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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wendel Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. Jackson Tripp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendel Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tripp. That did some damage!
A jab from Clark misses.
Tripp throws a counter combo.
Tripp throws a right hand that misses
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jackson Tripp has been cut.
Tripp scores with a jab. Clark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tripp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Tripp slips the punch.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tripp throws out the jab.
Tripp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tripp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripp is just out of range.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Tripp should have avoided that one.
Clark closes the distance and pushes Tripp back into the cage.
Tripp lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Tripp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Tripp's ribcage. Tripp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Clark.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tripp looks winded!
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark pulls guard.
Tripp is sitting in close to Clark's body. Clark has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tripp is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tripp is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Clark.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wendel Clark!
Wendel Clark retains his middleweight title!
Wendel Clark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jackson Tripp spoke after the fight, saying 'The rain and the ocean washed away the lives of my friends, the dreams of my neighbors, and the homes of the poor. A nation turned its back on us all yet we survived. I've lost nothing tonight, for I have nothing more to lose.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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