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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasmin Bonsant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Clarke's choice of entrance music: Seven Nation Army. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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193 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasmin Bonsant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarke takes a swing at Bonsant's ribcage but misses.
Bonsant swings for the body but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clarke misses with an uppercut.
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonsant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clarke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jasmin Bonsant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Clarke.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke looks to throw the jab but Bonsant is out of range.
Bonsant throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonsant sprawls well. Bonsant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clarke gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonsant blocks the body kick.
Bonsant loads up on a big right hand but Clarke slips the punch.
Clarke clinches.
Bonsant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Kendall Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses.
Bonsant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clarke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonsant avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Bonsant does it's job there.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonsant swinging wildly here.
Clarke is looking to chop away at Bonsant's legs.
Jasmin Bonsant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonsant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
Clarke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clarke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonsant.
Clarke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bonsant is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Clarke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Clarke tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bonsant's legs.
Clarke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clarke tries to advance to mount but Bonsant denies him.
Clarke throws a strike aimed at the side of Bonsant's head but Bonsant avoids it well.
Clarke in side control, throwing shots but Bonsant defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bonsant is not content to let Clarke control the position.
Clarke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Clarke.
Bonsant avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clarke.
Clarke is chipping away with strikes.
Clarke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clarke tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to score with some ground and pound. Bonsant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clarke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bonsant parries the strikes from Clarke easily there. Clarke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonsant to escape.
Bonsant dodges the ground and pound from Clarke.
Bonsant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Clarke sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bonsant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke working the ground and pound but Bonsant is defending the strikes.
Clarke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bonsant has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Clarke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clarke connects with a looping right hand.
Jasmin Bonsant is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke with a hook.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Bonsant misses with a wild combination.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Bonsant checks a leg kick nicely.
Clarke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clarke tries to bum rush Bonsant with a series of wild strikes but Bonsant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonsant missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonsant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonsant misses with a hook. Clarke ducked under it nicely.
Bonsant avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonsant throws a nice looking combination but Clarke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonsant as he avoids it easily.
Bonsant stuffs the takedown attempt from Clarke. Clarke gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonsant scores with a body shot.
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonsant tries to sprawl out of it but Clarke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonsant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jasmin Bonsant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Clarke.
Clarke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clarke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonsant throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke looks to land a combination but Bonsant avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Clarke.
Clarke misses with an uppercut.
Clarke with a poor takedown
and Bonsant counters with a good low kick that Clarke was not able to check.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Bonsant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonsant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clarke tries a low kick but Bonsant avoids it.
Bonsant connects with the punch.
Clarke misses with a double jab
and Bonsant counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Clarke! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Bonsant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasmin Bonsant!
Our winner, Jasmin Bonsant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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