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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carmen Hines (ranked 24596 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Clarke (ranked 4834 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Clarke was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carmen Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hines as he avoids it easily.
Clarke scores with a hook to the body. Hines takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clarke instigates a clinch.
Hines tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clarke prevents the takedown attempt.
Hines really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hines lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarke prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmen Hines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hines is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clarke to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Clarke is trying to keep an underhook but Hines manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Clarke makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hines tries to clinch there but Clarke circles away.
Clarke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clarke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines misses with a head kick.
Clarke avoids the head kick by Hines.
Clarke shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, jab by Clarke - just one landing.
It looks like Carmen Hines has been cut.
Hines walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hines is rocked!
Clarke moves into the clinch.
Hines goes for a takedown attempt but Clarke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Max Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hines changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clarke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hines fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clarke wants to counter with a clinch but Hines pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke has closed the distance and engaged Hines in a clinch.
Hines fails to pull guard.
Hines can't get the takedown.
Clarke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hines after a bit of a struggle.
Clarke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hines is breathing heavily.
Hines stops a takedown attempt from Clarke.
Clarke wants a takedown but no success here.
Hines changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clarke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clarke clinches up with Hines and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hines has Clarke pressed against the cage, preventing Clarke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clarke successfully pulls guard.
Hines preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hines manages to get himself to full guard.
Hines wants to get back to his feet but Clarke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clarke trying to control but Hines is working from the bottom.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clarke content to stall in guard here.
Clarke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hines keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke stands up from Hines's guard - Clarke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hines closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Clarke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carmen Hines's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clarke clinches.
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Hines is controlling the position.
Clarke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hines misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
Clarke wants to break free but Hines has control.
Clarke stalling.
Clarke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hines drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clarke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clarke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clarke swats away the attempt to clinch by Hines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown. Hines tries to sprawl out of it but Clarke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hines manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hines tries to counter by clinching up but Clarke breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Hines drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Clarke just leaning against Hines, taking a breather.
Hines missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hines as Clarke tries to tie him up.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Hines.
Clarke gets underhooks to prevent Hines's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmen Hines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke tries to pull guard but Hines forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clarke working hard to break the clinch.
Hines tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clarke avoids it.
Hines has Clarke pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hines pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Clarke tumbling to the mat - Hines dives into Clarke's guard.
Hines trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clarke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hines is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Max Clarke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hines would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clarke has his feet on Hines's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke shoots in but Hines avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a head kick.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke fails to pull guard.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch but Hines keeps him there for the moment.
Clarke prevents the takedown attempt.
Hines drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clarke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clarke is trying to pull guard but Hines has him pressed against the cage.
Hines is trying to stall.
Hines changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clarke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hines sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clarke somewhat.
Hines is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clarke is looking for the big counter here.
Clarke misses with a takedown attempt
and Hines counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clarke thinking.
Hines lands a head kick. Clarke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hines connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clarke fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carmen Hines will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carmen Hines's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hines has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hines digs a right hand into Clarke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clarke's gas tank.
Clarke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hines tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clarke goes for a takedown attempt but Hines pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hines throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clarke.
Hines drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clarke sprawls and moves away.
Clarke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines tries to pull guard but Clarke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmen Hines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hines uses from the top position.
Hines engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clarke holds on and takes a little breather.
Clarke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hines doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hines manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Hines is looking to work some ground and pound but Clarke has wrist control.
Hines trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Hines will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hines with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hines trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hines lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carmen Hines is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke shoots for a double leg takedown but Hines sprawls well. He's pushed Clarke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hines showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Hines defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clarke.
Clarke keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hines checks a leg kick.
Hines shoots in for a takedown but Clarke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hines moves into the clinch successfully.
Clarke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hines.
Clarke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hines pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clarke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hines plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clarke moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Hines controls his hands.
Clarke is trying to pull guard but Hines has him pressed against the cage.
Hines is trying to pull guard but Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
Hines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hines scores with a spinning back kick!
Hines tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke rushes Hines and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hines avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hines tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hines goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clarke prevents it.
Clarke gets underhooks to prevent Hines's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmen Hines showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hines has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmen Hines!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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