover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antun keeps control of Clover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Andelko Antun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clover can't break the clinch.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Clover is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Clover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover is trying to break the clinch but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Clover avoids the damage to the body.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover is trying to force a seperation but Antun has the dominant position.
Antun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clover can't break the clinch.
Antun lands a nice knee to the body.
Clover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clover is looking to break free of the clinch but Antun has double underhooks.
Antun landing knees to the body.
Antun working Clover over with knees to the body.
Clover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Antun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Clover is trying to break the clinch but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Clover is trying to force a seperation but Antun has the dominant position.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Clover is blocking nicely.
Clover is trying to push Antun away but Antun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Clover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Clover breaks from the clinch.
Antun is looking to clinch but Clover is avoiding it.
Clover avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Clover misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Clover misses.
Antun is looking to slow Clover down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andelko Antun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tristan Clover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clover takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Antun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun scores with a knee to the head.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Clover is looking to break free of the clinch but Antun has double underhooks.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Clover blocks with his arms.
Antun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antun working Clover over with knees to the body.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Clover is trying to break the clinch but Antun is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clover has had enough of the clinch but Antun keeps him there for the moment.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun prevents Clover from breaking the clinch.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Clover tries to break free but Antun pushes him back against the cage.
Clover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antun misses with a leg kick.
Clover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun connects with a solid leg kick.
Antun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antun tries a low kick but Clover avoids it.
Clover moves out of range of the body kick.
Antun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clover on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Antun tries to close the distance and clinch but Clover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antun lands with a kick to the temple. Clover shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Antun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antun tries to clinch but Clover is having none of it.
Andelko Antun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun closes the distance and clinches.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clover is trying to break free.
Clover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Clover tries to break the clinch but Antun is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Clover is blocking nicely.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tristan Clover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clover is trying to push Antun away but Antun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antun prevents Clover from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andelko Antun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andelko Antun!
In his post fight interview, Andelko Antun started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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