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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jezza Clarko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matoon Racks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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173 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jezza Clarko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matoon Racks!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clarko moves into the clinch.
Racks is trying to break the clinch but Clarko is controlling him.
Racks lands a left hand.
Clarko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Racks.
Clarko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Racks! But no joy.
Clarko doesn't manage to clinch there - Racks circles away.
Clarko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Racks. That one must have hurt.
Racks connects with a leg kick. Clarko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clarko goes for a double leg but Racks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Racks continues to drive forward.
Racks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Racks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Racks, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Racks lands with an uppercut that bounces Clarko off the cage and back into range.
Nice body kick there by Racks.
Racks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Racks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Racks pushes Clarko away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Racks.
Clarko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clarko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Racks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body kick there by Racks.
Clarko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick from Racks.
Racks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Racks lands a nice looking body kick.
Racks cracks Clarko with an open hand slap.
Racks scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Racks.
Matoon Racks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Racks misses with a body kick.
Clarko throws a counter high kick but Racks was just alert enough to avoid it.
Clarko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Racks.
Racks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Racks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clarko will feel that in the morning.
Racks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clarko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Racks can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Racks scores with a kick to the body.
Racks looks to land a body kick but Clarko moved away.
Racks fakes the leg kick and cracks Clarko in the body.
Racks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clarko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clarko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Racks sprawls well initially but Clarko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Racks looks winded!
Racks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clarko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Racks!
Racks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clarko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clarko cracks Racks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarko unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clarko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clarko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Racks manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Clarko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Racks will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Clarko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clarko working the body and head with strikes.
Racks is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Racks is pressing down on Clarko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarko is stalling in the full guard.
Clarko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matoon Racks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clarko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Clarko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Racks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clarko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Racks wants to control but Clarko is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarko lands a nice short elbow.
Racks trying to control from the bottom.
Racks wants to improve his position but Clarko is controlling well.
Jezza Clarko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarko controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Racks wants to hold on but Clarko pushes him away.
Racks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clarko with a couple of short strikes.
Clarko has hold of Racks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Racks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Racks taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarko lands a couple of good shots and Racks has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Clarko has good solid back control here.
Racks tries to roll but Clarko sticks to his back.
Clarko really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Racks.
Clarko has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Racks is defending well but eventually Clarko manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Racks has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jezza Clarko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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