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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clanger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Little Jinder - Youth Blood (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) . Skjelbred has chosen Bad To The Bone as his entrance music. Yonsil Clanger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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141 lbs
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124 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clanger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skjelbred wants to clinch up but Clanger keeps it at a distance.
Clanger staying out of range there.
Skjelbred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clanger shoots in but no luck this time.
Clanger wants to clinch up but Skjelbred keeps it at a distance.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch.
Clanger is trying to break free.
Skjelbred has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clanger uses from the top position.
Clanger advances to half guard.
Skjelbred is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Clanger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger is pressing down on Skjelbred's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skjelbred is holding on for now.
Skjelbred is trying to get back to full guard.
Clanger stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yonsil Clanger just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Skjelbred misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger keeps the fight on the outside.
Clanger keeps the fight on the outside.
Skjelbred tries to bum rush Clanger with a series of wild strikes but Clanger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Skjelbred.
Clanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Clanger moves out of range.
Clanger looks to throw the jab but Skjelbred is out of range.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Clanger moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred wants to clinch
and Clanger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skjelbred is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch but Clanger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Skjelbred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skjelbred will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skjelbred tries to clinch
and Clanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clanger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skjelbred.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clanger circles away quickly and effectively.
Skjelbred closes the distance but Clanger moves to the side
and Clanger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skjelbred tries to clinch
and Clanger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skjelbred doesn't manage to clinch there - Clanger circles away.
Clanger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skjelbred is looking to clinch but Clanger is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clanger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clanger.
Skjelbred prevents Clanger from breaking the clinch.
Clanger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Skjelbred dominated that round.
That's time! Clanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clanger avoids the body shot from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch successfully.
Clanger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred tries to clinch up
and Clanger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skjelbred is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skjelbred feints and as Clanger raises his hands in defense, Skjelbred changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skjelbred with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skjelbred must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skjelbred passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skjelbred working the strikes but Clanger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clanger defending well though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Skjelbred. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Skjelbred wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clanger keeps working.
Skjelbred wants to pass to mount but Clanger is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skjelbred is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Clanger still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Clanger has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred tries to improve position but can't.
Clanger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Skjelbred!
Clanger controlling from the full mount.
Skjelbred is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clanger controlling his opponent.
Skjelbred tries to hold on but Clanger postures up.
Skjelbred tries to reverse the position but Clanger maintains control.
Clanger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clanger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Yonsil Clanger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skjelbred throws a combination that misses
and Clanger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skjelbred has his hands on Clanger's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skjelbred swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Skjelbred will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Clanger is having none of it.
Skjelbred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clanger scores with a shot to the body.
Skjelbred closes the distance but Clanger moves to the side
and Clanger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skjelbred tries to clinch up but Clanger circles away and keeps his distance.
Skjelbred is looking to clinch but Clanger is avoiding it.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skjelbred.
Clanger moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skjelbred misses with a punch on the inside.
Skjelbred is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clanger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clanger as Skjelbred tries to tie him up.
Skjelbred is trying to force a seperation but Clanger has the dominant position.
Clanger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skjelbred tries to bum rush Clanger with a series of wild strikes but Clanger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skjelbred scores with a takedown into Clanger's guard.
Skjelbred trying to control the position from guard on top but Clanger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clanger keeping full guard, as Skjelbred tries to pass.
Clanger keeping moving, preventing Skjelbred from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Skjelbred hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skjelbred throws a leg kick but Clanger moved away.
Skjelbred throws a lazy uppercut
and Clanger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skjelbred wants to clinch but Clanger slips to the side
enabling Clanger to counter with a crisp jab.
Clanger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clanger scores with a jab to the body.
Skjelbred closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clanger counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger drives through and clinches with Skjelbred against the cage.
Clanger stalling the fight.
Clanger avoiding damage as Skjelbred throws knees to the body.
Clanger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clanger trying to strike off his back.
Clanger throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
John Skjelbred has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skjelbred missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Skjelbred really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skjelbred wants to clinch up but Clanger keeps it at a distance.
Skjelbred wants to clinch but Clanger slips to the side
and Clanger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clanger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skjelbred tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clanger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clanger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skjelbred's guard.
Skjelbred looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clanger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Skjelbred has a closed guard, preventing Clanger from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger wants to pass the guard but Skjelbred is keeping the position.
Skjelbred trying to strike off his back.
Clanger postures up.
Clanger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yonsil Clanger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Skjelbred throws a series of punches but Clanger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skjelbred shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skjelbred showed some decent athleticism there.
Skjelbred missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clanger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skjelbred works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Skjelbred throwing strikes but Clanger bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Skjelbred throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skjelbred looking for subs off his back but Clanger has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger stands up from half guard.
Skjelbred gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clanger circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but John Skjelbred will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clanger tries to sprawl but Skjelbred drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Skjelbred wants to free his trapped foot but Clanger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skjelbred is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clanger missing with punches from the bottom.
Clanger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred thows a huge punch but Clanger dodges it nicely.
Clanger is refusing to be controlled, as Skjelbred sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Skjelbred was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Skjelbred misses with a few strikes there.
Clanger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skjelbred pinned against the cage. Skjelbred gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clanger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Clanger gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Skjelbred lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clanger circles away quickly and effectively.
Clanger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clanger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Skjelbred's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger passes into half guard.
Skjelbred wants to get back to full guard.
Clanger controlling the pace.
Skjelbred won't allow Clanger to pass to mount.
Clanger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Clanger is going to stand back up.
Clanger passes to full mount!
John Skjelbred is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skjelbred really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger content just to control the position here.
Skjelbred is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonsil Clanger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skjelbred has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Skjelbred! John Skjelbred retains his bantamweight title!
John Skjelbred seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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